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Comment by rewmie | Hacker News Reader

Such a weird news story. Amsterdam is running a campaign to literally ask British tourists to stay away from the city.

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/03/29/see-amsterdams-ne...

And yet, the Netherlands is investing in their infrastructure to literally unload an even larger volume of tourists straight from London into the very heart of Amsterdam?

What gives? This sounds awfully contradictory.

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Not all international travel is party tourism. Both London and Amsterdam are important financial hubs with a lot of business travel between them, as well as popular places to visit for family-friendly reasons.

> Not all international travel is party tourism.

Tourism from Great Britain to Amsterdam is party tourism. They are increasing the volume of tourists they can cart in with a transportation mode that's even cheaper at the expense of taking longer trips. These are not business types. In fact British tourism is already synonym of booze tourism.

Very unfair generalisation.

Not really a generalization. Non-booze British tourists are the exception and not the norm. The country's tourists built a reputation and holiday destinations are reacting accordingly.

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/shortcuts/2017/jan/17/fro...

International trains don't just connect the cities at both ends; they connect hubs from where you can travel onwards as well. Besides, the idea is not to discourage tourism completely, just to limit it to sensible levels. For the tourists that do come promoting train travel is very much part of the broader green ambitions in Europe.

Besides, those stag-party and hen-do lads and ladettes come packed in short haul EastJet flights.

Eurostar would prefer business travellers. It may get its wish when it moves to Amsterdam Zuid station in 2036 (nearer the new business district, farther the stroopwafels).

> Eurostar would prefer business travellers.

Unless they break a few laws to discriminate against people of w certain social makeup right at the gates, what they prefer or not is really not relevant. What matters is who actually tides the trains to get to Amsterdam, and the bulk of this tourism market is not business types but drunkard booze cruisers.

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