Articles tagged “amsterdam”
Airlines
What does Amsterdam's airport know that Europe's other airports don't?
Amsterdam and the top-ranked Asian airports humanize the airport experience and remember to prioritize people in addition to airlines, governments, and a bottom line.
Hotels
Amsterdam clamps down on illegal rentals, Airbnb and peers fear chain reaction
One would think that a city that permits a thriving red light district would be less picky about illegal hotels, but Amsterdam isn’t going to sit back as many as 4,000 residents earn an extra untaxed income.
Tourism
The Netherlands gets softer in its stand against tourists smoking dope
Smaller towns don't have quite the same problem as Amsterdam when it comes to chasing off dope-based tourism. You should still expect to see big city officials implementing the rules in order to clean up less-desirable parts of cities.
Tourism
Why Denver won’t tout marijuana tourism to become the next Amsterdam
State government was strongly opposed to Amendment 64 partly due to worries that a rise of marijuana tourism would negatively impact the state’s family-friendly branding.
Tourism
Coffee shops in Amsterdam won’t stop selling pot to tourists, says city mayor
Criminalizing pot smoking will only drive tourists into the street looking for drugs and increase crime; unfortunately, the prime minister continues to push for foreign restrictions.
Tourism
Dutch tourism could be hurt by marijuana ban, but enforcement left to the cities
The marijuana ban didn't smell good at first for Dutch tourism, but some observers feel leaving enforcement to cities means not much has changed.
Online Travel
Which European tech hubs are vying to become the next Silicon Valley
These cities may not have as much easy access to capital that you'd find in Silicon Valley, but they are carving out specialties -- like Amsterdam’s creative services and and the hard tech coming out of Cambridge -- that give them distinctive identities.
Hotels
Amsterdam’s quirkiest design company opens multi-stop shop, Hotel Droog
Sleeping is just one part of guests’ experiences at the hotel that also serves as a gallery, retail shop, and garden, and with only one floor actually reserved for sleeping, exclusivity is part of its pull.
Tourism
Netherlands partners with Orbitz on social marketing campaign
Driving consumers to action is the goal of all marketing campaigns, and the Netherlands actually has a shot at turning ad views into actual bookings by partnering with the online booking site.