| Date | March 2010 |
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| March 14 | Looking for a restaurant within the Netherlands? Take a look at www.iens.nl
Here you will find most of the restaurants, their reviews and prices. |
| March 14 | New in Rotterdam, Splash tours! Splash tours enables you to discover Rotterdam in a very special way! This is something you have never done before. Discover the city from the inside of a hypermodern amphibious bus! After driving past Rotterdam's most attractive locations, there's a spectacular SPLASH into the Maas river, and then you will cruise past the glorious skyline! www.splashtours.nl |
| March 5 | The NEW Holland Journal "New Sights and Exhibits" is now available.
Please let us know if you would like to receive the Holland Jouranls automatically.
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| March 4 | Only a few seats left for the unique Holland garden tour, June 2010. Beautiful gardens you have not seen before, meet the owners and have dinner at unusual places. Interested, please contact us a.s.a.p.
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| March 4 | Interesting exhibit "Tulips in Amsterdam" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Until June 1, 2010. www.rijksmuseum.nl |
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| Date | February 2010 |
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| February 21 | Spectacular exhibit "Haute Couture Voici Paris" at the Gemeente Museum in The Hague. From Dior, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, Victor and Rolf and many more. From February 20 until June6, 2010. www.gemeentemuseum.nl |
| February 17 | USD now under 1.36! Time to book your Holland trip? |
| February 16 | World-known Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas will build a M building in The Hague.
Start will be around July 2010 and it will be finished in 2015. |
| February 15 | SS Rotterdam, the largest cruise ship (HAL) ever built in the Netherlands is now open to the public. It is also a hotel so if you are looking for an unique location in Rotterdam, this is the place to be. More about the SS Rotterdam in a our upcoming Holland Journal. |
| February 12 | Rotterdam "Zestienhoven" Airport now Rotterdam The Hague Airport. The second largest Airport in the Netherlands changed his name. More about this Airport in our upcoming Holland Journal. |
| February 6 | USD again stronger at 1.36! Educational tour for travel agents only, now
at USD 951!! |
| February 5 | USD getting stronger at 1.37! |
| February 3 | March 25 until June 27, 2010 exhibit "A room for Art in 17th century Antwerp" with known paitings from Willem van Haecht at the Maurtits House Museum in The Hague. www.mauritshuis.nl |
| February 3 | Hermitage Amsterdam closed until March 5, 2010 due to the new exhibit Matisse of Malevich Pioneers of Modern Art, which starts on March 6, 2010. www.hermitage.nl |
| February 3 | New delays Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. At this moment they think to reopen in the begining of 2011. www.stedelijk.nl |
| February 3 | The NEW Holland Journal 57, EXTRA is now available. Please let us know if you would like to receive the Holland Journals automatically. |
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| Date | January 2010 |
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| January 29 | Queen Beatrix this Sunday 72 years old! |
| January 29 | USD getting stronger at 1.39! |
| January 28 | Now online! Quality bulbs for a spectacular price.
Click on NEW tulip and other bulbs for sale |
| January 28 | USD under 1.40 and is getting stronger! |
| January 28 | Amsterdam Fashion week until January 31, 2010. |
| January 22 | Holland twice included in the LA Times' top 50 unforgettable trips! |
| January 21 | More than 84 million Euro for Haiti from the Dutch people! |
| January 20 | We still have a few spots on the spectacular Garden Tour June 2010. Interested please contact us or look under special tours on this website. |
| January 20 | USD is getting stronger against the Euro. Today highest rate in the last 6 months. |
| January 19 | Flower Parade from Sassenhein to Haarlem on Saturday April 24, 2010.
