{"id":16380,"date":"2020-02-18T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=16380"},"modified":"2020-02-18T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:16:38","slug":"is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify\">&#8220;Red Light District Amsterdam&#8221; recognised as one of the major\ndestinations for tourists because of its exceptional laws of freedom under\n&#8220;gedoogbeleid&#8221;\u2014 the policy of tolerance. Two-third of the world\npopulation might have a dream of visiting this marvellous city to experience a\ndifferent cultural era which offers what is restricted by other parts of the\nworld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify\">Recently,\u00a0<strong>the Netherlands is planning to form its laws against tourists while claiming restrictions on purchasing cannabis and forbidding group tours in Red Light District <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/holidays\/europe\/netherlands\/amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Amsterdam (opens in a new tab)\"><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\">Amsterdam<\/span><\/a> due to over-tourism<\/strong>. There were a higher number of nuisance activities have been reported as assaults to the sex workers, previously. The city mayor and other government officials are disappointed and decided to act with new propositions to protect the rights of its sex workers and local inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify\">The first female\u00a0<strong>mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema proposed four options<\/strong>\u00a0to overhaul city standards as in,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong>Closing the curtains on the windows, so, the sex workers do not expose to the street.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong>Fewer window-style rooms.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong>Move brothels to new locations elsewhere in Amsterdam.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong>Create a sex worker &#8220;hotel.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify\">The above propositions are to aim at protecting sex workers from degrading conditions, tackle crime, and reduce the harm of tourism in De Wallen Red Light District Amsterdam. However,\u00a0<strong>she has also proposed a new plan to prevent its tourist&#8217;s access to the city&#8217;s famous hash coffee shops<\/strong>; supposedly, it might reduce the tourist&#8217;s demand of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\">According to Mayor Helsema&#8217;s statement,<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify\">She wanted to commission &#8220;a study this year to reduce the attraction of cannabis to tourists and the (local) regulation of the back door. A clear separation of markets between hard drugs and soft drugs has great urgency because of the hardening of the trade-in hard drugs,&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color\">Besides, she said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">&#8220;There is nothing wrong with sex-workers with the way they do their work if we have prostitution in our city, and we do have prostitution. I want the women and men who do the work, be proud of what they are doing and be respected for who they are.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\">In a separate announcement on Thursday, she wrote,<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">&#8220;Amsterdam city hall said a ban on group tours of the Red Light District Amsterdam would come into effect on April 1. Tours in other parts of the city that contain sex workers&#8217; windows will also be banned. Guided tours anywhere else in the centre will require a permit.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify\">Furthermore, the council voted to limit the size of tours to 15 people and ban them from stopping in busy places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#000000\">Deputy mayor Victor Everhardt said,<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\">&#8220;It is disrespectful to treat sex workers as a tourist attraction.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify\"><strong>The council also announced<\/strong>&nbsp;the Red Light District\nAmsterdam&nbsp;<strong>tour guides<\/strong>&nbsp;found to be breaking the rules by\ndisclosing their trained license. However, there will be a&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;warning\nperiod&#8221; of six weeks starting from the beginning of April 2020<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color\"><strong>After the warning period,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong>First Violation &#8211; \u20ac190 fine with an immediate disband of the tour.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong>Third Violation &#8211; Temporarily withdraw of the permit.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong>Fourth Violation &#8211; Permanent Ban.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-justify\"><em>According to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), more than two million trouble-free visits have been estimated from British citizens to the Netherlands every year, and half of them are visiting the Red Light District Amsterdam.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Red Light District Amsterdam&#8221; recognised as one of the major destinations for tourists because of its exceptional laws of freedom under &#8220;gedoogbeleid&#8221;\u2014 the policy of tolerance. Two-third of the world population might have a dream of visiting this marvellous city to experience a different cultural era which offers what is restricted by other parts of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":16381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[612],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Netherlands is forming its laws against tourists while claiming restrictions on purchasing cannabis and forbidding group tours in Red Light District Amsterdam due to over-tourism.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Netherlands is forming its laws against tourists while claiming restrictions on purchasing cannabis and forbidding group tours in Red Light District Amsterdam due to over-tourism.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dream, Plan, Go \u2223 The Travel Blog for UK Holiday Enthusiasts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TravelCentreUK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-18T14:16:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-02-18T14:16:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jason\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TravelCenter_UK\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TravelCenter_UK\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jason\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jason\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b147f92ea9181ed2a542d976ee092646\"},\"headline\":\"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-18T14:16:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-18T14:16:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":557,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Travel News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/\",\"name\":\"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-18T14:16:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-18T14:16:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Netherlands is forming its laws against tourists while claiming restrictions on purchasing cannabis and forbidding group tours in Red Light District Amsterdam due to over-tourism.