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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amsterdam has long been a popular destination, but locals are beginning to push back - getty At 11am on a Wednesday morning in ...

Amsterdam proposes drastic new tourism policies – including 20% tourist tax - The new government says tourists put ...

A trip to Amsterdam is set to get a lot more expensive, as authorities are looking to hike the tourist tax to combat mass ...

Amsterdam is considering banning tourists from its infamous cannabis-vending coffee shops as the city explores new ways to balance quality of life for locals with the demands of visitors. The move ...

As former Secretary General of the UNWTO, the specialized agency of the UN mandated with promoting healthy and sustainable tourism, I am watching with concern some of the emerging trends in beautiful ...

Amsterdam, which already has one of the highest tourist taxes in Europe, is currently set at 12 per cent of the overnight ...

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 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 ...

The city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands has begun a tourist campaign with the specific intention of asking certain tourists to stay away and to not visit. It is an attempt to discourage tourists that ...

Tourist overnight stays in Amsterdam rose again last year, reaching 23.7 million in 2025, up about 800,000 from 2024, while a ...