Planning for sustainable city tourism in the Netherlands

Peter Nientied; Rudina Toto

doi:10.18778/1231-1952.29.2.12

Authors

Peter Nientied Peter Nientied Research, Albania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4067-9826
Rudina Toto Co-PLAN Institute for Habitat Development, POLIS University, Rr. Bylis 12, Kashar, Tirana, Albania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6281-7732

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1231-1952.29.2.12

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tourism, sustainable planning, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, tourism policy

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine policies and planning for sustainable city tourism in Amsterdam and Rotterdam and relate them to the notions of ‘tourism reset’ that emerged during the COVID pandemic period. Amsterdam is a prime European tourist city and has been suffering from problems associated with overtourism. Rotterdam receives much less tourists and can be seen as an emerging tourist city. Both cities have recently adopted new tourism policies, essentially future tourism visions. The case of Amsterdam and to a lesser extent that of Rotterdam show that formulating and agreeing on a tourism policy vision is easier than the decision-making process and implementing a vision. The instruments and powers of local government to manage the quantity and qualities of tourism are limited. Overtourism problems have stimulated carrying capacity thinking, which is considered inadequate for a multi-faceted problem like urban tourism.

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