The €100 (NZ$170) fee covers outfits, a ceremony including a vows and a picture and rings to keep. The Netherlands Tourism Board announced in May that it would stop advertising the country as a destination due to overtourism. Home to 17 million people, the Netherlands attracts 19 million visitors a year, and that is expected to jump to 29 million in a decade. "Too often, the interests of the local population have been considered of lesser importance in developing tourism." INSIGHT VACATIONS The initiative is designed to smooth relations between locals and visitors.

Source: Stuff June 06, 2019 18:56 UTC