General news
Discover Anne Frank’s Amsterdam with New Mobile App
May 2, 2012
Starting today you can discover for yourself Anne Frank's and her contemporaries’ stories at thirty special places in the city with the Anne’s Amsterdam mobile application.
Introduction of ‘Weed Card’ in the Netherlands
May 2, 2012
Statement by the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC).
Schiphol Named Europe’s Best Airport
April 26, 2012
At this year's Passenger Terminal Expo in Vienna, passengers have awarded Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 'Europe's best airport'. Although Schiphol had already won the award of 'Western Europe's best airport' several times, this is the first time it is recognized as 'Europe's best airport'.
Cycling in Holland
April 20, 2012
Spring means the time has come to cycle in the Dutch countryside. It’s the ideal season to jump on your bike and ride along dikes and polders, past windmills and bulb fields. But there’s so much more to experience in Holland.
Floriade 2012 Officially Opens
April 20, 2012
Wednesday afternoon, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix officially opened Floriade 2012. By adding a tulip to a colorful bouquet of Dutch flowers she gave the go-ahead for the six-month World Horticultural Expo, which is this time taking place in Regio Venlo.
Utrecht Launches City Guide App
March 6, 2012
In order to continuously inform Utrecht residents and visitors about the city’s tourist and recreational options, Toerisme Utrecht has launched a mobile city guide. The ‘Utrecht City Guide app’ is suitable for Androids and iPhones and available in Dutch and English. The free application can be downloaded as from today in the iTunes Store and the Android Market.
New Focus for Holland Marketing
February 7, 2012
Effective 2012, the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC) has an amended its Holland marketing strategy. This new focus is primarily prompted by the cutbacks in grants-in-aid that NBTC receives from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. The grants-in-aid for Holland promotion will be gradually reduced to 50% in the coming years. As of 2015, EUR 8.3 million will be available annually for the promotion of Holland as a leisure and business destination. This has a big impact on the marketing activities and the organisation.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's network and market share grow in 2011
January 2, 2012
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's network and market share grow in 2011
Orange Alert! Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions launches Arts Holland, The World’s Arts District
October 28, 2011
On October 26th, the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions in conjunction with the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York hosted an exciting press preview of Dutch art and cultural events taking place in 2012 both in Holland and in the United States to local and national media in NYC.
U.S. Comedian to Show Americans There’s More to Holland Than Smoking Pot in Coffee Shops
August 23, 2011
New York comedian/filmmaker, Mark Malkoff, is on a mission to show travelers “101 Other Things to Do in Holland.”
Amsterdam Welcomes 'Floating Dutchman' - A Bus and Boat in One
July 13, 2011
The floating bus and boat in one arrives at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
JAN TAMINIAU inspired by Floriade 2012
May 1, 2012
Floriade 2012 and JANTAMINIAU will be joining forces in an extraordinary partnership, in which designer Jan Taminiau will be responsible for creating five unique designs, organising a master class and the Floriade Fashion Week, scheduled to take place in May 2012
Relax in a green environment at the airport: Netherlands’ Princess Irene opens world's first Airport Park
June 24, 2011
The Airport Park at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was officially opened earlier today.
