Tourists in Amsterdam became too much, the city is in danger of drowning in their stream that are many times the number of residents. Realized it's not just ordinary citizens, but also the city authorities. If nothing changes, by 2030 the annual number of tourists visiting Amsterdam, can reach 30 million people. And in a city with a permanent population of about 830 thousand. In recent years the number of tourists is increasing annually by 5 %.

Amsterdam became a victim of its own campaign for the development of tourism. About 12 billion euros were invested in repairs of museums, advertisement, opening of new attractions. All this resulted in long queues in front of museums, crowded narrow streets in the centre of the city, etc. Despite the fact that the tourism sector has about 100 thousand inhabitants of Amsterdam, the authorities decided to take steps to reduce the flow of tourists.

for Example, the mayor of the city openly encourages tourists not to stay in Amsterdam and nearby the Hague, Utrecht or Rotterdam. The more that public transportation connection is excellent. In addition, it is proposed to reduce the number of festivals (now they can be up to 170 per year).

the Leader of the opposition party, Marolyn Murman (Marjolein Moorman) offers other ways of dealing with tourists — for example, to deny entry to the city center large tourist buses. Or carefully monitor those who rent accommodation through Airbnb. Today, homeowners are able to rent it further tourists to a total of 60 days per year. This term is proposed to be reduced to 30 days.

Tourists are encouraged to visit Amsterdam, not only in warm seasons but also in winter. For this arranged Christmas events and festivals. Actively advertised and other attractions in the area. However, because Amsterdam is very cheap to fly or come by train from any of the neighboring European countries, then you cannot rely on what these measures will work.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artdaily.com, artinvestment.ru