Fewer customers for restaurants, bars, and hotels in Amsterdam would be regrettable, but the number of visitors who come to Amsterdam each year must be restrained no matter what, said Mayor Femke Halsema during the Conversation with the Mayor program on AT5. The losses from less tourism would not outweigh the damage mass tourism is inflicting upon the city, the mayor said. She added that the contribution of tourism to prosperity is “overstated,” as this group accounts for only 8 percent of Amsterdam’s wealth.