The city has been actively trying to limit tourist numbers. (Representational) Amsterdam: The Netherlands’ Amsterdam will no longer allow new hotel buildings to be built as part of its fight against mass tourism, the local government said on Wednesday. “We want to make and keep the city liveable for residents and visitors. This means: no...
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Dutch Crown Princess Amalia fled to Spain over kidnap fears
NOS said the princess moved to the Spanish capital instead. Amalia speaks fluent Spanish and her mother Queen Maxima, 52, was born and grew up in Argentina. The threat to Amalia had not disappeared but she was able to live and study in the Netherlands again, thanks to unspecified “measures”, NOS said. She is reportedly...
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‘Amsterdam Rules’: Pre-trip quiz aims to deter unwanted tourism
Amsterdam is softening its ‘stay away’ messaging – but it still wants to deter rowdy visitors. ADVERTISEMENT Amsterdam has desperately been trying to shake off its ‘party capital’ image – with limited success. After its 2023 campaign urging drunken British tourists to ‘stay away’ failed, the city is trialling a softer approach. Hoping to attract...
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained twice during demonstration in the Netherlands
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by the police during a demonstration in the Netherlands after she protested against fossil fuel subsidies by blocking a major road with a group of marchers on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported.Over 400 people were detained on Saturday, according to the police, including 12 for incitement. Activists said Thunberg...
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Clarence Seedorf wil grote naam naar Amsterdam halen: ‘Maar hij heeft een druk schemaatje’
De Ajax Legends speelden anderhalve week geleden nog een gedenkwaardige wedstrijd tegen de Liverpool Legends op Anfield en mogen over een paar weken opnieuw aan de bak. Voor het team van oud-sterren van de club uit Amsterdam staat op 20 april in het Olympisch Stadion de ontmoeting met de BIF All Stars op het programma,...
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The pretty little city on the Eurostar that’s at its most beautiful in April
Those planning a city escape next month should look no further, as Amsterdam is the perfect destination in April. One of the reasons why the charming capital city of the Netherlands should be considered for a brief break is its distance from the UK. The city is only a train ride away, with several Eurostar...
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Amsterdam accused of ‘lazy stereotyping’ in latest campaign against British visitors
Booth adds: “No one planning on coming to the city for a stag do will care that such activities are ‘forbidden’, much less will spend time doing an online quiz to find that out. Surely, there are better ways to dissuade problem visitors than this?” Catherine Marie, an expert on tourism brand strategy at The...
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Miracle Cash & More: Amsterdam Store Heralds A New Era For Blockchain
People enjoy the beautiful weather on the Amstel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 31 2020, as … [+] the country eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus). (Photo by Koen Van WEEL / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by KOEN VAN WEEL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)...
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Amsterdam ‘fashion library’ takes aim at clothes waste
AMSTERDAM, Jan 7 — Ikram Cakir hands over a multi-coloured blue and white blouse and selects a similar item, this time in hot pink. Welcome to Amsterdam’s “fashion library”. Billed as one of the world’s only physical centres for renting used and new clothing, the “big shared wardrobe” in the Dutch capital is a response...
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Pro-Gaza activists stage protest in Amsterdam department store
Pro-Gaza activists staged a protest and appeared to take over an Amsterdam department store tannoy system. Campaign group Workers for Palestine urged shoppers at De Bijenkorf to shun brands with alleged links to Israel. The protest came as demonstrators disrupted Christmas shopping in Oxford Street in London calling for the boycott of what they claimed...