Be early because it will be very crowded! www.bloemencorse.info |
| January 14 | The NEW Holland Jouarnal 56, Tulip Bulbs, FAM Tour, Important Dates and much more is now available. Please let us know if you would like to receive the Holland Journals automatically. |
| January 12 | Miep Gies, the one who kept the Anne Frank diaries died today at the age of 100. www.annefrankhuis.nl |
| January 11 | Strippen Card or in Dutch Strippenkaart for public transportation no longer valid for transportation in Rotterdam and soon also in Amsterdam and The Hague and finally throughout the country. The new transport method will be a "OV Chip Card" You first have to buy this card "Euro 7,50 per card" and than you have to put money on the card. Depending on the distance it will cost you an amount of money.
Please do NOT forget to scan the card when entering public transport and the scan the card again when leaving. It you forget, it will cost you the maximum trip price!! For more information www.ov-chipkaart.nl/?taal=en |
| January 11 | Interesting exhibit at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Paul Gauguin "The Breakthrough into Modernity" from February 19 until June 6, 2010. www.vangoghmuseum.nl Due to this special exibit there will be an addition entrance charge. |
| January 1 | The Dutch Travel advisor wishes everybody a good and healthy 2010! |
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| Date | December 2009 |
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| December 27 | If you are planning your Holland trip in April, the best time to view the tulips, please remember that Holland has two Easter days! April 4 and April 5! |
| December 24 | We wish you all a happy Christmas! |
| December 19 | New prices 2010 private tours now available on this website. |
| December 18 | First snow in Holland! |
| December 13 | First High Speed Train leaves from Amsterdam to Paris. Amsterdam - Paris 3 hours and 13 minutes. www.nshighspeed.nl |
| December 10 | Maurits House Museum The Hague: The Young Vermeer from May 12 until August 22, 1010. www.mauritshuis.nl |
| December 10 | Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: until February 15, 2010 exibit Hendrick Avercamp "Fun on the Ice". www.rijksmuseum.nl |
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| Date | November 2009 |
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| November 6 | The NEW Holland Study Tour, October 2010 for travel agents only in now available on the main page under Study Tours. Also the price, inclusions and term & conditions are available. If you want to learn more about the Netherlands, please join this amazing tour. |
| November 6 | Important: The Dutch Travel advisor will be on holiday from November 18 until December 7, 2009. We do check our emails daily but a response could take a day longer. |
| November 1 | The Dutch parliament, after many discussions has decited that Cruise Port The Hague is no longer an option for The Hague. More news later. |
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| Date | October 2009 |
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| October 17 | Interesting exhibit Cezanne - Picasso - Mondriaan at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague. Exhibit from October 17 until January 24, 2010. www.gemeentemuseum.nl |
| October 17 | Spectacular garden tour scheduled for June 2010. Please check our Special Interest Tours in the main menu. |
| October 6 | The NEW Holland Journal, edition 55 "Holland Study / FAM Tour 2010 and the Aalsmeer Flower Auction Flora Holland" is now available. Not a member yet? Please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| October 2 | UPDATE Holland Study / FAM Tour is available. Please click on Study Tour on the main page. |
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| Date | September 2009 |
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| September 11 | The NEW Holland Study Tour for travel agents only will take place between October 9 - 16, 2010! If you have an interest please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. Don't wait too long because full is full. A detailed itinerary / price will follow in September / October 2009. |
| September 10 | The NEW Holland Journal, edition 54 "Alkmaar and Cheese Market" is now available. Not a member yet, please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| September 10 | Important for visitors in Amsterdam and The Hague. Sunday September 20 is a national Green Day. Amsterdam will be closed for cars from 10am until 5pm. The Hague will be closed for cars from 1pm until 5pm. Public transport can be crowded also because people can travel for free (only busses and trams). |
| September 10 | Crown Prince Willem of Orange and his wife Maxima in New York due to the 400 birthday Amsterdam - New Amsterdam / New York. |
| September 10 | Vermeer's painting "The Milk Maid" for a short visit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. As from December 3, 2009 it will be back in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. |
| September 6 | SS Rotterdam will open their doors before the end of 2009. Tours are possible and you can even sleep on the old SS Rotterdam. www.derotterdam.com |
| September 6 | High speed train, today from Amsterdam - Rotterdam on new train tracks.
