Yahoo: Amsterdam bans new tourist shops contributing to 'Disneyfication' of city

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Oct. 9, 2017

The city of Amsterdam is ratcheting up its campaign to curb the booming number of tourist arrivals, with a ban on new bike rental, waffle and ice cream shops in the city -- shops targeting primarily tourists. 

Introduced quietly last week, the new measure passed by city council is aimed at pacifying angry locals who have long been complaining about what they call the "Disneyfication" of Amsterdam. 

The new bylaw is applicable for 40 streets in the city center and aims to put an end to the saturation of tourist shops selling kitschy souvenirs, waffles, bus tours, cheese, and bike rentals to tourists, reports local newspaper Het Parool. 

Figures show that the city currently has 280 such businesses. 

It's the latest tourist development out of Amsterdam. 

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