{"id":94608274,"date":"2012-04-06T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T09:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-tips-to-affordable-amsterdam\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T17:48:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:48:45","slug":"five-tips-to-affordable-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-tips-to-affordable-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Tips to Affordable Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nEurope doesn’t have to be expensive. Sure, the exchange rate with the euro has been brutal for a while, but if you plan a little, you can take some of the sting out. Amsterdam<\/a><\/strong> can be particularly tricky, especially with the cost of hotels, but you can manage that, too! If you’re looking for a trip to Europe’s sin city<\/a><\/strong> that doesn’t break the bank, we’re here to help. Let’s start with these five tips:\n<\/p>\n

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\nStart saving now:<\/strong> Your affordable trip starts with cheap tickets to Amsterdam<\/a><\/strong>. I know it sounds obvious, but every dollar you save when booking your flight translates to more fun for you when you land!\n<\/p>\n

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\nSacrifice some convenience:<\/strong> On my trip last summer, I found a cheap Amsterdam hotel by the airport on CheapOair (I use the product religiously – and have since I started writing for the blog). With the free airport shuttle and the train from Schipol into town, it was easy to get back and forth. Doubtless, it was a tad inconvenient, but I saved at least $100 a night this way, which was basically a free dinner, with drinks, every night I was there!\n<\/p>\n

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\nControl your libido:<\/strong> It’s easy to drop a fortune in the red light district. If you want to keep your expenses under control while you’re in Amsterdam, you can look, but you shouldn’t touch. Remember: money can’t buy happiness.\n<\/p>\n

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\nSample the street food:<\/strong> Limit yourself to one big, exciting dinner when you’re in Amsterdam (maybe two, depending on how long you plan to be there). In between, eat like a local! Check out the food carts on the street. And definitely get a big order of fries. The kiosks are everywhere, they aren’t expensive and you’ll walk away comfortably full. Who doesn’t love fries, right?\n<\/p>\n

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\nBreak the law:<\/strong> I found out while taking the train from Schipol into Amsterdam every day that nobody takes your ticket. There are spot-checks, but no turnstile as you’d find in New York or London. So, if you like living on the edge, you could always skip buying a ticket for the train and hope you don’t get caught. (Disclosure: I continued to pay the fare, even when I realized the odds of getting busted weren’t high – respecting a local culture starts with respecting its laws.)\n<\/p>\n

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\nSo, how would you save money in Amsterdam. Leave a comment, and share your tips with everyone!\n<\/p>\n

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Amsterdam Canal Europe doesn’t have to be expensive. Sure, the exchange rate with the euro has been brutal for a while, but if you plan a little, you can take some of the sting out. Amsterdam can be particularly tricky, especially with the cost of hotels, but you can manage that, too! If you’re looking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94608274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-budget-travel","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94608274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97169376,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608274\/revisions\/97169376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94608274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94608274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94608274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}