Special events and the reopening of major museums boosts inbound tourism
The number of inbound arrivals in the Netherlands registered positive growth in 2013. Although many of the major source countries for inbound tourism to the Netherlands still face some economic challenges, more inbound tourists decided to visit the Netherlands. There are many reasons for this, although the most prominent of these were demand for special events and the reopening of some of major museums, including the Rijksmuseum. One of the events which drew tourists to the Netherlands in 2013 was the 400 year anniversary of the Amsterdam canals. Another major reason for the increase in inbound tourism was the publicity surrounding the abdication of Queen Beatrix and the coronation of King Willem-Alexander.