Amsterdam will continue to remain a world-famous destination for those wishing to depart on holiday. The Amsterdam Stay Away Campaign aims to discourage certain types of tourists, who were drawn to Amsterdam by its wide-spread reputation for being a “free city”, from visiting.
Amsterdam’s Stay Away Campaign aims to protect the city from certain types of tourists. Amsterdam sees over 20 million tourists a year, making it one of the most popular and vibrant cities in Europe.
Amsterdam has a renowned liberal attitude towards sex, drugs, and alcohol. Unfortunately, this has drawn some less desirable crowds of tourists seeking to take advantage of Holland’s relaxed laws. In an effort to reclaim Amsterdam for its locals, officials have announced plans to dissuade certain types of visitors from visiting the city by introducing new policies that target that specific demographic.
Amsterdam’s deputy Mayor Sofyan Mbarki has acknowledged that Amsterdam is a world city and vibrancy comes with that recognition, but addressing the problems caused by an influx of tourists is a must. The Stay Away CAMPAIGN has been established to remind visitors that Amsterdam’s regulations need to be respected and to assist in keeping Amsterdam livable for the locals.
Amsterdam’s streets are teeming with tourists who are seeking activities not generally acceptable in their home countries, creating for Amsterdam’s residents an unsavory living environment.
This is why Mbarki has emphasized the importance of limiting unbridled growth and irresponsible behavior from both tourists and party-seekers alike in order to preserve Amsterdam as a liveable city.
Amsterdam’s officials responded with the ‘Stay Away’ campaign, planned for Spring 2023, which will aim to make it clear who Amsterdam wants to discourage from their city. Amsterdam residents are eager to see how successful this ambitious effort will turn out.
Amsterdam’s famed coffee shops have attracted many cannabis and drug tourists. The Stay Away campaign is aimed at discouraging cannabis and drug tourists who have been flocking to the city in recent years.
Amsterdam proposes banning cannabis smoking in tourist areas and even banning sales in Amsterdam’s red light district on weekends. Amsterdam hopes these initiatives will help keep drug tourism away from its streets.
These proposed regulations include a ban on smoking cannabis outdoors in tourist-laden areas. With this campaign, Amsterdam aims to keep out those who come looking exclusively for recreational drugs.
Another set of tourists this campaign aims to discourage is those who come for unruly bachelor parties and drunk tourists. The city hopes to combat the heightened episodes of misbehavior by mandating earlier closing times, outlawing organized pub crawls in Amsterdam, and expanding public awareness efforts about behavior protocols.
The Amsterdam Stay Away campaign focuses on deterring those looking to partake in Amsterdam’s sex tourism industry or who simply come in overly large numbers. In the past 20 years, Amsterdam’s legal prostitution market has attracted many undesirable guests from around the world.
Amsterdam hopes to create an environment where all types of people can feel welcome in the city while promoting responsible tourism.
The goal of this campaign is to attract tourists who are genuinely interested in Amsterdam and its people, culture, and beautiful attractions instead of those who would cause disruption or otherwise create an unpleasant environment for residents.
Amsterdam officials are confident that this effort will help create a harmonious balance between its long-term citizens and its visitors.
