Amsterdam is cracking down on guided tours of its red light district.
Officials hope the move will stop holidaymakers from “seeing sex workers as a tourist attraction”.
Heres everything you need to know about the proposed plans.
The Netherlands capital is frequented by millions of tourists every year.
And each week, an estimated 1,000 tour groups stop off at the infamous red light district.
Newspaper Algemeen Dabbled says those stopping off in Oudekerksplein have been causing overcrowding.
There are also fears that the influx of visitors is getting in the way of sex workers' business.
Amsterdams deputy mayor, Udo Kock, recently spoke about the problem.
He argued “see(ing) sex workers as a tourist attraction” shouldnt be the norm.
He added: “We are banning tours that take visitors along sex workers windows, not only because we want to prevent overcrowding in the red-light district, but also because it is not respectful to sex workers.”
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