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Amsterdam overtourism: City moves to ban cruise ships
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Amsterdam is taking new steps to fight back against overtourism by launching plans to relocate its passenger cruise terminal to outside of the city centre.
The announcement comes amid plans aiming to almost halve the number of cruise ships allowed to dock at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA).
While the plans will no doubt help with improving the environmental conditions in Amsterdam, there are concerns that income generated by tourism will see a sharp drop-off.
“For the city this means less income because less tourist tax is collected, and because of a lower dividend payment as a shareholder of the port authority,” a spokesperson says.
Currently, cruises bring around €105 million in economic benefits annually to the city and, despite the planned relocation, experts say that’s unlikely to change too much.
Even if passengers aren’t dropped off right in the city centre, they’ll still be able to visit thanks to the Netherlands’ world-class public transport system.
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