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Twenty-six hotels that already have permits can move forward, but after that a hotel can only be built if one shuts down. Tourists spent about 20.7 million nights in Amsterdam hotels last year.

The 2024 edition of Pride Amsterdam will focus on connecting people with the theme TOGETHER. “Don’t look away and polarize, but talk to each other and learn from each other’s differences. That’s what Pride is all about next year and why the visibility of our LGBTQA+ community has never been more necessary than it is now,” Lucien Spee de Castillo Ruiz, executive director of Pride Amsterdam, said on Tuesday.

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Phone stolen during Pride? Get in touch, Amsterdam police say

The police arrested 18 pickpockets around the Queer & Pride Amsterdam event this past weekend and recovered dozens of stolen phones. “Although the first edition of Queer & Pride was smooth and festive, pickpockets, unfortunately, struck often,” the police said.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected again on Saturday for the Canal Parade in Amsterdam. The boat parade with 80 boats is part of the first two-week Queer & Pride. This year, two different parties have each organized their own week. The Canal Parade is at the end of the second week, which ends on Sunday with a closing party on Dam Square.

Those hoping for sunny and hot summer weather in the Netherlands this weekend are out of luck. Lots of showers are forecast for Saturday and Sunday, with temperatures well below average for the time of year. “Anything but nice summer weather,” Weeronline predicted. “All in all, a weekend where the outdoor activities can better be moved indoors.” That is bad news for the Queer & Pride Amsterdam canal parade tomorrow. Attendees are advised to remember their raincoats or umbrellas and m...

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Exactly half of Netherlands residents think the Pride event in Amsterdam is too extreme and “risque,” according to the annual Event Brand Study by Hendrik Beerda Brand Consultancy and the University of Amsterdam. Sympathy for the event has increased over the past year.