Anti-tourism anger and backlash hit Holland: Amsterdam launches CRACKDOWN to save city

Amsterdam is blocking new tourist shops from opening
Souvenir shops and bicycle hire, as well as fast food
outlets boasting ice-creams, waffles and cheese, have
now been blocked from opening in the Dutch city.
Officials say the shutdown is in a bid to stop “mass
tourism” ruining Amsterdam’s “magnificent streets”.
It is the latest city to hit back at holidaymakers, with
rioters and protesters intimidating tourists in Spain and
Italy claiming they are ruining the country.
Mayor of Amsterdam, Kajsa Ollongren, said: “Tourists
are very welcome, but we want to avoid mass tourism
taking over our magnificent streets, canals and
neighbourhoods.
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Locals are fed up of their home city becoming a
tourist trap
"I see
too
many
shops
that
offer
more
and
more
the
same
thing,
taking into account only tourists”.
She told Dutch newspaper Parool: “The situation
requires serious measures."
The city, which saw 7.8million visitors last year and
boasts 280 tourist businesses, will also see museums
of beer, eroticism and cannabis blocked from opening
as part of the crackdown.
Ms Ollongren added: “We want to make sure the city
centre remains attractive and liveable for the residents
of Amsterdam."
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This is not the first time Amsterdam has attempted to
stem the number of holidaymakers visiting the city.
New hotels have been banned in the old town and
private people who want to rent rooms to tourists,
including Airbnb, are obliged to notify the council.
A recent wave of angry anti-British tourist sentiment
peaked last month when 3,000 angry Spaniards took to
the streets of Majorca capital Palma demanding
Britons, Germans and tourists from the Nordic
countries go home.
Spain saw violent protests as many resorted to anti-
tourism slogans and graffiti throughout its tourist
hubs.
In Italy, locals in Venice called to cap the number of
travellers allowed to enter the city as it struggles
under the pressure from holidaymakers.
Mayor of Amsterdam, Kajsa Ollongren said serious
measures are required
Rioters targeted diners at a Majorca marina restaurant
in Palma screaming “go home” in August.
Demonstrators also vandalised public spaces with
slogans saying ‘tourism kills the city’ and ‘tourists go
home’ on the island.
Yobs defaced the Bilbao tourist board’s headquarters
and protesters marched on a Barcelona beach armed
with banners and placards to intimidate tourists.
Barcelona and other Spanish regions including San
Sebastian and Mallorca saw the worst of the backlash
against the mass tourism affecting their local culture,
as the country experienced a record 75.6 million
tourists just last year.

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