China News Service, Beijing, April 18th. Amsterdam News: According to Reuters, in order to restrict the excessive development of the tourism industry, the Dutch capital Amsterdam City Government said on the 17th that the city will no longer allow the construction of new hotel buildings.
The local government said in a statement that they want the city to be suitable for residents and tourists to live, which means “do not travel too much, no new hotels.”
Amsterdam has only 920,000 people.However, according to the Dutch Times, the number of hotel accommodations in the city reached 20.665 million in 2023.
The British “Daily Telegraph” stated that this number made Amsterdam a little overwhelmed. The pedestrians on the shopping street were side by side. The park was crowded with people. It is difficult for restaurants and cafes to find seats.City.
According to Reuters, according to the new measures promulgated by the government, only when a hotel is closed and the number of beds provided to tourists is not increased, and new hotels are better (such as more sustainable), Amsterdam can build new hotels.
The Dutch Times said that this means that only a few small hotels in the room cannot be replaced by larger hotel facilities.
It is reported that the city’s goal is to control the number of tourists each year to less than 20 million.The target comes from a petition signed by the 30,000 Amsterdamians, and they call on the government to strengthen the control of the tourism industry.(over)