As from December 2009, new High speed trains from Amsterdam - Paris in three hours. |
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| Date | July 2009 |
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| July 30 | The Diary of Anne Frank is amongst the 35 items considered to be of exceptional documentary heritage added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. www.annefrankhuis.nl |
| July 30 | The NEW Holland Journal, edition 53 "Pyramide of Austerlitz, Megalith's, Cave houses Geulheim, Four-Day Marches Nijmegen and The Elfstedentocht" is not available. Not a member yet, please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| July 30 | Something different? Spectacular "Behind the scenes" tours through the famous Concertgebouw and Music Theatre in Amsterdam. For more information please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| July 10 | First High Speed trains from Amsterdam - Paris will run from September 7, 2009. The new trains are called "Fyra". The Thalys contunious to run between Amsterdam and Paris. These trains will go over 300km per hour! |
| July 5 | Avant Gardes 1920 - 1960 Highlights from the Stedelijk Museum at the Van Gogh Museum. June 26 - August 23, 2009. www.vangoghmuseum.nl |
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| Date | June 2009 |
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| June 30 | The NEW Holland Journal, edition 52 "Wadden Islands" is now available.
Not a member yet? Please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| June 23 | Need a hotel only? Go to the new section "Hotels" on this website. |
| June 22 | Saturday June 27, 2009 Vetrans Day in The Hague. www.veteranendag.nl |
| June 12 | Royal Palace on the Dam Square in Amsterdam open after a large renovation! www.koninklijkhuis.nl |
| June 12 | Anne Frank today 80 years old. Special exhibit at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam with all her written diaries. www.annefrankhuis.nl |
| June 1 | The NEW Hermitage Amsterdam to be opened on June 20! www.hermitage.nl |
| June 1 | Unique exhibit Hendrik Avercamp at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
From November 21 until February 14, 2010. www.rijksmuseum.nl |
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| Date | May 2009 |
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| May 21 | Today World's largest Indonesian fair "Tong Tong" opened their doors at the Malieveld in The Hague. Entrance fee Euro 11,50
The fair is open daily until May 3, 2009. www.tongtongfair.nl |
| May 19 | The NEW Holland Journal, edition 51 's-Hertogenbosch is now available.
Not a member yet? Please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| May 8 | From June 9 until September 9, 2009 free sculpture festival in The Hague at the beautiful Lange Voorhout Square. This year with the Mexican Artist Javier Marin. The large pieces will be on display on the Lange Voorhout, the smaller works or on dispay in the nearby Pulchri Art Exhibit centre. www.thehaguefestivals.com |
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| Date | April 2009 |
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| April 30 | Today Queens Day in the Netherlands. One big party! |
| April 20 | New, Restaurants added to the webiste of The Dutch Travel advisor.
Get a 5% discount at Indonisian restaurant Long Pura in Amsterdam! |
| April 16 | The NEW Holland Journal, edition 50 is now available for all Holland Specialists. Not a member yet? Please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| April 15 | International Sand Sculpture Festival at Scheveningen April 25 - June 14, 2009. www.sandsculptures.nl |
| April 15 | International Firework Festival at Scheveningen August 21 - 22, 2009.
Two shows every evening. www.vuurwerkscheveningen.nl |
| April 15 | International Kite Festival at Scheveningen Beach September 26 and 27, 2009. www.vliegerfeestscheveningen.nl |
| April 2 | The famous flower exhibit "Keukenhof" in miniature at Schiphol Airport.
A flowerfield with more than 10.000 tulips. www.keukenhof.nl |
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| Date | March 2009 |
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| March 20 | Yesterday the Keukenhof opened their doors! The famous flower exhibit was opened by Queen Beatrix. Special theme this year, 400 years New Amsterdam - New York. www.keukenhof.nl |
| March 19 | NEW Delftware Promotion. Always wanted to have an original Delftware piece?
