{"id":197639,"date":"2025-05-02T10:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=197639"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:26:53","slug":"amsterdam-hotellerie-showroom-surtourisme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/amsterdam-hotellerie-showroom-surtourisme","title":{"rendered":"Hotels in Amsterdam: between overtourism and new developments"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city is full. When it comes to overtourism, Amsterdam is, along with Venice, one of the first examples to come to mind, sharing with the Serenissima the constrained framework of its Instagram channels.<\/strong> The tourism industry will not complain, with growth of 4% year on year for more than two decades, the Covid parenthesis aside; Amstellodammers probably a little more, tired of the nightly rounds of revellers and the comings and goings of cruise passengers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

To limit the negative impact of this continuous flow, the city council has decided to hit travellers on the wallet, by increasing the tourist tax from 7.5% to 12.5% in 2024, the highest in Europe. Although the Dutch capital is still a liberal and welcoming city, it is becoming more polite, less popular for the smell of its coffee shops and its shop windows that make teenagers' cheeks redden than for the majesty of the buildings inherited from its Golden Age or the works on display in its famous museums. \"\u00a0We want to make and keep the city liveable for residents and visitors. This means: no excessive tourism<\/strong>no new hotels and no more than 20 million tourist overnight stays per year<\/em>\" said the municipal authorities in April 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

However, this edict does not put a definitive end to hotel development. New hotels, which obtained their planning permission prior to this decision, will be opening shortly. And more will follow, further away from the historic area<\/strong>. For example, a Mama Shelter <\/a>is due to open in 2027 in the Noord district, which for many years was home to the NDSM shipyards and has now been converted into a cultural and lifestyle centre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The NDSM district, converted to street art.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Similarly, to the west of the city, close to the port and the A10 motorway, Marriott will place three of its brands in the Harbour City Hotel complex, for a total of 600 rooms. Set in two towers designed by MVSA Architects, the site will combine a M\u00e9ridien and a Courtyard by Marriott for classic hotels, as well as the Element by Westin Amsterdam Harbour City, which is more geared towards long stays. Another playground favoured by hoteliers, the vicinity of Schiphol airport <\/strong>In 2027, two Hilton Group establishments will open in the town of Aalsmeer: a Hilton Garden Inn and a Home2Suites.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n