Amsterdam unveiled plans on Wednesday to rein in tourism, reflecting the dissatisfaction of many residents who feel the city's centuries-old center has been overrun.
The leading Green Left party and other parties negotiating a new municipal government after a local election in March vowed to return "Balance to the City," in a document of that name seen by Reuters that amounts to part of a governing pact.
"The positive sides of tourism such as employment and city revenues are being more and more overshadowed by the negative consequences," including trash and noise pollution, the document said.