Posts Tagged ‘Netherlands’

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.