Amsterdam to further limit houseboat tourist rentals
The municipality of Amsterdam is developing new regulations limiting houseboat owners from renting out their homes to tourists. Owners of boats will only be able to rent out their homes for no more...
View ArticleCity hall puts brakes on new hotels in Amsterdam center
The Amsterdam city council will be slowing the number of new hotels opening in the capital's center in 2016. This is due to the many complaints from inner city residents that the city is too crowded...
View ArticleAirbnb in spotlight as hotel boom continues
Dutch hotels saw an increase in sales of 5 percent compared to the same period of last year. Foreign tourists in particular spent more money on overnight stays in hotels, Statistics Netherlands...
View ArticleDutch restaurants recover from financial crisis; Bars struggling
People are finally eating at Dutch restaurants and staying over in hotels again after the financial crisis in 2008, but bars and pubs are still struggling. Most parts of the traditional hospitality...
View ArticleHotel, 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 hotels The post...
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 ArticleHotel, 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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