Originally Posted by
thomas199023
Ah so this is why hotels are so awfully expensive that week in Amsterdam
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I won't be at the show but will be staying at the Park Plaza Amsterdam Airport on the 12th and be flying AMS-ORD on UA 909 on the 13th.
Yup. I usually note the increased hotel prices in my original post & tell people to stay away that week if they can do so.
The show gets 45,000 people & is considered a 'citywide event', which is code for all the hotels to jack up their rates. I'm on the convention negotiated rate of 279E, but if you went to book through my hotel's website, the non-negotiated rate is 500Euros. Just checked a few others & they're similar. Heck, even the airport properties are showing in the high 300s. It's ridiculous.
Cheers.