Amsterdam tells 'wild' young male British tourists to 'stay away'

Amsterdam is asking younger British males to “stay away” in the event that they plan to go to the town to chop unfastened and “go wild”.

The Netherlands‘ capital’s new on-line marketing campaign to deal with nuisance tourism launched this week and targets guests between the ages of 18 and 35, the town’s native authority introduced in a news launch on Tuesday.

If British vacationers search on-line for phrases reminiscent of “stag party Amsterdam” “cheap hotel Amsterdam” or “pub crawl Amsterdam”, a video commercial will seem, warning them of the results of ingesting an excessive amount of, taking medication or inflicting hassle via delinquent behaviour.

The Netherlands’ capital’s new on-line marketing campaign to deal with nuisance tourism launched this week. (Amsterdam.nl)

One video reveals a drunk younger man being arrested. The accompanying textual content says: “Coming to Amsterdam for a messy night + getting trashed = €140 fine + criminal record = fewer prospects.”

“So coming to Amsterdam for a messy night? Stay away.”

Another video reveals an unconscious particular person being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.

“Coming to Amsterdam to take drugs + lose control = hospital trip + permanent health damage = worried family,” it reads.

“So coming for drugs to Amsterdam? Stay away.”

Deputy mayor Sofyan Mbarki mentioned guests have been nonetheless welcome as long as they didn’t misbehave or trigger a nuisance.

“In that case we as a city will say. ‘Rather not, stay away’,” he mentioned, in a media launch.

“Amsterdam is already taking lots of measures against excessive tourism and nuisance, and we are taking more measures than other large cities in Europe.

“But we’ve to do much more (in) the approaching years if we wish to give tourism a sustainable place in our metropolis.”

To keep the city liveable they had to choose “restriction as a substitute of irresponsible progress”.

One video shows a drunk young man being arrested. (Amsterdam.nl)

Tourists from EU countries could be next

The “Stay Away” campaign may expand later in the year to include visitors from the Netherlands and other EU countries who have the potential to cause nuisance, according to the local authority.

Amsterdam will also launch a “How to Amsterdam” campaign this month, aimed at visitors already in the city.

Through social media and street signs, tourists will be warned about drunkenness, causing too much noise, buying drugs from street dealers and the ban on urinating in public.

The city council is also in talks with bachelor party providers to work out how they can reduce nuisance tourism in the city centre, and is awaiting research results on the possibility of applying a tourist tax.

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Last month, Amsterdam announced a ban on the use of marijuana on the street and several restrictions on alcohol use in its red light district, where about 10 to 15 per cent of the city’s tourist industry is based.

This year, the city is expected to receive more than 18 million overnight visitors — the number at which the city council is “obliged to intervene”, under a 2021 ordinance called “Amsterdam Tourism in Balance

Source: www.9news.com.au