The largest event of its kind, the Euro Amusement Show is a great platform for both visitors and exhibitors. The latter get the opportunity to showcase their offerings to the world, while the former are able to explore the best products and services in the industry under one roof.

In 2009, the Euro Amusement Show will be held in Amsterdam between September 30th and October 2nd, 2009. Judging from the popularity of this years show, the upcoming exhibition is likely to be well attended, with participating exhibitors from all over the world offering a host of products and services of interest to those in the amusement and attraction industry. EAS 2009 will open to visitors at the Amsterdam RAI International Exhibition and Congress Centre and will showcase over 250 exhibits displayed in three halls by over 8000 participants.

Exhibitors will appreciate the facilities at Amsterdam RAI as both the amenities and services offered here are excellent. 87,000 square metres of space with 22 congress rooms, 11 exhibition halls and numerous meeting rooms make the RAI a popular exhibition venue. In addition to the capacious, air-conditioned halls that comfortably host several hundred large events a year, the parking facilities are more than ample and can be accessed via a shuttle service.

Exhibitors will find plenty of assistance available at the RAI to handle event, conference or exhibition organising. Eurocongres, a member company of the Amsterdam RAI can arrange such activities both in the country and abroad, while RAI Events will help exhibitors organise social gatherings, excursions, receptions and sports events. Exhibitors can also take advantage of the ICT connectivity and audio visual services that are offered by RAI.

The Amsterdam RAI is located just a few minutes from Schiphol Airport, so travel to the venue is easy and convenient. The city centre is nearby and has plenty of accommodation options in proximity to the venue to suit varying budgets. One can even get hotel accommodation and journey reservations arranged by the professional hosts of the Euro Amusement Show 2009.

The RAI also offers customized catering with a choice of themes. Visitors to the show can also opt to dine out in Amsterdam as the city offers a variety of restaurants to choose from such as the Park Restaurant, the Europa, the Amstel, the Holland Restaurant and the Café De.

The government of Amsterdam now is trying to make the city one the world leading business centers and their efforts have a success – now Amsterdam hosts a significant number of international fairs, business meetings and conferences. Many of the influential multinational corporations have their headquarters in Amsterdam.

Netherlands’ capital is a mix of the new and old – ancient houses of the XVII century border with the up-do-date office buildings.

Amsterdam received its name in the honor of the river Amstel crossing the city. It was founded in XII century as a small fishing village. Now Amsterdam status has some paradox – although it’s a capital of the country, the capital of its province is Harlem and the country’s government is situated in Hague.

Amsterdam has rich, glorious history. It reached it highest peak in the XVII century the most of the historical attractions belong to that time. In XVII the famous Amsterdam channel net was created. Due to the huge number of channels Amsterdam has become a city of bridges. Now there are about 1200 bridges of different styles, sizes and beauty. A lot of Amsterdam’s canals were filled in the beginning of the 20th century because of the sanitary reasons.

The city has a numerous amount of the museums, some them are world-famous. The Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum are the most renowned, but the full list counts about 50 names.

The centre and the heart of the city is Dam Square, a place with historical significance, still boasting beautiful buildings, one of which is Royal Palace. Koninklijk Paleis – The Royal Palace dates back to 1648. Another Dam square’s attraction is Nieuwe Kirk dating back to the 15th century. Although Amsterdam is trying to escape the reputation of the world’s drug capital coffee shops belong to the things Amsterdam is famous for. There are few hundreds of coffee shops in Amsterdam. Popular ones are the commercial and franchised Bulldog and the Grasshopper.

Coffee shops in the country are allowed to sell only small amounts of cannabis. Furthermore, coffee shops must not sell to anyone under 18 and they must not sell more than 5g to any customer. Hard drugs are strictly prohibited.

Another thing Amsterdam is famous for is Red Lights district. It occupies the significant part of the historical centre of Amsterdam.

The whole Holland is known for its love for flowers. Vondelpark is considered to be one of the most beautiful parks in the world. Its style reminds of the best examples of the English style of the XIX century. A lot of lakes, meadows, walking routes present the great opportunity to spend your free time.