I think Amsterdam (and more recently, Rotterdam) are not representative for the rest of the country though.
A lot of the problems in Amsterdam are just because there are too many tourists. There are currently about 18 million/year. It's a small densely populated country, so 18 million is comparatively a lot.
Problems in other nearby cities (like Rotterdam) happen because prices in Amsterdam are rising, so people relocate to Rotterdam.
After over a decade of aggressively promoting tourism, the city of Amsterdam is now starting to realize that this is actually creating a lot of problems, and is now trying to limit tourism somewhat. Not a moment too soon if you ask me.
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I think Amsterdam (and more recently, Rotterdam) are not representative for the rest of the country though.
A lot of the problems in Amsterdam are just because there are too many tourists. There are currently about 18 million/year. It's a small densely populated country, so 18 million is comparatively a lot.
Problems in other nearby cities (like Rotterdam) happen because prices in Amsterdam are rising, so people relocate to Rotterdam.
After over a decade of aggressively promoting tourism, the city of Amsterdam is now starting to realize that this is actually creating a lot of problems, and is now trying to limit tourism somewhat. Not a moment too soon if you ask me.