The mayor of Amsterdam (Netherlands), Femke Halsema, plans to ban tourists from entering the coffee shops. A real attraction in the Dutch capital, these cafes allow the purchase and consumption of cannabis.
Many of the 17 million tourists who visit the city each year visit these establishments. A little "detour" that would push visitors to abandon historic places, an unbearable situation in the eyes of the mayor, reports La Voix du Nord .
One in three tourists would come less often
The elected representative therefore commissioned a study to measure the economic impact that such a decision could have. The results, reported by FranceInfo, reveal that one in three tourists would come to Amsterdam less often and one in ten would not even come there at all if they were banned from coffee shops.
These poor results will not necessarily convince the Dutch elected official to abandon her idea. Used to this kind of decision, Femke Halsema has already banned group visits in the red light district of Amsterdam. The measure is to come into force on April 1.
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