The latest measure to clamp down on mass tourism in the city.
I really wish Barcelona would follow this example … it’s not that hard to stay clear of the tourists if you avoid the Ramblas, but the pollution spreads through the air and it really does some damage. Supposedly it’s not even like this type of tourism brings in a lot of money …
Yeah, I am from Amsterdam, left 20 years ago and can’t recognize the city I left then. It is overrun with entitled tourist and braindead drunk Brits. Glad I live in the country side of the Netherlands now.
I haven’t checked, but I bet you can still dock yachts and fly private jets. This is doing far too little far too late, and blaming the wrong people while doing it.
I do think the problem tourists causing nuisance for the residents are not the ones arriving via cruise ship. Are they also going to close the airport because it doesn’t fit the climate ambitions?
For Venice who also banns cruise ships:
As passengers tend to eat and sleep on the ship, they contribute relatively little to the historic city’s economy while weighing heavily on its infrastructure and resources.
Along with daytrippers, cruise passengers have been dubbed ‘hit and run’ tourists. “It’s not the type of tourism we want for the city,” tourism councillor Simone Venturini said after the cruise ship ban was announced.
‘Hit and run’ tourists represent around 73 per cent of visitors to Venice, but they only contribute to 18 per cent of the tourism economy (those who stay at least one night in a hotel are responsible for nearly 50 per cent).
Fair. I can understand both the appeal of cruising from city to city on a swimming hotel and the hate from these cities against the ever repeating sudden influx of thousands of tourists with each cruise ship.
I mean… It’s probably the laziest form of traveling and contributes the most pollution. I would have no bad feelings against it being banned by more countries.
the problem ist that cruise lines advertise it as a great influx of money dor the cities, but often they don’t spend that much, as food and stuff is already on the ship. Meanwhile the pollution and influx drives land based tourists away.
I don’t get cruises, whenever you get somewhere it’s always crowded and you don’t have enough freedom to actually experience any place
