By Roos Gerritsma – Associate Professor, Urban Leisure and Tourism Lab, Inholland University of Applied Sciences
The article “Overcrowded Amsterdam: Striving for a Balance Between Trade Tolerance and Tourism” by Roos Gerritsma discusses the challenges Amsterdam faces due to its popularity as a tourist destination. It explores the city’s struggle with overcrowding, not just from tourists but also from local growth in residents and commuters. The article delves into Amsterdam’s historical evolution, its rise as a prominent tourist city, and the impacts of tourism on urban planning and management. Gerritsma uses the term ‘overcrowding’ instead of ‘overtourism’ to better capture the multifaceted nature of the issue in Amsterdam. The piece further examines how Amsterdam’s tourism policies and the city’s approach to managing tourism have evolved over time, particularly in response to the challenges posed by overcrowding.
BALANCED TOURISM 
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