Hotel, catering industry show best growth in 15 years
The turnover of hotels, restaurants, snack bars and cafes increased by 5.7 percent last year, when compared to 2014. That is the biggest growth for the hotel and catering industry in 15 years,...
View ArticleAmsterdam gets tougher on Airbnb while freezing hotel growth
Amsterdam is updating its hotel policy. The city is freezing hotel growths and being stricter with Airbnb about complying to all rules. In this way the capital wants to prevent prominently featuring on...
View ArticleFewer pubs, restaurants fined for violating smoking ban
The Dutch food and consumer product safety authority NVWA did fewer inspections to make sure that pubs, restaurants and hotels are enforcing the smoking ban. Fewer fines were also issued, according to...
View ArticleU.S. hotel giant Marriott to build two Amsterdam hotels
American hotel giant Marriott will soon be building two hotels in Amsterdam's Houthavens - a branch of designer hotel Moxy and a Residence Inn, a so-called short stay hotel aimed at business travelers,...
View ArticleNon-smokers group calls for completely smoke-free bars, restaurants
Non-smokers' interest group Clean Air Nederland (CAN) is filing a lawsuit on Thursday in an effort to completely ban smoking in the hospitality industry, including bars, restaurants and hotelsSubmitted...
View ArticleDutch hospitality sales growth outpacing rest of EU
In recent years the turnover of Dutch hotels, restaurants and bars increased more than the European Union average, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Tuesday. The Dutch hospitality...
View ArticleRestaurants, Cafes see revenues leap as economy improves
The hospitality sector is feeling the Netherlands' improving economy. In the third quarter, the turnover for hotels, restaurants, snack bars and cafes increased 2.6 percent compared to the previous...
View ArticleABN Amro: Amsterdam should increase cooperation with Airbnb
The musicality of Amsterdam would be wise to increase its cooperation with house sharing platforms like Airbnb, economists at ABN Amro said to the Telegraaf. "In the capital tourism is expected to...
View ArticleDutch hotel prices continue to rise as economy recovers
Spending a night in a hotel in the Netherlands is becoming increasingly expensive as economic conditions continue to improve, according to ABN Amro'sĀ economic agency. Last year the price of a night in...
View ArticleThousands of tourists descend on Amsterdam centrum for Easter
With Airbnb locations booked solid and hotels filled to capacity, Amsterdam city hall has authorized the use of a police traffic management plan normally rolled out exclusively for massive events. A...
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