Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, will no longer allow the construction of new hotels, part of its fight against mass tourism, the local government said on Wednesday (17).
“We want to make and keep the city livable for residents and visitors. This means: no excessive tourism, no new hotels and no more than 20 million hotel nights per tourist per year,” the government said in a statement.
A new hotel in Amsterdam can only be built if another hotel closes, if the number of sleeping places does not increase and if the new hotel is better, for example more sustainable.
The rule does not apply to new hotels that have already obtained a license.
The city has actively tried to limit the number of tourists — which number in the millions a year — by primarily discouraging sex and drug tourism in the red-light district.
Source: CNN Brasil
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