Amsterdam Airport Schiphol can add another prize to its trophy case. Canadian travel agents selected Schiphol as their favourite airport in 2010.
This is the 6th consecutive year that Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has received the Canadian Travel Agent's Choice Award. Travel agents were effusive in their praise of Schiphol and were quoted as saying, "The staff is just amazing and the services can't be beat", said Wendy Nethercott of TPI.
"It's very easy to get around in, with it all being on one floor and the signage is excellent," said Laura Ross of CAA Travel. "There is so much there, it's hard to believe you can get through the airport easily without being overwhelmed," she added.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is given awards of various kinds on a regular basis, including best international airport by magazine Executive Travel and best cargo airport 2009 at the AFSCA. Since 1980, Schiphol has won more than 160 awards as the best airport in Europe and the world.
Recognition from the international aviation community reinforces the notion that the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is the gateway to Europe. The world is close by, when living and working in the Amsterdam area. Schiphol is one of Europes main airports, processing thousands of passengers a day.
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