“We want to make and keep the city livable for residents and visitors. This means: no over-tourism, no new hotels and no more than 20 million hotel nights by tourists per year," a statement said.
A new hotel in Amsterdam can only be built if another hotel closes, if the number of accommodation places does not increase, and if the new hotel will be better – for example, more sustainable.
However, the rule does not apply to new hotels that have already obtained a permit.
The city has actively tried to limit the number of tourists, which amount to several million a year, mainly by discouraging sex and drug tourism in the red light district.
