As Amsterdam continues to address overtourism, the city bans the development of new hotels and also caps overnight visitors.

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, April 17.

The city wants no more than 20 million hotel stays annually. The measure is one of multiple efforts to control the flow of visitors.

Under new rules in Amsterdam, Dutch developers won’t be allowed to start building a new hotel unless anothr one closes.

The city of Amsterdam will ban nearly all new hotels and restrict the number of tourists who can stay overnight each year in its latest effort to combat overtourism. Amsterdam will now prevent all new hotels from being built unless another closes elsewhere,

A msterdam’s local government has announced a decisive move to combat overtourism by banning the construction of new hotels. This measure, stemming from the city’s “Tourism in balance” policy established in 2021,

Dutch authorities said they want to control a city that is overrun with tourism, in their eyes. The effort would also control annual hotel stays.

Amsterdam, one of Europe’s top tourist destinations, is grappling with a growing problem. The city, known for its legal prostitution and marijuana use, is seeing an increase in various incidents due to the influx of tourists attracted to these features.

Amsterdam is banning the construction of new hotel buildings in its latest move to curb overtourism. The Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists. "We want to make and keep the city liveable for residents and visitors,

It joins the world's top cities that have come up with curbs to deal with tourist congestion, crowds cramming into sites, traffic snarls and rising pollution.