The Amsterdam´s nearing Disneyfication may turn one of the most beautiful cities in the world into a theme park according to its residents. They are urging the government to control the number of incoming tourists before it becomes a norm.
Amsterdam sets an important emphasis to the balance of work, living, and recreation. According to Amsterdam Today, the hustle and bustle continue to double in Netherland´s tourism capital. Meaning, the rapid elevation of Amsterdam´s tourism is on the verge of depriving the city its livability.
In an estimated data of the International tourism to Amsterdam has grown 12% more with the increasing travelers from the middle class. Unlike a few decades back, middle-class people don´t have many opportunities to travel outside their countries. Disneyfication is believed to be one of the city government´s unattended problem.
Telegraph´s report highlights the similar scenarios ongoing to some of the most in-demand travel spots in the world. Italy´s Venice, San Francisco USA and Barcelona Spain are among the destinations with a very high influx of tourists. The overdevelopment is incurring in an impairment of its natural beauty with how overdeveloped those places have become.
The Dutch tourist board´s recent update had figured over 15 million tourists descend on Amsterdam just this year, which the 8 million are tourists from abroad. That remarkably large number of visitors alone is very overwhelming, especially for a small city like Amsterdam. Some residents even joked that the number of visitors each year are surpassing the number of inhabitants in the city.
Lamenting residents are throwing the blame to the peer-to-peer online marketplace and homestay network Airbnb. The accommodation concept originated by Airbnb are getting things out of control, if not resolved right away. Allowing residential properties to become a short-term lodging place for tourists are slowly changing the face of Amsterdam city.
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