Schiphol, 21 November 2023

Over 3500 Canadian travel agents have elected Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as ‘Favourite International Airport 2008’, making it the fourth time in a row that Schiphol has won the prize in this category since its inception in 2005. The prize, awarded by the Canadian Travel Press & Travel Courier magazine (published by Baxter Travel Media, Canada’s largest and oldest publisher of travel media), was granted to Schiphol for its famous ‘one-terminal’ concept, and for the efficiency and variety of facilities such as shops, restaurants, the XspresSpa, the Babycare Lounge, a casino and the Rijksmuseum annexe.

‘Amsterdam Schiphol is clearly on Canadian travel agents’ radar,’ said Michael Baginski, publisher at Baxter Travel Media. ‘Schiphol has won the award four times in a row since we introduced the category in 2005. I am certain that they will have a good chance again in 2009 in the world of Canadian travel.’

Jasper Spruit (Marketing Manager) and Patricia Freije (Business Developer) of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol received the prestigious award at the World Travel Market in London. The other nominees in the category were Vancouver, Toronto, Hong Kong and London Heathrow airports.

2008 Awards

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol received several awards in the first months of 2008. In September 2008 British business travellers elected Amsterdam Airport Schiphol winner of the Business Traveller Award in the ‘Best Airport in Europe’ category for the 25th time since 1980. Readers of the American ‘Executive Travel’ magazine chose Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as the best international airport. The award was based on the services, products and innovations that airports and airlines offer their customers. Schiphol has won this ‘Leading Edge Award’ twice.

Readers of the Asian freight industry newspaper ‘Cargonews Asia’ have voted Amsterdam Airport Schiphol the ‘Best Airport in Europe’ for the 15th time, and ‘Best Air Cargo Terminal Europe’ for the 10th time. Schiphol received these awards for the high quality of its freight facilities and for efficiency in the freight transfer process.