Flights and Schiphol
Airfare watch, budget airlines and the airport.
Indie Trips that Include Amsterdam
Amsterdam is an awesome destination and certainly worthy of its own trip. But we run across travelers all the time who are planning longer, multi-stop, round the world trips.
Schiphol: An Unlikely Airport of Importance
When it comes to airports, size sometimes matters - but in the case of Amsterdam, a small city in a small country, size apparently has nothing to do with it.
Amsterdam Schiphol's Airport Library
Whether you visit Amsterdam often or you just pass through its airport frequently on trips to other spots in Europe, you're likely among the many travelers who has lots of nice things to say about…
How to Fly Budget Airlines to Amsterdam
Travelers to Amsterdam are fortunate to have one of Europe's big airline hubs to fly into - the Netherlands may be a small country, but Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is a major one on the continent.
Budget Airlines that Fly to Amsterdam
In the grand scheme of things, the city of Amsterdam in the not-large country of the Netherlands probably doesn't seem like it would be home to one of the big European airport hubs. But it is.
Winter flights to Amsterdam aren't great bargains just yet
Every month or two I like to run down the best airfare prices I can find from each of 10 key cities in the US, Canada, and the UK.
Alternate airports for Amsterdam
Fortunately for those of us who love Amsterdam, it has one of the biggest and busiest airports in all of Europe. This means there is crazy amounts of competition, which helps keep prices low.
Fall airfares to Amsterdam continue the low price trend
As you may or may not know, I try to keep close track of airfare trends between major North American cities (plus London) to see how things shape up for travel at any given moment.
Flights to Amsterdam continue to be weirdly cheap for summer travel
We are all sick of thinking and talking about the Great Recession, but one continuing benefit is it’s keeping prices for travel really low.
Summer flights to Amsterdam are still much cheaper than normal
Anyone who has been paying attention even a little bit is well aware that cheap airline tickets are easier to find these days than they have been in many years.
Lufthansa's new fare sale can make flying to Amsterdam really cheap
If you remember way back to the summer of 2008, airfare to Amsterdam from anywhere in the United States was starting around $1,000 and going up from there.
Getting from Amsterdam airport to Centraal Station and downtown
If you are landing at Amsterdam’s Schiphol (pronounced SKIP-ul) Airport, you’ve got several options for getting into the city, and some are much better than others.
It's easy to get cheap airfare to Amsterdam
Those of you lucky enough to have a job or some money, and a bit of time on your hands (a wicked combination in any climate), will be happy to know that flights to Amsterdam are just about the…
Flights to Amsterdam are getting cheap(er) again
I haven’t done this in a while, partly because it was somewhat depressing to track prices for Amsterdam airfare that just kept going higher and higher.
Amsterdam flight bargains are still possible (from Canada, at least)
As you may know, I keep close track of Amsterdam airfare price trends from North America, and about once a month I post the best prices I can find from each major city.
Summer flights to Amsterdam - Price watch
Each month I examine the trends in airfare to Amsterdam from North America. As of late May 2008, things are looking fairly grim for anyone hoping to snag a really cheap flight .
Early summer flights to Amsterdam
About once a month I examine trends on the cost of flights to Amsterdam from major North American cities. And in late April 2008, things are looking pretty grim for June flights.
Ten new cities now have nonstop flights into Amsterdam
The rules for which airlines can fly into which airports changed a bit as of March 30, and this should be good news for quite a few travelers to Amsterdam.
Late spring airfare to Amsterdam
If you are planning an Amsterdam trip coming up soon and you haven’t yet booked your ticket this could be a tricky time to get a cheap flight to Amsterdam .
Shopping for Amsterdam airfare from North America
You may remember not long ago when I mentioned an interesting article on BootsnAll.com that tested 7 major airfare sites to see which one was the cheapest .
Iceland Air to Amsterdam with a free stopover
This same deal has been going on for at least 10 years, and I’ve tried to schedule it myself quite a few times, but unfortunately it’s never worked out for me.
Spring airfare prices to Amsterdam
I’ve been tracking Amsterdam airfares from various US cities for quite a while now and I wanted to point out that we are just about to go over the annual lip that separates the end of the cheap…
Suspicious ‘priest’ nabbed with 3.5 kilos of cocaine at Schiphol Airport
As if the Catholic Church didn’t have enough problems already, a man claiming to be a priest was caught yesterday trying to bring 3.5 kilos of cocaine into the Netherlands at Schiphol Airport.
Amsterdam Airport Layover Guide – Get out of Schiphol Airport
As popular as Amsterdam is as a destination, it seems to be just as popular as a place to change planes in the middle of a long journey, especially if your flight to Amsterdam is on either KLM or…
SAS Airlines offers a free downloadable Amsterdam mini-travel guide
Someone recently told me about some mini-travel guides for 25 different cities on the SAS (Scandinavian) Airlines website so I checked out the Amsterdam one.
Northwest Airlines announces nonstop service from Portland to Amsterdam
This week Northwest Airlines announced that starting March 29, 2008 there will be daily nonstop service between Portland and Amsterdam, leaving at 4:05 p.m.
Schiphol Airport of the Future
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is already famous as Europe’s favorite airport both for its efficiency and its design, and things are scheduled to get even better in the coming years.