Residents of Amsterdam are suing the city in an attempt to protest mass tourism to the area, which they claim negatively ...

When international tourists finally return to the canal-lined historic streets of Amsterdam, one of the city’s main travel attractions might be off limits. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has proposed a ...

Amsterdam campaigners have filed a lawsuit against the city’s local authorities in an attempt to curb mass tourism with stricter rules.Pressure group Amsterdam Heeft een Keuze (Amsterdam Has A Choice) ...

Amsterdam’s city council has approved a proposal banning “polluting” cruise ships as part of the city’s latest move to clamp down on overtourism. A spokesperson for Amsterdam Deputy Mayor Hester van ...

A proposal to relocate Amsterdam’s red-light district to an "erotic center" elsewhere in the city has been given the green light. Amsterdam’s city council voted last week in favor of moving the ...

Amsterdam has banned the construction of new hotels as part of their latest attempt to rein in the number of rowdy tourists visiting the Dutch capital each year. “We want to make and keep the city ...

On a recent chilly, drizzly afternoon in Amsterdam’s city center, a steady stream of patrons venture out of the rain and into a narrow 17th-century building on the Haarlemmerdijk, a popular shopping ...

When COVID-19 hit the Netherlands in 2020, Amsterdam emptied of visitors overnight. Long-term residents, inured to the permanent noise and litter and tourists peeing in the streets, welcomed the ...

Amsterdam’s world-famous red-light district could look very different going forward as the Dutch city prepares to vote on an ordinance that would permanently close brothel window curtains in order to ...

When international tourists finally return to the canal-lined historic streets of Amsterdam, one of the city’s main attractions might be off limits. Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has proposed a new ...