Netherlands

Updated on 14 January at 8.30am Germany Kennedy 89 - Frankfurt (open) At the turn of the year, the Hyatt group added a new address in Frankfurt, even before the opening of a 189-room and studio Hyatt House on Goetheplatz in the second quarter of 2026. Before that, at the end of December, it was the turn of...

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...

A landing at Budapest airport, a new hotel in Pantin near Paris, a first establishment in Krakow, Poland: in recent months, the Tribe brand has been spreading its contemporary spirit in several major European destinations. Design, a "top-of-the-range style at a fair price", entertainment concentrated in...

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....

Traffic at Amsterdam Schiphol airport rose last year by 18% compared with 2022. But there is still a long way to go to get back to the figures achieved prior to the health crisis, especially in a highly sensitive political context. For several months now, the KLM hub has been torn between its quest...

Over the last few weeks, Voyages d'Affaires has been reporting extensively on the authoritarian reduction in the number of aircraft movements at Amsterdam airport. This decision came into force with the start of the winter season. However, the gradual reduction in the number of annual movements from 500,000 to 452,000 has meant a great deal of work...

Since 25 October, a new flight has been available for booking within the Swiss network, and for the first time in the airline's history. Swiss has just announced its arrival on a strategic route for business travellers: the Zurich-Rotterdam flight is due to start on 22 January 2024. And for...

Rotterdam was not an unknown destination for Hilton, far from it. Last May, its flagship brand celebrated sixty years of existence at the Hilton Rotterdam, the brand's fourth establishment in Europe after those in Madrid, Istanbul and Amsterdam, inaugurated the year before, in 1962. A position as the doyen of the international hotel industry in...

Could this be competition for the Eurostar on the Brussels-Amsterdam route? NS and SNCB have stated their intention to improve their rail services on this strategic route in the Benelux countries. The two national companies want to boost their capacity on the Belgium/Netherlands route. From 2025, 32 trains will run daily at up to 200 km/h on the Brussels-Antwerp-Amsterdam route....

The Dutch government has given rail operators until 10 June to offer services on international routes. Arriva Netherlands has seized this opportunity. On 8 June, this subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn submitted a route application to the Dutch Consumer and Markets Authority (ACM). The operator wants to...

This is a welcome simplification for passengers on Dutch rail services. Since 31 January, passengers on NS trains travelling at full fare in second class can make a journey simply by using a contactless debit card, a credit card or their mobile phone. This facility avoids the need to buy tickets first...

"Location, location, location". In Reykjavik, the Hilton Group remains true to the motto of its founder, Conrad Hilton. The American hotelier could not have found a better location to set up a new address in the Icelandic capital, its fourth after a Hilton, a Canopy by Hilton and, already, a hotel in the Curio Collection, the Reykjavik Konsulat...

Having already appeared in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, Motto by Hilton, the American group's new lifestyle brand, is beginning its global expansion with its debut in Europe. Business travellers passing through Rotterdam will be able to discover its innovative concept close to the Markthal, a vast foodcourt with around 100 stands and restaurants,...

To meet the different needs of business customers, two hotels are better than one. This is Marriott's credo in The Hague, where the hotel group has just announced the joint arrival of the Moxy The Hague and the Residence Inn The Hague. This is the perfect way to capitalise on the return of meetings and events to a destination that is clearly...

"Meet-Work-Stay": the Postillion Hotels concept perfectly sums up the ultra-business positioning of the Dutch hotelier. A group that stands out for its truly integrated MICE destinations combining accommodation and vast conference centres, as demonstrated by the recent opening of the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre in The Hague. This new venue for business meetings, almost...

While the Omicron variant of Covid is just as dangerous as the Delta variant, its rapid spread is a cause for concern. According to figures released by Santé Publique France, the number of cases in France has doubled in the space of a week. According to the agency's figures, the...

Until now, the Dutch government - which tends to be liberal in outlook - has shown a certain reluctance to open up the network of NS (Nederlandse Spoorwege), the national railway company. In fact, it extended the NS monopoly concession for ten years in 2015, a concession that will therefore expire at the end of 2024. However, things are changing. The government has just...

And that's seven for Châteauform'. This October, the group specialising in seminars and training courses will be adding a seventh destination to its range: the Netherlands. Already present in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, as well as France, Châteauform' is rolling out its seminar concept "just like home" near Amsterdam. The venue is...

Sustainable development will undoubtedly be one of the key factors in the upturn in business travel. In the Netherlands, Hilton is offering companies the chance to offset the environmental impact of their meetings and events involving 10 or more participants. The offer is free of charge, thanks to a partnership with the South Pole group, one of the world's leading...

Following consultations with the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), KLM has developed a safe alternative testing protocol for crews arriving from high-risk countries. Under the agreed protocol, staff will undergo rapid screening tests on departure from and return to Amsterdam Schiphol....