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Cheap flights allow for prostitution at Amsterdam airport
A large number of budget flights from Eastern Europe and other parts of the world to the Netherlands has created a ring of prostitution at Amsterdam airport, giving a new meaning to the word layover. Prostitutes are flying into
Schiphol Airport and using the hotels in the international transit area to meet with clients without going through customs, often making a hefty profit even after “commuting” on cheap flights into Amsterdam.
Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, and though what is happening in the airport is unregulated and thus technically illegal, Dutch police have no plans to stop it unless they receive specific complaints. The Amsterdam Prostitutes Association is also fine with the ad hoc red-light district as long as the women are doing it on their own accord and there is no human trafficking.
Flying through Amsterdam but not interested in the sex trade? Check out our guide to layovers at Schiphol Airport.

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Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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A report on IrishTimes.com says that not only has an unofficial red-light district popped up at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, but also that Dutch police have no plans to do anything about it. While prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, what is happening at the airport is illegal because it is unregulated. An investigation revealed that women, mostly from Eastern Europe, have been taking advantage of cheap airfare to the Netherlands and meeting with clients in the international transit area of the airport, so that they can avoid going through as many customs or security checks. Some of these women apparently make the trip every day.
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The Amsterdam Prostitutes Association supports the business at the airport so long as there are no cases of human trafficking. “We do have a problem if they are being forced to work there by a pimp,” said a spokesperson for the organization, citing prostitution under duress as a huge problem in the region. Dutch police say they will not interfere unless they begin to receive complaints.

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AMSTERDAM BROTHELS HAVE TO CLOSE AT 10 P.M.
AMSTERDAM, 21/07/11 – The brothels in the famous Amsterdam Red Light district De Wallen must in future be closed after 10.00 p.m. The sex business owners have lost their appeal against the decision of the city council to introduce the closing times.
For 40 years, it was tolerated that brothels, peep shows and sex shops in the Red Light district could stay open until 2.00 a.m. At the beginning of the current year, however, the city council decided that the Shop Opening Times Act had to be enforced ant all sex shops had to close at 10.00 p.m.
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In Alkmaar, north of Amsterdam, 92 prostitute windows have to close permanently. They are all owned by businessman Koos Nool. The Council of State ruled yesterday that Mayor Piet Bruinooge correctly refused him a new operating licence in 2008.

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Looking for a Private Tour in Amsterdam? Amsterdam City Tours Expands Services
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“A tour of Amsterdam can mean different things to different people. Some want to immerse themselves in the history that comes with visiting sites like Anne Frank’s house and The Hague, while others are looking to experience Amsterdam’s night life with a pub crawl or a walk through the famous red-light district. We offer a variety of tours to ensure there’s something for every visitor, no matter where their interests lie. We’ve provided hundreds of thousands Amsterdam visitors with amazing experiences that we’re sure they’ll never forget. If you’re considering a trip to Amsterdam and want to make your travel dollars stretch, let us help,” said Jong.
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New Single “Freedom Is Here” Hitting AC And CHR Airwaves
Esterlyn, the unique four-piece worship band hailing from Boise, Idaho, has always had one mission – to use their music as a straightforward message to touch lives and to provide encouragement for the hearts of God’s people. With their current VSR Music Group/EMI Music Distribution project titled Call Out, which released last summer, they are doing just that. 
Esterlyn recently took time off from touring to spend an entire month in The Netherlands to share their faith on the streets primarily in Amsterdam’s Red Light District. During their time there, the band shared their faith on the streets while playing music and giving away bibles and hundreds of CD’s, all in hopes of the bringing the message of their faith to the people in the area.  

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A display window of a Dutch designer in the Redlight District of Amsterdam. – Rasheeda Bhagat
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So is this a common practice in Amsterdam, I asked Roel Mostert from Amsterdam Partners, which is responsible for promoting brand Amsterdam.
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The Dutch indeed pride themselves on being “an open society”. What we learn at the HTNK Consultancy, bang in the centre of Amsterdam’s famous Red Light District, where the firebrand and down-to-earth Mariette Hoitink gives us a glimpse into how she started the Redlight Fashion project, is nothing short of fascinating. Here, in 16 buildings, some of Amsterdam’s well known designers have set up their studios, alongside the homes of women of pleasure, sex shops, live sex shows, et al. The windows from where the girls one beckoned now display some famous Dutch labels , such as Ignoor, the Dutch label known for its body-shaped bags and accessories.

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Interviewing people late Saturday night in the red light district who have been stoned for days yields little in the way of coherent answers.
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Today, there around 750 coffee shops in the country, of which 223 are in Amsterdam — mostly in the city’s red light district, where prostitution is also legal.
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“Coffee shops are not actively promoted by our organization and are not used in order to attract tourists,” says Machteld Ligtvoet, a spokeswoman for the Amsterdam Tourism & Convention Board, which has come out against the new measures. “However, the mere idea that one can buy and use soft drugs here is an attractive aspect of Amsterdam and its famous spirit of freedom.”
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Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan, for one, has argued that the new laws will just drive the market underground and create a whole slew of new problems, from unsafe drugs to gang related violence.

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Amsterdam fights for your right to smoke pot
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Amsterdam, a city of about 700,000 people, welcomes 4 million tourists every year. About one quarter of them visit one of the city’s 223 coffee shops. For many, kicking back with a joint has become an integral part of any visit to Amsterdam, alongside the canals, flower market and art treasures.
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Jacobs opened his coffee shop, The Rookies, in 1992 among the theaters and cafes of the Liedseplein district of central Amsterdam.
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City officials agree. Mayor Van der Laan has warned that Amsterdam does not have the resources to cope with the expected increase in street crime and health problems that could stem from the marijuana trade going underground.
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The government, however, seems to be standing firm. While Amsterdam’s coffee shops, legalized prostitution and thriving gay scene are viewed abroad as symbols of Dutch permissiveness, the capital’s liberal attitudes are often out of step with more conservative thinking in the wider country.

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Riding to break the cycle: Amsterdam
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More than just marijuana, the red light district and bicycles, Amsterdam is a vibrant, at times even quaint city with many parallels to Metro Vancouver.
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A second, parallel issue is that of drugs. Surprise, surprise – liberal Amsterdam has been struggling with the indirect consequences of a booming marijuana industry: Crime, health and safety, a tinged tourism industry, etc. In an attempt to get a handle on these problems, Amsterdam has recently approved the use of a membership card system for purchasing cannabis.
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Claims of discrimination in Amsterdam do not stop with membership cards.
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Regardless of the outcome, I am shocked that the utterances occurred in Amsterdam – the city known for hiding Anne Frank during the Second World War. Is memory that short or is discrimination a perpetual bane of man kind?

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