DutchNews.nl, May 29, 2015
Some 4,500 Chinese workers are in the
Netherlands for the next few days for a mass company outing, the biggest single
group of Chinese tourists ever to visit the Netherlands.
The group, who will be
ferried around the country in a fleet of 90 buses, work for a Chinese company
called Perfect, broadcaster Nos reports.
They are staying in hotels throughout
the country including Rotterdam, Delft, Amsterdam and Utrecht, the broadcaster
says. In total, the Dutch tourist board expects the visit to generate up to
€8m.
Last year, some 250,000 Chinese tourists visited the Netherlands and the
tourist board expects this to rise to 300,000 this year.
According to RTL news,
their number could triple to 800,000 within the next five years. Most are
expected to visit Amsterdam, where many city centre residents are worried about
the growing number of tourists.
‘It is getting out of hand. There are so many
tourists that we can hardly do normal shopping any more,’ Harry Haspers of the
local residents’ association told RTL.
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