Amsterdam's tourist tax is heading to 20% by 2031.
Amsterdam tourist tax to reach 20% by 2031
A new Amsterdam coalition agreement raises the municipal overnight tax step by step to 20% by 2031, pushing total levies on a hotel room to 41% once national sales tax is added.
Amsterdam to Berlin trains rerouted via Hamburg
From October, long-term track works between Hannover and Berlin send Amsterdam-Berlin trains via Hamburg, adding an hour to the journey and cutting daily departures to four.
EU packaging rules create burden for small webshops
EU packaging rules that took effect on 12 August force Dutch webshops to register separately in every country they ship to, leaving small traders with bills of thousands of euros before their first sale.
Amsterdam unicorn Datasnipper turns a modest profit
Amsterdam accounting-automation unicorn Datasnipper posted a EUR 5 million profit on revenue of nearly EUR 80 million, growing to 240 staff and setting aside EUR 70 million for employee share options.
Work begins on Eleven Square district in Zuidoost
Construction has begun on Eleven Square opposite the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Zuidoost, a district of 1,100 homes, shops, a theatre and the city's tallest residential tower.
