Two beautiful European cities debut new tools in bitter fight against floods of tourists

Amsterdam and Copenhagen have both been struggling with a tourism boom (Image: Getty) Two European capitals have introduced new travel tools to contain the hordes of visitors and reduce the impact of overtourism on local communities. Amsterdam and Copenhagen authorities are planning to "hide" some of its most popular locations and offer alternative routes to tourists thanks to Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to a report from Travel Tomorrow . The new strategy was inspired by a pilot scheme the Netherlands tried out in 2021 in the province of Overijssel.

For the duration of the scheme, holidaymakers were either provided with an app where famous attractions would be mapped out or an alternative application, Travel with Zoey, offering alternative recommendations. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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