This means: no overtourism, no new hotels, and no more than 20 million hotel overnight stays by tourists per year,” it said in a statement.
This is the latest in a series of measures the Dutch capital has taken to mitigate the issue of overtourism in the city.
Last year, the Amsterdam City Council voted to ban cruise ships and close its cruise terminal.
The city also banned the use of marijuana on public streets in the red light district and ended guided tours that passed by sex workers’ windows.
Under a 2021 ordinance called “Amsterdam Tourism in Balance,” the city council is “obliged to intervene” when tourism numbers reach 18 million people.
Organizations:
CNN, Amsterdam City
Locations:
Netherlands, Amsterdam, Balance