Visit the new section on this website. We provide you a nice discount! |
| March 18 | The NEW Holland Journal 49: Study / FAM - Garden Tour, Delftware, Special Exhibits in Amsterdam and Blue Boat is now available.
Not a member yet? Please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| March 17 | Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek closed for renovation until the summer of 2009. www.airbornemuseum.nl |
| March 17 | Dudok van Heel discovers the identities of the Night Watch by Rembrandt. www.rijksmuseum.nl |
| March 17 | New Holland Study / FAM Tour for travel agents, October 2010.
More information please see Study Tours on this website. |
| March 5 | Hotel Pulitzer Amsterdam, in the top 500 (74) of best hotels in the World. www.hotelpulitzeramsterdam.nl |
| March 4 | Rembrandt, A Childhood Dream; The Impressive Collection of George and Ilone Kremer on view at the Frans Hals Museum until June 14, 2009. www.franshalsmuseum.nl |
| March 2 | New on the webiste of the Dutch Travel advisor, Cruise Port The Hague.
Read everything about the New cruise port in The Hague! |
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| Date | February 2009 |
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| February 25 | Coming up this spring, a spectacular exhibit at the Rembrandt House.
Jan Lievens, a Dutch Master Rediscovered. This exhibition is organised by the National Gallery of Art, Washington in association with the Milwaukee Art Museum and The Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam.
From May 17 until August 9, 2009. www.rembrandthuis.nl |
| February 25 | Spring offer: book a room the Park Hotel in Amsterdam through The Dutch Travel advisor and you will get an extra discount. Only through the Dutch Travel advisor and valet for April, May and June, 2009. Limited rooms available! www.parkhotel.nl |
| February 25 | "Greetings from Bentheim", Jacob van Ruisdael at the Maurits House Museum in The Hague. From February 26 until May 31, 2009. www.mauritshuis.nl |
| February 25 | Exhibit "Van Gogh and the Colours of the Night" at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. February 13 until June 7, 2009. Organised and collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art in New York. During this exhibit the entrance fee with be Euro 15 per person! Advanced tickets for the special exhibit is requested!
The museum also extend their opening times. www.vangoghmuseum.nl |
| February 15 | Today Miep Gies 100 years old. Miep Gies helpt Anne Frank and her family in hiding. She also was the one who kept the famous diary of Anne Frank and returned it after the War, back to Otto Frank, the only one who returned from the camps. Miep is in good health and she still receive, from all over the world hundreds of letters in regarding to helping Anne Frank. www.annefrankhuis.nl |
| February 13 | The new Holland Journal 48: Cube Homes, Civic Guard Gallery, Keukenhof and the Bazel Building is now available. Not a member yet? Contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
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| Date | January 2009 |
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| January 6 | New in 2009 are the Special Interest Tours.
We start with a spectacular Garden Tour in cooperation with the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia, USA. |
| January 5 | Happy New Year from The Dutch Travel advisor |
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| Date | December 2008 |
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| December 22 | New, boat tours through the bulb fields with start in the Keukhof gardens. For individuals and groups. www.keukenhof.nl |
| December 22 | New, the cigar room at Hotel Des Indes in The Hague. www.hoteldesindes.nl |
| December 22 | Hotel Des Indes in The Hague, hotel of the year! www.hoteldesindes.nl |
| December 22 | Rooms upgraded at Hotel Pulizter in Amsterdam. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=100 |
| December 4 | The New Holland Journal 46: Skype, Hortus Amsterdam and Music Museum in Utrecht is now available. Not a member yet? Please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| December 3 | Parking in Amsterdam as from January 2009 Euro 5 per hour! |
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| Date | November 2008 |
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| November 27 | New, contact The Dutch Travel advisor through Skype.