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1280,\"caption\":\"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dream, Plan, Go \u2223 The Travel Blog for UK Holiday Enthusiasts\",\"description\":\"Travel Center Blog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":[\"TravelAgency\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Travel Center\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#logo\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/logo-vdo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/logo-vdo.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Travel Center Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#logo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/TravelCentreUK\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/TravelCenter_UK\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/travelcenteruk\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/travelcenteruk\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@travel-center-uk\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@travel_center_uk\"],\"address\":{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"streetAddress\":\"12 Stephen Mews, London W1T 1AH\",\"addressLocality\":\"London\",\"addressRegion\":\"London\",\"postalCode\":\"W1T 1AH\",\"addressCountry\":\"GB\"},\"telephone\":\"+442076127222\",\"openingHours\":[\"Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday 09:00-17:00\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b147f92ea9181ed2a542d976ee092646\",\"name\":\"Jason\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.travelcenter.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/Untitled-1-96x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.travelcenter.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/Untitled-1-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blog.travelcenter.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/Untitled-1-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Jason\"},\"description\":\"\u201cA Word is an equation\u2014a combination of letters; when solved, it manipulates a significant meaning.\u201d So, neither do I, accordingly, I solve equations of words. I am Jason, a creative enthusiast who writes words expecting to satisfy a reader\u2019s inner perspective in a visionary consent. I am glad to be occupied as a content writer in the stream of travel and tourism while I am filling my dream to become a Publisher. Pursuing the path of a writer always taught me endless choices, risks, and lessons. The writer is a risk-taker, and that risk-taking writer won\u2019t be completed against traveling. Nevertheless, I believe, traveling ought to precept a vision for anybody without boundaries. Keep traveling. Best regards!\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelcenter.uk\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/jason-omal\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?","description":"The Netherlands is forming its laws against tourists while claiming restrictions on purchasing cannabis and forbidding group tours in Red Light District Amsterdam due to over-tourism.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?","og_description":"The Netherlands is forming its laws against tourists while claiming restrictions on purchasing cannabis and forbidding group tours in Red Light District Amsterdam due to over-tourism.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/","og_site_name":"Dream, Plan, Go \u2223 The Travel Blog for UK Holiday Enthusiasts","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TravelCentreUK","article_published_time":"2020-02-18T14:16:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-02-18T14:16:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1280,"url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jason","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TravelCenter_UK","twitter_site":"@TravelCenter_UK","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jason","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/"},"author":{"name":"Jason","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b147f92ea9181ed2a542d976ee092646"},"headline":"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?","datePublished":"2020-02-18T14:16:32+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-18T14:16:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/"},"wordCount":557,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg","articleSection":["Travel News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/","url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/","name":"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg","datePublished":"2020-02-18T14:16:32+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-18T14:16:38+00:00","description":"The Netherlands is forming its laws against tourists while claiming restrictions on purchasing cannabis and forbidding group tours in Red Light District Amsterdam due to over-tourism.","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/is-it-cautious-to-ban-tourists-visiting-red-light-district-amsterdam\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg","width":1920,"height":1280,"caption":"Is it cautious\u2014 to ban tourists visiting Red Light District Amsterdam?"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/","name":"Dream, Plan, Go \u2223 The Travel Blog for UK Holiday Enthusiasts","description":"Travel Center Blog","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":["TravelAgency","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#organization","name":"Travel Center","url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#logo","url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-vdo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo-vdo.jpg","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"Travel Center Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#logo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TravelCentreUK","https:\/\/x.com\/TravelCenter_UK","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/travelcenteruk","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/travelcenteruk\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@travel-center-uk","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@travel_center_uk"],"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"12 Stephen Mews, London W1T 1AH","addressLocality":"London","addressRegion":"London","postalCode":"W1T 1AH","addressCountry":"GB"},"telephone":"+442076127222","openingHours":["Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday 09:00-17:00"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b147f92ea9181ed2a542d976ee092646","name":"Jason","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-1-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-1-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-1-96x96.jpg","caption":"Jason"},"description":"\u201cA Word is an equation\u2014a combination of letters; when solved, it manipulates a significant meaning.\u201d So, neither do I, accordingly, I solve equations of words. I am Jason, a creative enthusiast who writes words expecting to satisfy a reader\u2019s inner perspective in a visionary consent. I am glad to be occupied as a content writer in the stream of travel and tourism while I am filling my dream to become a Publisher. Pursuing the path of a writer always taught me endless choices, risks, and lessons. The writer is a risk-taker, and that risk-taking writer won\u2019t be completed against traveling. Nevertheless, I believe, traveling ought to precept a vision for anybody without boundaries. Keep traveling. Best regards!","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/author\/jason-omal\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Is-it-cautious\u2014-to-ban-tourists-visiting-Red-Light-District-Amsterdam.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/355"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16380"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16382,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16380\/revisions\/16382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}