Bicycle friendliness The Netherlands can do even better

Bicycle friendliness The Netherlands can do even better

A bicycle-friendly environment is an important step in getting people to cycle more often. The Netherlands is a cycling country. Yet we still often take the car, even for small…

Motorcycling is very popular among the Dutch

Motorcycling is very popular among the Dutch

Motorcycling is more popular than ever in our country, what could be better than crossing the country on a sunny day with your motorcycle. We are going well again…

Oldest driver's license holder is 106 years old

Oldest driver's license holder is 106 years old

The RDW manages the driving license register and, together with the municipalities, is responsible for issuing all driving licenses. The Netherlands now has 11.626.069 driving licenses. At the end of 2021, that number was 11.068.639. The oldest holder…

MSC Virtuosa to Rotterdam this winter

MSC Virtuosa to Rotterdam this winter

MSC Cruises recently announced a change to its Winter 2022/23 program with the deployment of MSC Virtuosa in Northern Europe. MSC Virtuosa will replace MSC Preziosa for the “Pearls of the North” cruises,…

Lelystad Airport

Nature permit Lelystad Airport rejected

Lelystad Airport has not yet received a nature permit to serve as an alternate airport for Schiphol. The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has rejected an application for this, because the calculations…

Camper location of the year 2022 chosen

Camper location of the year 2022 chosen

Campers choose Camperplaats 't Rooth in Limburg and SVR Landscape Camping Sparrenhof in Drenthe as Camper Location of the Year 2022. This is an award from Campercontact, one of the largest platforms…

NS allows Ukrainian refugees to travel for free

NS allows Ukrainian refugees to travel for free

Ukrainian refugees can travel for free by train in the Netherlands. NS reported on Tuesday that Ukrainians fleeing their country because of the war can get a train ticket by showing their passport or…

Turnover in the Dutch car and motorcycle sector recovered strongly

Turnover in the Dutch car and motorcycle sector recovered strongly

Turnover in the Dutch car and motorcycle sector recovered considerably last year after the dip of the first corona year. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reports that…

The Netherlands went out a lot last year

The Netherlands went out a lot last year

The Netherlands went out a lot last year. More than three-quarters of Dutch people have visited an outing. Not only did people flock to forests and recreational areas, but also to zoos and amusement parks...

Less traffic around large cities last year

Less traffic around large cities last year

It was also quieter on the roads last year than before the outbreak of the coronavirus. But it won't stay that way, the roads will become busier again when the corona restrictions...

Significant increase in reported stolen e-bikes

Significant increase in reported stolen e-bikes

Dutch people have reported more cases to the police in 2021 because their e-bike has been stolen. This is stated by the Foundation for Combating Bicycle and E-bike Theft (SAFE) based on police figures. People…

Majority of cars sold within EU run on petrol

Majority of cars sold within EU run on petrol

The number of new passenger cars sold in the European Union in 2021 still consisted mainly of petrol cars. About 60 percent of all new cars still run on conventional fuels,…