Skype name the.dutch.travel.advisor |
| November 14 | The 5-start deluxe Hotel Des Indes in The Hague joins the luxury collection. www.luxurycollection.com/desindes |
| November 13 | Rembrandt House in Amsterdam closed between November 19 -26, 2008 due to the nex exhibit Jacob Backer, the other Rembrandt. The new exhibit will take place from November 29 until February 22, 2009 www.rembrandthuis.nl |
| November 5 | The New Holland Journal 45, New Cruise Terminal in The Hague and Museums in Rotterdam is now available. Not a member yet and you do want to receive the interesting Holland Journal, please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| November 5 | Famous sculpture artist Alberto Giacometti at the Art Room in Rotterdam. www.kunsthal.nl |
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| Date | October 2008 |
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| October 31 | Van Gogh at Omniversum Imax in The Hague. Starting February 2009. www.omniversum.nl |
| October 31 | Decission New Cruise Terminal in The Hague probably in the fall of 2009. For more information please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| October 14 | Delft Blue Tuk Tuk's as from March 2009 in Delft. |
| October 14 | High speed trains from Amsterdam to Paris will run on full high speed by the end of 2010. |
| October 8 | The famous flower exibit Keukenhof presented their theme for 2009.
USA, Amsterdam - New York, 400 years! www.keukenhof.nl
More about this in the following Holland Journal. |
| October 8 | The famous Flower Parade 2009 takes place on Saturday April 25, 2009! |
| October 7 | The NEW Holland Journal 44, important dates and information is now available.
Not a member yet and you do want to receive up to date information about the Netherlands? Please send an email to The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| October 1 | New, the largest Hotel in Amsterdam! To be open in 2010. More information in our monthly Holland Journal. |
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| Date | September 2008 |
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| September 18 | Maurits House Museum in The Hague are going to extend! All will be ready in 2013. In the meantime the Maurits House will be open to the public! www.mauritshuis.nl |
| September 17 | Car Free Sunday September 21, 2008 in Amsterdam. Cars are not allowed in the city centre of Amsterdam! Taxis do run. Besides taking a taxi, public transport would be your other choice. |
| September 17 | October 19, 2008 Amsterdam Marathon. Most of the city will be clossed! |
| September 14 | First trains on the High Speed line between Amsterdam and Paris on September 8, 2008. 39 minutes between Amsterdam and Rotterdam! |
| September 14 | Tuesday September 16, Prinsjesdag. Queen Beatrix reads the State of the Union at the Knights Hall at the Inner Court in The Hague. Many roads are closed and you have the possibility to see the Queen in her Golden Carriage and the rest of the Royal family. Prinsjesdag is every year on the third Tuesday in September. |
| September 14 | Interesting exibit Isaac and Jozef Israels from September 20 until February 8, 2009 at the Municipal Museum in The Hague. www.gemeentemuseum.nl |
| September 6 | Open Monuments Day, September 13 and 14, 2008. Get in free at several monuments like the parliament buildings and Knights Hall in The Hague. www.openmonumentendag.nl |
| September 4 | September 20, 2008 National Wooden Shoe day at the Zaanse Schans. Wooden Shoe carving champignon ship, dancing and lots more. www.zaanseschans.nl |
| September 4 | First travel agent response Holland Study Tour 2008.
