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Amsterdam hotel prices among highest in Europe

Hotel rooms in Amsterdam have been rated as some of the most expensive in Europe in the Hotel Price Index 2010, carried out by hotel booking website hotels.com. Amsterdam prices rose nine per cent yea...
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New Canal House museum opens in Amsterdam

A museum dedicated to Amsterdam
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Amsterdam removes all mosquito machines

The mosquito noise machine, which emits an irritating and sometimes painful high frequency noise that can be heard only by children and teenagers, is to be removed by city authorities from four sites...
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Direct Amsterdam Maastricht air route from summer 2011

Swedish airline Sverigeflyg has announced that it will begin operations this summer three times daily on weekdays from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to Maastricht Aachen airport, under the brand Wings...
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Amsterdam average house prices rising

House prices in Amsterdam bucked the national trend and rose by 4.5 per cent in 2010 according to the city
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New Michelin star for Amsterdam

Amsterdam has a new Michelin star restaurant. In the Michelin Netherlands 2011 guide the Restaurant Vermeer on Prins Hendrikkade was awarded its first star. Amsterdam now has six one-star restaura...
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Amsterdam taxi fares among highest in world

Amsterdam is one of the most expensive cities in the world in which to take a taxi journey, according to a survey by price comparison website www.priceoftravel.com, which measured the price of a three...
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Complaints against parking fines spiral in Amsterdam

Almost half of all complaints against parking fines in Amsterdam are upheld, says Dutch News online. Daily newspaper Telegraaf reports that 14,000 complaints were made against tickets in Amsterdam in...
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Amsterdam authorities slash public spending

City authorities in Amsterdam are to slash spending by
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Amsterdam cancels integration test for long-term immigrants

Amsterdam city council is no longer to force long-term immigrants to take an integration course and language test, according to Parool newspaper reports Dutch News online. All non-EU residents are...
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Anne Frank tree to be donated to museums

Pieces of the giant 170 year-old horse chestnut tree written about by Anne Frank in her diaries are likely to be donated to Jewish museums in Berlin, New York, Tel Aviv and Amsterdam, reports Dutch Ne...
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Amsterdam population growing

Recent figures from city authorities have revealed that Amsterdam
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Amsterdam housing costing less

The price of renting a property in Amsterdam has dropped by 7.1 per cent in the last six months according to property website Pararius, reports Dutch News online. Despite this, Amsterdam remains the m...
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Amsterdam below London, Paris, Rome in cost-of-living rankings

Amsterdam has been ranked as the 35th most expensive place to live in the world for expatriates in the Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2010, down from 29th place in 2009. The survey compares the cost...
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Dutch government misled over Schiphol dangers

Dutch government misled over Schiphol dangers The Dutch transport ministry has deliberately concealed the negative consequences of Amsterdam
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Petty crime in Amsterdam fell under ex-mayor Cohen

Petty crime in Amsterdam fell under ex-mayor and new Labour party leader Job Cohen, reports Dutch News online. Annual crime figures show that incidences of the 10 most common types of crime fell by 8...
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Amsterdam port advised to merge with Rotterdam

The port of Amsterdam has been advised to either merge or work more closely with the port of Rotterdam, according to a study produced for the transport ministry says Dutch News online. The increas...
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Smartcards only for Amsterdam’s buses and trams

Paper tickets will disappear from Amsterdam
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Amsterdam’s social housing

Thirty per cent of rent-controlled property in Amsterdam run by housing associations is let to people who earn too much to qualify for social housing, according to statistics produced by research grou...
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Amsterdam

Amsterdam authorities, hoping to attract increased hotel investment in the city, have produced a how-to hotel guide for potential international investors and hotel operators. City authorities expects...
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Frya drops Amsterdam-Rotterdam high-speed fee

Dutch rail operator NS has been forced to drop its additional
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New jobs in Amsterdam

Over 100 foreign companies opened a base in Amsterdam in 2009, according to figures released by the city council says Dutch News online, generating 1,200 new jobs for the city. Of these companies,...
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