Amsterdam

Thai Airways is continuing its push into Europe, particularly targeting Skyteam alliance hubs. The airline has just launched a new route between Amsterdam and Bangkok. Since July 1st, an Airbus A350-900 in the airline's livery has once again been taking off from the Dutch metropolis after a 28-year absence. The aircraft, equipped…

Minor Hotels already has a strong presence in the Benelux, but is still underrepresented in France or Switzerland. What are the challenges associated with this dual approach? Alexis Boudrand - I have a two-speed remit. As you point out, Minor Hotels inherited a large number of hotels in the Benelux from…

The weather conditions will once again put travellers to the test on Wednesday 7 January, when 38 French départements have been placed under a vigilance orange for snow and ice. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot made it official today at a press conference: because of the snow, French airports will have to adapt. Paris airports...

Between January and June 2025, 37.2 million passengers travelled through the three airports of the Royal Schiphol Group (Amsterdam-Schiphol, Eindhoven and Rotterdam-The Hague). This represents an increase of 3 % compared with the same period in 2024. Amsterdam continues to grow The Amsterdam-Schiphol hub dominates the rankings. The airport handled 32.8...

GETTING THERE Eurostar offers up to 14 daily return TGV services between Paris and Amsterdam - and even 15 on the Brussels-Amsterdam route. At the same time, the London-Amsterdam links, which will be interrupted for a time in 2024 due to expansion work at Amsterdam Centraal station, offer up to 3 return trips a day. As far as air travel is concerned, although these flights...

Accor is now one of the hotel groups with the strongest presence in Amsterdam. How do you explain this extensive portfolio in the city? Erwin Van Der Graff - First and foremost because of our presence in Amsterdam since the 1970s. In more than 50 years, we have managed to expand our portfolio to 25 hotels,...

With its strong appeal to tourists from all over the world, a powerful economic fabric to support business travel, and major events organised at the RAI congress centre, is Amsterdam a blessed destination for the hotel industry? Gozde Eren - Being at the helm of Amsterdam's Hyatt hotels makes me a lucky person indeed....

A balance between past and present, centre and periphery. On the one hand, Amsterdam's old courthouse is preparing to house a luxury Rosewood hotel. On the other, the new courthouse has been set up in the heart of the business district, in the Zuidas district, in a building bathed in light designed by...

The city is full. When it comes to overtourism, Amsterdam is, along with Venice, one of the first examples to come to mind, sharing with the Serenissima the constrained setting of its Instagrammable canals. The tourism industry won't complain, with growth of 4% year on year since...

With 66.8 million passengers expected in 2024, Amsterdam Schiphol airport has confirmed that it is indeed the third largest air hub on the European continent. Behind London Heathrow and Paris-CDG. The slightest increase in air traffic in Germany in 2024 has confirmed Amsterdam Schiphol's crowning as Europe's third most important airport....

As the major expansion works at Amsterdam Centraal station continue, Eurostar has just resumed its direct services between the Dutch capital and London on Monday, in 3 hours 50 minutes. There will be three services on weekdays and every Sunday between London St Pancras and the Dutch station, but only two on Saturdays. In...

After the new hotels expected in 2025 in Paris and the major French cities, Voyages d'Affaires takes a look at the openings planned for this year in the major European cities. Part one: a selection of hotels in Northern and Central Europe. GERMANY Berlin Radisson Collection Berlin (first quarter 2025) Two...

One palace on the right bank, another on the left. Mandarin Oriental will soon be able to pride itself on being the only luxury hotel group to operate on both sides of the Seine with the addition of the Hotel Lutetia to its portfolio. Already established on the rue Saint-Honoré since 2011, the Asian hotelier is set to take over the Hotel Lutetia in early 2025.

From 15 December, the Intercity trains running between Brussels and Amsterdam will be replaced by the new Eurocity Direct trains, which are faster because they can travel at speeds of up to 200km/h. This means that the journey will take 2h07 on weekdays and 2h at weekends, a saving of 45 minutes compared with the current service. Punctuated with one departure...

The lifestyle spirit of Mama Shelter is about to conquer Amsterdam. Expected to open in early 2027, the future hotel will be built in a location that reflects the brand's image, the Noord district, long occupied by the NDSM shipyards, now converted into a creative and cultural scene. Separated from the city centre by the Ij, but only 15 minutes from...

"Piccalilli and cauliflower mousseline with curry", "Roast pumpkin with honey and cashew miso", "Baked salmon, coconut rice and black olives", "Citrus delight with green cardamom"... Eurostar is pulling out all the stops for its new food and beverage menu, which is available to...

The announcement of an ambitious modernisation plan for Schiphol, made official on 30 August by the airport's management, is based on a simple and honest observation: the Dutch hub is not - or is no longer - living up to passenger expectations. "Every day, our colleagues do everything they can for passengers. They do the...

The BCD Travel 2023 Cities & Trends Report was unveiled on 14 March. It takes stock of the habits of European business travellers, and in particular of the most popular business destinations last year. Amsterdam came out on top, ahead of two key business hubs: London and Frankfurt. Paris will have to...

The oneworld alliance has clearly marked its 25th anniversary as a key milestone in its development. Or at the very least, an ideal opportunity to make its presence felt at major international airports. And incidentally in the hubs of competitor Skyteam. One month to the day after opening the doors of the first lounge to be entirely designed in...

Despite the ups and downs at the end of 2023, marked by a strike at Eurotunnel and flooding in a south London rail tunnel which had a major impact on cross-Channel traffic, Eurostar had a good year in 2023. The rail carrier, in which SNCF has a stake of almost 56%, carried 18.6 million passengers in...