See Study Tours at this website. |
| September 3 | The New Holland Journal 43 is now available. The JHM and Hermitage in Amsterdam and the Vermeer Centrum and Prinsenhof in Delft. The tip of the month and the national holidays for 2009. Not a member yet, please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| September 2 | The USD is getting stronger. Today at 1.45. |
| September 2 | Looking for a restaurant in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam or any other city in Holland? Check the website www.iens.nl for the various kichens, areas and comments from visitors. |
| September 2 | Keukenhof opening for 2009: March 19 until May 21, 2009. www.keukenhof.nl |
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| Date | August 2008 |
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| August 16 | The Terracotta Army from Xi-An until August 31 in the Drents Museum in Assen. www.drentsmuseum.nl |
| August 12 | Opening New Hermitage Amsterdam Spring 2009. At the moment they have smaller temporary / interesting exhibits. www.hermitage.nl |
| August 12 | National Veteran's Day in The Hague, Saturday June 27, 2009. www.veteranendag.nl |
| August 12 | Special exhibit Charley Toorop at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam. www.boijmans.nl |
| August 4 | International Fireworks festival in The Hague, August 14, 15, 16, 2008. |
| August 2 | SS Rotterdam, former cruiseship now hotel, amusement and restaurant arrives tomorrow for her final stop in Rotterdam. www.derotterdam.com |
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| Date | July 2008 |
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| July 29 | Due to several cancellations, we still have seats left for the spectacular Holland Study Tour, August 23 - 30 next month. If you have an interest please contact The Dutch Travel advisor a.s.a.p. Hope to greet you in August. |
| July 29 | Holland Journal 42 "Spectacular and some Private Gardens in the South" is now available for those who are member of the Holland Journals. Not a member yet?
Please contact The Dutch Travel advisor soon and enjoy the up to date information about Holland! |
| July 28 | SS Rotterdam HAL will come to Rotterdam this summer. For a part it will be a hotel, the other part are for visitors who like to visit old ships. www.derotterdam.com |
| July 15 | Main building Rijksmuseum open for the public. See the renovations every weekend until August 31, 2008. From noon until 4pm. www.rijksmuseum.nl |
| July 4 | Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam, added to "Places of Interest". |
| July 3 | Museum Bredius in The Hague, added to "Places of Interest". |
| July 2 | Concert by the Sea on July 4 with Alexandro Safina and Petra Berger. Location Scheveningen Beach near The Hague. Free entrance!! |
| July 2 | NEW Panorama Mesdag Museum in The Hague added to "Places of Interest" |
| July 1 | As from today you need a username and password to get into the Holland Journals history. For more information please contact The Dutch Travel advisor. |
| July 1 | As from today all restaurants and bars must be smoke free. |
| July 1 | The New cruise ship Eurodam from the Holland America Line arrived in Rotterdam. It will be there until Sunday July 6. Queen Beatrix will there on July 3 for the official ceremony! |
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| Date | June 2008 |
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| June 22 | The New Holland Journal, edition 41 "Important News" is now available. |
| June 22 | Museum Bags and Purses added to "Places of Interest" under Amsterdam. |
| June 18 | Renovations at the Hotel L'Europe in Amsterdam. 24 luxurious rooms will be added as well as a new healtcare cente and modern swimming pool. www.leurope.nl |
| June 9 | July 26 until October 26, 2008 Rubens to Dumas "Black is beautiful" at the New Church in Amsterdam. With works from Rubens, Rembrandt, Appel, Breitner and many others www.nieuwekerk.nl |
| June 9 | America's Next Top Model with Tyra Banks for the finals in Amsterdam. Summer 2008! |
| June 6 | Today opening outdoor Sculpture festival "Freedom" in The Hague. Until August 31, 2008. |
| June 6 | New Rembrandt painting "The laughing Rembrandt" with interesting story at the Rembrandt House. www.rembrandthuis.nl |
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| Date | May 2008 |
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| May 29 | The New Holland Journal, edition 40 is now available. Subjests: Gardens, Flowers, Bulbs and private visits to growers. |
| May 27 | The World famous North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, July 11, 12 and 13, 2008. With for example Sergio Mendez, Hank Jones, George Benson, Diana Krall, Joe Jackson, Al Jerreau, Alicia Keys and many many more. Do not wait to long to buy your entrance cards because normally they sell out very quickly! www.northseajazz.com |
| May 27 | Opening Cultural season Amsterdam, August 29, 30 and 31. www.uitmarkt.nl |
| May 27 | Red Bull Air Race World series in Rotterdam, July 19 and 20, 2008! Just spectacular! www.redbull.nl |
| May 27 | Pasar Malam Besar, a spectacular Indonesian festival in The Hague. Open until June first 2008. www.pasarmalambesar.nl |
| May 19 | New license introduced. First new one starts with 01-GBB-1 |
| May 19 | The Keukenhof exhibit closed yesterday. They had a total of 815.000 visitors. |
| May 17 | From May 16 until January 4, 2009 Vincent Van Gogh and the Frence Still life at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. www.vangoghmuseum.nl |
| May 17 | Up to July 7, 2008, 8 paintings from Van Gogh can be seen at the Rijksmuseum at Schiphol Airport. |
| May 17 | Museum Mesdag in The Hague will close their doors this coming Monday for a renovation, which takes 1.5 years. Museum Mesdag is part of the Van Gogh Museum. The Panorama Mesdag, different location will stay open! |
| May 8 | There are still some spaces left for the Holland Study Tour for travel agents only.
