Amsterdam - Travel Deals

If you had unlimited time to spare in life and nothing better to do, you could spend all your waking hours exploring travel Web sites and you still wouldn’t find all of them. There are a lot of sites on the Web, some good, some bad and some somewhere in between. The challenge isn’t finding them, of course. The challenge is finding the ones that are useful and good.

One site that I recently stumbled upon that has a lot of potential is Cool Capitals. Its current focus is on four capital cities in Europe – Amsterdam, Antwerp, Vienna and Zurich. In addition to the usual features like being able to search for flights to those cities and in-depth city travel guides, the site has interesting and sometimes random features like cocktail recipes, podcasts and videos. Who doesn’t enjoy a good cocktail recipe to go along with your travel planning?

All of this is presented in a user friendly site with visually pleasing graphics. Even if you aren’t planning on visiting the four cities on the site, you might find it entertaining. If nothing else, you can add another travel site to the ever growing number worth checking out.

To get a feel for how people in Amsterdam live head to the train station. Next door to it you will see a large parking structure. Nothing unusual in that, except this parking garage isn’t designed to house automobiles. It is a parking garage for bikes. Hundreds and hundreds of bikes all parked in an orderly and tidy fashion.

In a city that is as bustling as any you’ll find in Europe, the bicycle is one of the dominant features. It is widely stated that there are more bicycles in the Netherlands than there are people. A quick stroll along the streets of Amsterdam will give you a sense of just how many bikes there are.

The bicycle is just one of many features that make Amsterdam one of the most popular destinations for visitors in the world. There is the seediness of the Red Light District, the liberal policies towards drugs, the excellent art museums, and the charming canals. Amsterdam is truly one of the unique cities in the world. All you need to do is park your bicycle to see that.

There are some great deals on autumn flights to Amsterdam.

It is always interesting to see how people react to the coming of spring. Some people come out of their winter hibernation and are full of life. Others find that the sunshine and flowers are a reason to fall head over heels in love. And then there are people who wish it were dark and cloudy all year long. I actually no someone who gets very depressed with the start of spring. Strange fellow, he is, but ours is a diverse world and we all must do our best to get along.

Spring is the season of rebirth and where optimism rules. It is also the last time that you will see decent prices on flights to Europe and other far away destinations. Come summer the prices go up and so do the crowds of people carrying their fancy new digital cameras and fanny packs. As nice as spring might be where you live, it is even nicer in Europe where you can enjoy the sights without the crowds and without the summer heat.

Northwest Airlines has a deal on spring flights to Europe and destinations throughout the United States. You can fly to Amsterdam for about $550 round-trip, for example. The offer is only good if you purchase a ticket before April 9, 2007 and if you complete your Trans-Atlantic travel by May 17, 2007.

Have a joyous and healthy spring.

With limited vacation days, a paucity of funds in the bank and the various responsibilities that come with life, it is sometimes difficult to travel abroad. This is a reality that has taken my nomadic instincts a lot of time to get used to, but finally I have reconciled with the notion that I can’t just quit my job every year and then travel for three months.

Instead, I am all about maximizing the vacation time and the money that I have. I try to do a lot in a little amount of time and if I can do it without having to spend a bundle than I consider it a success.

If you are like me, you might just be interested in a 7-day, 6-night vacation package to London and Amsterdam. The reality is that you could spend a year exploring either city, but if you are willing to accept the fact that you will only be getting a taste of things than this is quite the bargain. It includes airfare to both cities, hotel stays and breakfast.

It isn’t ideal but it is pretty good and for the busy person without a ton of cash on hand it could be an excellent way to get in a bit of international travel.

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Any backpacker worth her weight in salt probably knows a thing or two about Holland’s crown jewel, Amsterdam. The Red Light district is well revered, the drugs are part of travel folklore, the canals are ingrained in the mind, Anne Frank’s home is a must see and a trip to the Heineken factory is a right of passage for those who like barely with their hops.

Amsterdam is a destination that you probably know well even if you haven’t been there yet, but here are few things that you might not know about the city and that could lead you to win trivia night at your local pub.

• Amsterdam has over 1 million bikes but only 700.000 Amsterdammers
• When you land at Schiphol Airport, you are actually four meters below sea level
• The Dutch people are are the tallest in all Europe
• Amsterdam is built entirely on piles, huge stakes driven into the ground.Central station has 6000 of them keeping it up.
• Visiting the Amsterdam parliament building could prove difficult as there isn’t one.

The things you learn visiting CheapTicketLinks! Here’s one more handy little fact that you should commit to your memory: prices on flights to Amsterdam are quite reasonable at the moment so now would be the opportune time to head to Holland and learn some more tidbits about one of the world’s great travel destinations.

We do a fair amount of searching around to get an idea of the best deals on international air tickets and it isn’t very often when Amsterdam comes to the top of the list. The Dutch city is a popular tourist destination, of course, but unlike London it doesn’t see its share of super, duper bargain flight deals from the United States.

United Airlines is bucking the trend by offering up a tremendous package on flights and hotel stays in Amsterdam. Package deals are not always everyone’s cup of tea because you don’t have much say about which hotels you get to stay in, but in this instance forget your hesitation and go for it. The deal is for a round-trip flight and a four-night stay in Amsterdam. The $629 price tag from New York is what you would usually find for just the flight alone. The deal extends to the west coast where you can get the same offer from Portland, LA, Seattle and San Francisco for about $800. This is one Amsterdam package that is hard to beat and when you through in an additional 2,500 United Miles it is enough to make me want to book a flight before I even finish typing this sent…

Awesome Amsterdam Deal
Book a flight and hotel vacation to Amsterdam and save up to 45% and earn 2500 bonus miles!

PS - If you do go to Amsterdam you might want to think twice before posting your pictures from the sex museum on the Internet.