Amsterdam overnight stays rise to 24 million
Overnight stays in Amsterdam rose 4% in 2025, and more than half of all tourists in the Netherlands now sleep in the capital. Fewer visitors came from outside Europe.
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Grid shortage forces Amsterdam karting track to close
Bleekemolens Race Planet will close on 1 November because it cannot get enough electricity to switch to electric karts. A business on the same site has far more capacity than it uses.
Jordaan takeaway fights closure over cooking smells in court
The owners are challenging the municipality’s order to keep the Elandsgracht takeaway closed until January 1, 2027.
Amsterdam-based Tenways buys bike brand Sparta
Bankruptcy trustees for parent company Accell have sold the Sparta bicycle brand to Chinese-Dutch firm Tenways.
Noord residents invited to reinvent former pig enclosure
The pigs have gone from De VerbroederIJ, freeing up 180 m², and residents of Noord can send in ideas for the space until 16 November.
Why Amsterdam still calls Muntplein the Munt
The Munt began as the Regulierspoort, part of Amsterdam’s late-15th-century stone wall.
Northern Zuidasdok on hold as cabinet favours maintenance
The cabinet has set aside no money for now to build the northern part of the Zuidasdok.
Former Sloterdijk printing works to become sustainable textile hub
The city is putting more than €900,000 into turning an empty printing plant in Westpoort into a hub for circular textile firms.
Haarlemmerdijk cycle route faces 18 months of roadworks
From 26 October, Liander and Waternet replace the gas and water pipes under the Haarlemmerdijk, one of the city's busiest cycle routes.
TomTom to cut 200 jobs in restructuring
TomTom is cutting 200 jobs as it splits into three divisions: automated driving, location intelligence and navigation.