With the COVID-19 pandemic and the global shutdown of the tourism industry just a few years behind us in the rear view mirror, overtourism is becoming a challenging issue around the world once again.
In the latest development, leaders in Amsterdam have announced plans to cut the number of river boat cruises that enter the city. The move has been described as one of “a hundred” such measures leaders in the Dutch city are implementing to tackle the overtourism problem, tourism-drive/” ek-link=”true” title=”according to Dutch News.” target=”_blank”>according to Dutch News.
About 2,300 cruise ships docked in Amsterdam in 2023. By four years from now, Amsterdam wants to see that figure reduced to just 1150. If that goal is accomplished, it would reduce the number of tourists in the city by about 271,000, Dutch News reported.
While the reduced number of…