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Amsterdam wants ships to moor less, votes to move terminal out of city in latest hit to tourism
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FILE - The Italian-built cruise ship MS Azura sails past the EYE film institute as it leaves the port of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Jan. 9, 2013. Amsterdam municipality wants to move a cruise liner terminal out of the heart of the historic capital as the latest step in its ongoing battle against pollution and hoards of tourists clogging its narrow, cobbled streets, it was announced Friday, July 21, 2023. The Dutch capital is one of the many picturesque European cities grappling with how to manage visitor numbers that are again soaring in the aftermath of shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. - photo by AP Photo/Peter Dejong, file
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam wants to move a cruise liner terminal out of the heart of the historic capital city as the latest step in its ongoing battle against pollution and hordes of tourists clogging its narrow, cobbled streets. The Dutch capital is one of the many picturesque European cities — from Rome to Venice to Paris — grappling with how to manage visitor numbers that are again soaring in the aftermath of shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. Aldermen at Amsterdam's municipality voted Thursday in favor of a motion calling on the city to move the terminal away from its current location close to the central rail station.