Amsterdam Wants Nothing to Do With Europe’s Tourism Revival

  • Mayor warns tourists to think twice before visiting Dutch city
  • ‘Corona and mass tourism just don’t go together,’ Halsema says
Security personnel, left, control the crowd at Kalverstraat street, in Amsterdam, on July 18.Photographer: Olaf Kraak/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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Europeans are free to travel again, but Amsterdam’s mayor is anxiously telling visitors to stay away.

The return of crowds meandering through the city’s narrow streets could spark a new wave of infections, putting local officials in the unusual position of actively trying to keep people from visiting.