More than 60,000 jobs in Amsterdam are directly linked to tourism and visitors to the city spend more than €6bn (£5bn) annually. “We say it’s only fair they should contribute to them.”Some of the worst excesses, such as beer bikes – a pedal-powered mobile bar groups of drinkers – have been outlawed in the city centre. “I’m not interested in managing a tourist city,” he said. “We want to re-incentivise people to live in the historic centre,” said Del Re. “We are trying to inspire repeated visits to Prague, and to motivate visitors to stay longer,” said Barbora Hrubá, spokesperson for Prague city tourism authority.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2020 05:01 UTC