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Hello, my name is Silvia. I am a student at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, MSc International Hotel Management. I am writing my dissertation now on "The impact of drug tourism on the hotel business and the problems that appear in their interaction in Amsterdam". It aims at understanding the relationship between the hotel business in Amsterdam and drug tourism. I would be very happy and grateful if you could complete the next few questions. The questions are directed towards people who have been in coffee shops and experienced such kind of tourism in Amsterdam. I can't attach the file, so you can send the questions here silvia_jsantana@yahoo.com or you can quote the post and mark the answers.

Thank you



1. What is your age?
___________________________ years

2. What is your gender?
Male 1
Female 2

3. What is your occupation?
_________________________

4. Approximately how many times in the last 2-3 years have you visited Amsterdam?
_________________________ times

5. Where do you usually stay in Amsterdam?
Hostels 1
1 star hotel 2
2 star hotel 3
3 star hotel 4
4 star hotel 5
5 star hotel 6
With friends and relatives 7
Other – indicate what ….. 8

6. When was your last visit to Amsterdam?
_________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

7. What was the specific purpose for the visit? (MARK WITH A CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Business travel 1
Visiting cultural sights/Sightseeing 2
Visiting friends and relatives 3
Entertainment 4
Shopping 5
Other – Indicate what ….. 6


8. Amsterdam has got numerous features that make it a desirable destination for cultural tourism. Please indicate the significance of each feature to you? (MARK WITH A CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS IN EACH LINE!)
Features Very important Rather important Not important at all
Cultural heritage 1 2 3
Pubs, restaurants, etc. 1 2 3
Coffee shops that sell and allow the usage of “soft drugs” 1 2 3
Red light district 1 2 3
Shops 1 2 3
The whole atmosphere of the city 1 2 3
The architecture 1 2 3
Museums 1 2 3
The canals 1 2 3
The possibility of having fun 1 2 3


9. Drug tourism is widespread in Amsterdam. Tourists visit the country for the sole purpose of buying and using soft drugs. Do you agree/disagree with these statements? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Completely agree 1
Rather agree 2
Rather disagree 3
Completely disagree 4
I could not define 5


10. How often have you happened to visit Amsterdam and practice drug tourism? (MARK WITH A CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Many times 1
From time to time 2
It has happened 1-2 times 3
It has never happened 4


11. What is your attitude towards “drug tourism”? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Completely positive 1
Rather positive 2
Rather negative 3
Completely negative 4
I could not define 5


12. In your opinion what is the attitude of hoteliers towards drug tourists?
Completely tolerant 1
Rather tolerant 2
Rather intolerant 3
Completely intolerant 4
Indifferent 5
I could not define 6


13. In your opinion, what influence does drug tourism have on the city’s reputation? (MARK WITH A CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Completely positive 1
Rather positive 2
Rather negative 3
Completely negative 4
I could not define 5


14. What influence does drug tourism have on Dutch society? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Completely positive 1
Rather positive 2
Rather negative 3
Completely negative 4
I could not define 5


15. How aware are you of the restrictive coffee shop policies in Amsterdam? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
I am familiar with them in detail 1
I have general information about them 2
I have limited information about them 3
I have not heard of anything of the kind 4



16. What is your attitude towards such restrictive coffee shop policies? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Completely positive 1
Rather positive 2
Rather negative 3
Completely negative 4
I could not define 5


17. Do you think the closure of the coffee shops would affect your visits to Amsterdam? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
I would visit the city more often 1
I would visit the city as often as before 2
I would visit the city more rarely 3
I would not visit the city at all 4



18. How do you think the closure of the coffee shops would influence the reputation of the city? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
In a totally positive way 1
In a rather positive way 2
It will make no difference 3
In a rather negative way 4
In a totally negative way 5


19. How do you think the closure of the coffee shops would influence Dutch society? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
In a totally positive way 1
In a rather positive way 2
It will make no difference 3
In a rather negative way 4
In a totally negative way 5


Thank you for your participation!

1. What is your age?
22 years

2. What is your gender?
Male 1


3. What is your occupation?
office-work

4. Approximately how many times in the last 2-3 years have you visited Amsterdam?
10 times

5. Where do you usually stay in Amsterdam?
Hostels 1 (but the better ones like Bulldog)


6. When was your last visit to Amsterdam?
2weeks ago

7. What was the specific purpose for the visit? (MARK WITH A CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Visiting cultural sights/Sightseeing 2
Visiting friends and relatives 3
Shopping 5



8. Amsterdam has got numerous features that make it a desirable destination for cultural tourism. Please indicate the significance of each feature to you? (MARK WITH A CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS IN EACH LINE!)
Features Very important Rather important Not important at all
Cultural heritage 2
Pubs, restaurants, etc. 2
Coffee shops that sell and allow the usage of “soft drugs” 3+
Red light district 1 (only for partying, i dont like the idea of having sex with a prostitute)
Shops 2
The whole atmosphere of the city 3
The architecture 2
Museums 2
The canals 2
The possibility of having fun 2


9. Drug tourism is widespread in Amsterdam. Tourists visit the country for the sole purpose of buying and using soft drugs. Do you agree/disagree with these statements? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Completely agree 1


10. How often have you happened to visit Amsterdam and practice drug tourism? (MARK WITH A CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Many times 1



11. What is your attitude towards “drug tourism”? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Rather positive 2
(there are bad things about the tourism, but thats just because the other countries still hesitate on the "war on drugs")


12. In your opinion what is the attitude of hoteliers towards drug tourists?
Completely tolerant 1



13. In your opinion, what influence does drug tourism have on the city’s reputation? (MARK WITH A CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)

Rather positive 2 (but thats just because many people still think marihuana is the evils wheat )



14. What influence does drug tourism have on Dutch society? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Completely positive 1



15. How aware are you of the restrictive coffee shop policies in Amsterdam? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
I am familiar with them in detail 1


16. What is your attitude towards such restrictive coffee shop policies? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
Completely positive 1
the rules are good, except the 500g-on-stock rule. nobody needs more than 5g per day, of course for us tourists it would be nice to buy some more in a shop you like very much, but its ok.


17. Do you think the closure of the coffee shops would affect your visits to Amsterdam? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
I would not visit the city at all 4
its a nice city, maybe i would visit ONCE after the closure, to see the museums, but i wouldnt come as often as now, maybe once in 10 years.



18. How do you think the closure of the coffee shops would influence the reputation of the city? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
In a rather negative way 4



19. How do you think the closure of the coffee shops would influence Dutch society? (MARK WITH CIRCLE ONE OF THE ANSWERS)
I really have no clue..sorry