NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- www.flyamsterdam.com, a new website created to promote travel deals to Amsterdam and beyond, was launched this week. The site features travel packages that include air + hotel and are valid from September through early March 2005. Travel is to Amsterdam or via Amsterdam to Barcelona, Brussels, London, Paris, Prague and Rome.
Sample package deals:
-- Gate1Travel 6 day Price Breaker Amsterdam - air, 4 nights+
breakfast: $389
-- Go-Today Amsterdam Thanksgiving - air, 3 nights +
breakfast: $499
-- Eurovacations 8 day Amsterdam & Paris - air, 6 nights +
breakfast: $599
-- NWA Worldvacations 6 day Amsterdam Package - air, 4
nights + breakfast + tour: $640
-- Accor Hotels Amsterdam stopover package - Euro 99 per person
(approx. U.S. $123), includes 1 night at one of 3 centrally
located Accor hotels, breakfast, roundtrip train ticket from
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Amsterdam Central Train Station,
an Amsterdam Pass for 24 hours (providing free public
transportation and access to many attractions in the city)
-- Accor hotel nights - from Euro 55/U.S. $70 per night.
www.flyamsterdam.com is the initiative of the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions. Its goal is to promote travel to and via Amsterdam, having North American travelers experience the ease of travel to Europe via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
For general information on Holland, please contact
The Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions Phone: (212) 557-3500 E-mail: information@holland.com Internet: www.holland.com