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Amsterdam, the City
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The Dutch capital has been known through the centuries as a city with an international outlook. Cosmopolitan and colourful, Amsterdam has always been a thriving commercial and industrial centre. You will feel right at home in the Dutch capital, where business opportunities abound, and English has become a second language. In Amsterdam you can mix business with pleasure as nowhere else.
Apart from a wealth of picturesque historic sites, the city prides itself on a swinging nightlife, charming shopping streets, international haute cuisine, galleries and 40 famous museums. Equally important, Amsterdam has a hospitable citizenry who enjoy meeting people from abroad. This mixture has made Amsterdam into one of the world’s preferred congress cities.
Find out more about the city, places to go and things to do
here.
Amsterdam, the Airport
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is acknowledged as one of the world’s best airports. With 490.000 flights and 45 million passengers a year Schiphol has the highest standards of service and is constantly improving the benefits for the traveller. From all over the world direct scheduled services fly non-stop to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. These scheduled services fly from 129 destinations within Europe and from 108 non-European destinations to Schiphol. In addition there are charter flights to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. As many as 80 airlines fly to Schiphol, conveniently located in the heart of Western Europe. Moreover, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol enjoys a very special status among its users, ranking first among the world’s airports in virtually every poll of frequent international travellers. On arrival, you can board a train carrying you directly to RAI Station within 9 minutes. From there it is only a 3 minutes walk to the Amsterdam RAI.
Find out more about Airport Schiphol
here.
Amsterdam, Public Transport
The compactness of the city minimizes the need for taxis and public transport as almost everything is within walking distance. Nevertheless public transport in Amsterdam - buses, tram and metro - is most efficient, modern, reliable and inexpensive. Public transport tickets will be offered to all SpineWeek participants free of charge, enabling delegates to travel freely on the city’s municipal transport system during SpineWeek.
Find out more about transportation to and in Amsterdam
here.
Amsterdam, the Map
Find your way around Amsterdam via the online street map
here.