Amsterdam

When technology companies are looking for a location, they look at a whole range of factors such as the cost and quality of life, whether transport infrastructure is saturated or not, etc.," points out Xavier Mesnard, a partner in AT Kearney's Paris office. As a result, there is a real dynamic for medium-sized cities. While...

"Committed to creating a more sustainable future for air transport", KLM has announced the abolition of one daily rotation between Brussels Zaventem and Amsterdam Schiphol airports from 29 March 2020, replaced by 25,600 seats in Premium or Standard classes on board Thalys TGVs. The Dutch company, which currently operates five routes between...

The situation is tense for Jet Airways, India's second largest airline, which has been flirting with bankruptcy for several months. In fact, the company is losing money, a lot of money, with its debt now estimated at one billion dollars. As a result, creditors are beginning to come forward, notably airports and aircraft leasing companies. As for...

Since Friday 8 March, business travellers passing through Amsterdam's Schiphol airport have had access to the brand new Star Alliance lounge. Located in zone 2 of the departures level, on the Panorama terrace, this lounge has a capacity of 150 passengers, including eligible first and business class passengers, holders of...

From 11 June, Eurostar will be operating a third daily service from London to Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Ticket sales began on 4 January. "Our new route to the Netherlands has met with strong demand from our customers," says Mike Cooper, Eurostar's Managing Director. "A third daily train...

On 4 April, Eurostar began its 300 km/h services between London St Pancras and Rotterdam - reached in 3h01 - and Amsterdam, which will be reached in 3h41. Starting with two trains a day, at 8.31am and 5.31pm from the British capital, this new high-speed rail service is being sold at...

Amsterdam GETTING THERE THALYS operates up to 11 daily connections between Paris Gare du Nord and Amsterdam Centraal, in just 3 hours 17 minutes. Since December, Thalys has introduced a new offer based on three, rather than two, fare categories. The Standard ticket is equivalent to a trip in Comfort 2 second class, while the Comfort ticket is equivalent to a trip in Comfort 1 second class.

Reported by Cécile Balavoine. Photos Ludovic Maisant. The breeze caresses the banks of the Amstel, a gentle ray warming the faces. A boat passes by, passengers admiring its terrace on the water: the Hôtel de L'Europe. Originally a small farm in the Middle Ages, it became an inn during the Renaissance, and since 1896 has been one of the...

[highlight] Bénédicte Guichard, co-founder of Cleeng Bureaucracy is reduced, procedures are simple What is Cleeng? Bénédicte Guichard - Cleeng is an e-commerce platform for online videos that enables broadcasters to sell their content online on a subscription or pay-per-view basis for live events such as sport, television,...

Reported by Cécile Balavoine. Photos Ludovic Maisant. A small country with a population of 17 million, the Netherlands is ranked 17th in the world for the strength of its economy. Since the Renaissance, this nation of navigators has been a land of traders, and today re-exports 40 % of the goods it imports. This commercial fibre in the Dutch DNA has made Amsterdam...

Thalys has decided to discontinue its service between Lille and Amsterdam from the next annual service in 2019, on 10 December. Launched in April 2014, according to the rail company, this route has never found its audience, with occupancy rates too low - 25% on average for the four trains - due in particular to...

After the Paris-London route, the new Eurostar e320 trains are starting to run between London and Brussels. To accommodate these higher-capacity Siemens trains, the terminal at Brussels-Midi station has had to be reconfigured, with an enlarged departure area and an optimised check-in area for the installation of passport control...

Kimpton Hotels has set foot in Europe for the first time. "When he created the brand, Bill Kimpton drew his inspiration from this continent, and in a way we're bringing it home", says Angela Brav, CEO of IHG Europe. The brand which, with the Kimpton San Francisco, was one of the first stirrers...

KLM is joining forces with Air Mauritius to offer a year-round service to Mauritius. From 30 October and during the winter season, the Dutch airline will offer three weekly services - on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays - between Amsterdam Schiphol and Mauritius' Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. The Mauritian airline will take over...

Amsterdam Schiphol aims to be a Leading Digital Airport by 2018. To this end, after testing new security scanners, a multilingual robot to guide passengers through connecting flights and, more recently, a control system that allows passengers to leave computers and liquids in their hand luggage,...

The cube-shaped building of the new Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol now houses 433 rooms under a 42-metre-high glass roof. Of these, 12 suites feature a separate lounge, a spacious bathroom and a large work area, while 96 executive rooms guarantee access to the Executive Lounge. The Hilton...

The new daily flights linking Amsterdam to Mumbai and Delhi will take off on 27 March 2016, and will be operated by Jet Airways' new latest-generation Airbus A330-300. The aircraft has 34 seats in 'Première', the airline's business class, and 259 seats in Economy Class. The flight...