Amsterdam bans new hotels to limit excessive tourism
Kyiv • UNN
Amsterdam has banned the construction of new hotels to combat excessive tourism, allowing new hotels to be built only when an existing one closes without increasing the total number of beds in the city.
In Amsterdam, local authorities have banned the construction of new hotels as part of the fight against excessive tourism. This is reported by CNN , UNN .
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Now a new hotel in Amsterdam can be built only when another hotel closes. Moreover, the number of beds in the new hotel should not increase the total number of beds in the city.
In addition, the new hotel should be better than the previous one in some way, for example, more environmentally friendly.
We want to make the city comfortable for both locals and tourists. This means: no mass tourism, no new hotels, and no more than 20 million tourist overnights in hotels per year
At the same time, the agency emphasized that the restriction does not apply to hotels that have already received a building permit.
Addendum
Earlier, to combat excessive tourism, local authorities banned smoking cannabis in public places and forced bars to close earlier.
In addition, the mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, has long opposed the centuries-old red-light district known as De Wallen, with its neon windows in canal-side buildings where sex workers stand waiting for clients.
Recall
80% of Amsterdam's roads will have a speed limit of 30 km/h. The maximum speed will be clearly indicated on each street by road signs.
