Amsterdam tells Brits to 'stay away' to stop sex and drugs

No sex please – you’re British: Amsterdam becomes latest holiday hotspot telling Brits to ‘stay away’ as it tries to discourage UK tourists from red light, drugs and booze holidays

• Amsterdam has launched a campaign to curb tourists’ boozy behaviour
• Read: Rhodes welcomes UK tourists with gifts as Lanzarote looks elsewhere

Amsterdam has told Brits to ‘stay away’ as it becomes the latest holiday destination to try and discourage UK tourists from sex, drugs and booze-filled trips.

The Dutch capital launched a campaign today discouraging tourists planning drug and alcohol-fuelled parties – starting with young British men.

The city has long been trying to curb rowdy behaviour and events such as stags, especially near the famed red light area where sex workers operate.

It comes after British holidaymakers were offended by comments from the president of Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, who suggested the island would look to attract ‘higher-quality’ tourists and rely less on Brits.

Amsterdam’s new campaign – dubbed ‘Stay Away’ – will involve people seeing special warnings when they search for terms such as ‘stag party Amsterdam’ or ‘pub crawl Amsterdam’. 

Amsterdam has told Brits to ‘stay away’ as it tries to discourage UK tourists from sex, drugs and boozy holidays

The city has long been trying to curb rowdy behaviour such as stags, especially near the famed red light area where sex workers operate

Amsterdam’s new campaign – dubbed ‘Stay Away’ – will involve people seeing special warnings when they search for terms such as ‘stag party Amsterdam’ or ‘pub crawl Amsterdam’

‘The campaign will commence in Great Britain, aimed at males in the age category of 18 to 35 years,’ Amsterdam city council said in a statement. 

‘This online discouragement campaign is aimed at nuisance tourists who want to visit Amsterdam to ”go wild”, with all the ensuing consequences.’

It would be expanded to ‘potential nuisance-causing visitors from the Netherlands and other EU-countries’ in the coming year, the statement said. 

People searching for terms such as ‘stag party Amsterdam’ or ‘pub crawl Amsterdam’ will be shown warning advertisements, it said.

Authorities are looking at moving sex workers to large ‘erotic centres’ to the outskirts of the city

New ads would show the ‘risks and consequences of anti-social behaviour’ such as drugs and alcohol

Amsterdam recently announced a ban on smoking cannabis in the Red Light district (pictured: a customer buying cannabis in a coffee shop in the city centre of Amsterdam)

The ads would show the ‘risks and consequences of anti-social behaviour and excessive drug and alcohol abuse’ including fines, arrest, criminal records, hospitalisation and health issues.

Amsterdam recently announced a ban on smoking cannabis in the Red Light district, coupled with further restrictions on alcohol consumption and earlier closures for cafes, bars and sex clubs.

Authorities are also looking at moving sex workers to large ‘erotic centres’ to the outskirts of the city.

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