This week Amsterdam’s main political parties announced radical measures to curb the so-called “Disneyfication” of the Dutch capital.

 

A coalition of four parties issued a pledge of agreed reforms to “provide balance in the city”, including banning short-term Airbnb rentals, diverting cruise ships from docking in the centre, and cracking down on the beer bikes popular with British stag dos. The tourist tax will also be raised from four per cent to seven.

One of our writers, Rodney Bolt, a resident of the city for more than 20 years, has proclaimed that Amsterdam is becoming the new Venice, a city  "stolen by tourists".



Lees hier het artikel van The Telegraph, 18-5-2018