![]() ![]() 'But we must do even more the coming years if we want to give tourism a sustainable place in our city. 'Amsterdam is already taking lots of measures against excessive tourism and nuisance, and we are taking more measures than other large cities in Europe. In that case we as a city will say: rather not, stay away. ![]() 'Visitors will remain welcome, but not if they misbehave and cause nuisance. Several measures, among which are reduced opening hours, a ban on smoking cannabis in public and a reduction of alcohol sales in certain areas of the inner city, will already be effectuated this spring, after debate in the City Council.Ī police offiecr talks to revellers in Amsterdam as part of the crackdown on misbehaviour 'The campaign is a part of a total package of measures. 'By starting in the UK, we can gain good experiences with the campaign and evaluate it well. A part of this group is strongly represented in the nightlife in the city centre accompanied with more than average nuisance behaviour. 'A considerable group of visitors from the UK come to Amsterdam. ![]() 'During the next months, the campaign will be further developed and evaluated, and it will also be aimed at potential nuisance-causing visitors from other EU-countries and The Netherlands itself. Jenrina van Heck, an Amsterdam city council official, told MailOnline: 'The campaign starts in the UK. We want to party and they shouldn't try and spoil it.'Īmsterdam officials denied their 'Stay Away' campaign was discriminatory against British men and said other foreign men would be targeted. But whoever is behind this can't include us. 'But if guys cause trouble then they should find themselves in trouble. 'We came through Rotterdam and stopped for some weed. 'We have hired some bikes and I want to find some legal drugs like truffles. I have been here before with an ex girlfriend. 'Yeah, we will smoke some weed and have a look around the red light areas. 'But we are not causing any trouble to anyone and neither will we. 'They said they were all sorts of new rules coming in and that we should be aware of that. He revealed: 'When we put the car on the ferry at Dover, the immigration people told us that we had to be more careful in Amsterdam when we told them where we were heading. He and his friend Stephen Dean, 28, a HGV driver, drove from Worcestershire for 14 hours to reach Amsterdam to 'party for the weekend.' 'We are just like men from other countries who want to party and not cause trouble.' British tourists in Amsterdam were broadly supportive of the protests and against the move by tourist chiefs - including Claire Moore (pictured, second left),45, and her partner Jeff Gibbs (pictured, second right), 55, from Worthing who had brought their sons Reece (back centre), 22, and Joshua (left), 26, to Amsterdam for a mini break ![]()
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