Re:Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb po...
by AlotOfReading on Saturday July 22, 2023 @07:13PM
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Bhutan (the country) has done it by requiring tourists spend at least $250/day in the country and book through a tour operator. Post-covid they changed things to a flat $200/day tourism tax and eliminating all the other restrictions. They've mitigated a lot of the overtourism issues that have affected their neighbor countries.
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Re:Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb po...
by hn_throwaway_99 on Saturday July 22, 2023 @07:29PM
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Wow, thanks for posting that. Your comment led me to read that Bhutan banned mountaineering in 2003 out of respect for local beliefs. I think that's pretty cool given how rare I think it is for local and national governments to take an approach that aligns with the will of most of their people as opposed to "do what makes the most money, consequences be damned".