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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Grabs More Tourist Money


Will it be Double Dutch? Next time you visit this favorite foreign city of your travel4seniors.com editor, be aware. Politicians there will be taking more cash out of your travel pocket.

The charming city already has the highest hotel tax rates in Europe. And they will go higher. Of course, as in many world cities, that’s just the tip of the extra charges. So, when you see ads touting hotels for $99.99 a night, whether in the Dutch or other tourist city, that’s just the start of the real cost. With add-ons of local taxes, resort fees and other hits, consider your advertised room rate may be actually only about half of what you’ll really have to pay. www.cnn.com/travel/article/amsterdam-tourist-tax-increase

Baltimore MD: Was This Poe’s Inspiration For “The Raven? PDF Print E-mail


On a gloomy evening during a visit to Edgar Allan Poe’s city, your travel4seniors.com editor’s camera captured this scene, and maybe the bird’s opinion: Question: Will the burned out street light bulb ever be replaced? Quoth the raven: nevermore.

 
 
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