If you already have tickets booked to Amsterdam I would recommend spending some time in Utrecht too. All of the canals and dutch charm, none of the red light district pub crawls.
Re:The backlash against overtourism
by anotherhuman0 on Thursday November 01, 2018 @06:30AM
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Oh no, don't draw attention to it! (said as a former 10 year Utrecht resident)
Utrecht is so much better than Amsterdam... That city has become a tourist playground at this point.
Taken to the logical extreme in this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/DieTukkerfries/status/105369668935211827...
This is the approach the city of Amsterdam is trying in order to alleviate the huge tourism pressure. I'm not sure how effective it has been. It has resulted in funny things like "Amsterdam Castle" or "Amsterdam Beach" in tourist promotions that have nothing to do with Amsterdam. But, if it spreads the load...