If you would like to know more about Holland and especially the "off the beaten track" sights, hotels and events, than this is your opportunity. For more information, visit the Study Tour section on this website. You will get back 30% of the study tour price with a first tour booking after the study tour! |
| May 6 | New! Audio tour at Palace 't Loo in Apeldoorn. www.paleishetloo.nl |
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| Date | April 2008 |
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| April 24 | May 4 is Memorial Day and May 5 is Liberation Day in Holland. Some museums are closed. Please contact The Dutch Travel advisor if you would like to have detailed information. |
| April 24 | Recently, the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam had a renovation. The total building has now air conditioning and the setting is modernist. www.annefrankhuis.nl |
| April 24 | Until May 18 exhibit John Everett Millais at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. www.vangoghmuseum.nl |
| April 24 | New Holland Journal edition 39 is now available |
| April 16 | Special Mondriaan exhibit at the Municipal Museum (Gemeentemuseum) in The Hague. April 26 - October 26, 2008. www.gemeentemuseum.nl |
| April 16 | Interesting exhibit "Goorte" at the Maurits House in The Hague.
Until June 8, 2008. www.mauritshuis.nl |
| April 16 | New exhibit Museum Naturalis in Leiden, Panorama photo's from the North and South Pole. Photo's by Wim van Passel. www.naturalis.nl |
| April 7 | Sesame Street at Madurodam from March 13 until October 26, 2008. www.madurodam.nl |
| April 7 | The subject for The Hague Sculpture 2008 is "Freedom American Sculpture".
You can visit the outdoor exhibit from Juni 6 until August 31, 2008 at 't Lange Voorhout in The Hague. www.denhaagsculptuur.nl |
| April 7 | April 30, Queens day in Holland. Most museums and shops are closed! |
| April 4 | Starbucks also in Holland! Since last year summer, you can also have your Starbucks coffee in Holland. At the moment you can only find them at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Check the lastest news when they will also open a Starbucks in other cities. |
| April 3 | Example tours and prices are now available on this website |
| April 3 | The first High-Speed trains (HSL) start running in September 2008 between Amsterdam and Rotterdam. It will take another year before the High-Speed trains will run between Amsterdam and Paris, which will take them in 3 hours and 3 minutes. www.HSLzuid.nl |
| April 1 | New, Red tourist bus in Amsterdam, which will show you most of the tourist sights.
www.touristbusamsterdam.com |
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| Date | March 2008 |
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| March 26 | New, watertaxi in Delft! www.canalhopperdelft.com |
| March 25 | Easter was the coldest in 40 years! |
| March 20 | The new Holland Journal, edition 38 is now available! |
| March 20 | New, Corpus Museum in Oestgeest. www.corpus-experience.nl |
| March 6 | Exiting news regarding the Holland Study tour, August 2008! Please visit the subject Study tour on the main page. |
| March 1 | The New Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will now reopen in the fall of 2012 instead of after the summer of 2012. The Philips wing with all the masterpieces will be open, as usual for the public. www.rijksmuseum.nl |
| March 1 | The famous flower parade will take place on April 26, 2008. |
| March 1 | The Keukenhof flower exhibit will be open from March 20 until May 18, 2008. |
