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Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution (www.bbc.com)
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The latest measure to clamp down on mass tourism in the city.

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[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago

the problem ist that cruise lines advertise it as a great influx of money dor the cities, but often they don't spend that much, as food and stuff is already on the ship. Meanwhile the pollution and influx drives land based tourists away.

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