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Qatar Airways to increase flights to Bangkok and Amsterdam over peak winter period – Business Traveller
29Nov By adminNo Comments
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Qatar Airways to increase flights to Bangkok and Amsterdam over peak winter period – Business Traveller

Qatar Airways has announced plans to increase frequencies on five routes to Europe, the US and Asia during December and January. As previously noted on our forum the carrier’s Doha-Amsterdam service will move from ten flights per week to twice daily from 16 December, while Belgrade will increase from seven to ten flights per week from 23 December, and Barcelona from 18 to 21 flights per week from 1 January, 2024. In Asia, Qatar Airways will boost its Bangkok service from 35 to 38 weekly flights effective 15 December, and the airline’s Miami route will increase from seven to ten weekly flights from 13 January, 2024. Last month it was announced that Akbar Al Baker would be stepping down as CEO of Qatar Airways after 27 years at the helm. Qatar Airways Group gets new chief executive His re...
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Dutch government scraps plans to cut flights at Amsterdam Schiphol – Business Traveller
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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Dutch government scraps plans to cut flights at Amsterdam Schiphol – Business Traveller

The Dutch government has suspended controversial plans to cap the number of flights at Amsterdam Schiphol airport next year. The so-called Experimental Rule would have seen a cap of 460,000 flights imposed at the airport for 2024 (down from around 500,000), in a bid to reduce noise pollution. Earlier this year several airlines including KLM, easyJet, TUI and Delta went to court to successfully challenge the plans, only for the court of appeal to rule in favour of the Dutch authorities. However – as discussed on our forum – the cuts meant that several US carriers including JetBlue were denied slots at Schiphol for summer 2024, and this in turn led to the threat of retaliation by US authorities, which could have resulted in Dutch flag carrier KLM’s slots being affected at US airports. Resp...
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The ‘City That Fun Forgot’ Is Hiring a Nightlife Czar
14Nov By adminNo Comments
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The ‘City That Fun Forgot’ Is Hiring a Nightlife Czar

Nov. 14, 2023 10:03 am ETOTTAWA—Canada’s capital wants to shed its image as a party pooper. Canadians know Ottawa as the home of government, where roughly a quarter of the metropolitan area’s 1.5 million residents work in the public sector. They also know Ottawa, fairly or not, as “the city that fun forgot,” a moniker penned over four decades ago by the late Canadian political commentator and satirist Allan Fotheringham. The label has stuck. YouTube celebrities have traveled here to document whether Ottawa is as drab as advertised.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Amsterdam Schiphol raising airport charges by nearly 15 per cent – Business Traveller
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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Amsterdam Schiphol raising airport charges by nearly 15 per cent – Business Traveller

Amsterdam Schiphol has announced plans to raise its airport charges for 2024 by more than previously expected, “due to lost income in 2022”. Charges will increase by 14.8 per cent next year, rather than the previously expected 12 per cent. The airport said that the move was a result of lost revenue during the pandemic, with remaining travel restrictions at the start of 2022 leading to fewer flights. Schiphol stressed that legislation meant it was not permitted to make any profit from airport charges, with monies received being spent on facilities and services used by airlines, including runway maintenance, security, maintenance in the terminal and cleaning. The airport also said that where reduced flight numbers last year were a result of security staff shortages, it had not included the...
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CVC Drops Planned IPO
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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CVC Drops Planned IPO

The buyout giant was planning to list its shares in Amsterdam, in a deal aiming to value the firm at more than $12 billion.
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Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American rebrands as Clayton property – Business Traveller
6Oct By adminNo Comments
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Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American rebrands as Clayton property – Business Traveller

Dalata Hotel Group has added its first property in the Netherlands, following the acquisition of a leasehold interest in Hard Rock Hotel Amsterdam American. The hotel is located on the corner of Leidsekade Canal and Leidseplein Square, and is now known as the Clayton Hotel Amsterdam American. The four-star property features 173 rooms, a lobby bar, fitness centre, and Cafe and Bar Americain. Housed within a UNESCO Heritage protected building which was built in 1903, the property was formerly home to the American Hotel, and only joined the Hard Rock collection of hotels in 2020. Hard Rock opens Amsterdam hotel Dalata said it would invest €4.5 million in the property over the coming years, including “a substantial investment in its sustainability credentials, which will result in a signifi...
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How to Make the Most of Your Trip to Amsterdam
15Aug By adminNo Comments
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How to Make the Most of Your Trip to Amsterdam

Amsterdam doesn’t know a low season. There’s the perpetual high season, and then there are two highest seasons: April (tulips!) and July (summer!). Despite the city pulling out all the stops in recent years to limit the number of tourists, the Dutch capital continues to lure visitors by the millions. And understandably so — you’re meandering along the canals one minute, mingling with a van Gogh the next. It’s all fun and games, until you’re elbowing your way through Dam Square.Looking for a little latitude in Amsterdam is far from impossible — it just takes a bit of strategy. Here are six ways to start.Be your own captainThe best way to enjoy Amsterdam is, quite undeniably, from the water. More often than not, a canal tour makes for the first stop on the itinerary. But instead of embarkin...
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Amsterdam Schiphol extends pre-booked security check time slots to all destinations – Business Traveller
10Jul By adminNo Comments
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Amsterdam Schiphol extends pre-booked security check time slots to all destinations – Business Traveller

Amsterdam Schiphol has expended its service enabling customers to pre-book time slots for their departure security checks. The initiative was launched earlier this year for departures to Schengen destinations, and has now been extended to include non-Schengen routes. The service is free of charge, with passengers able to reserve slots up to three days before departure on the Schiphol website or app. They will then receive a confirmation email containing a QR code, which can be scanned at the airport by a member of staff, who will direct the customer to the correct security check entry point. Time slots are open for 15 minutes, and travellers are advised to wait at Plaza area if they arrive early as it may not yet be active. Those that are late, however, may have to use the regular route ...
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