Keukenhof flourishes as never before

kraft - The Keukenhof is growing out of his jacket. This year, heading for the flower show off to a visitor record. The park expects to close the year with 1.1 million visitors, of whom eighty percent of foreign tourists.

After the Pentecost weekend the park is closed until the spring of 2017. The theme of next year 'Dutch Design', verklapte director Bart Siemerink yesterday to De Telegraaf.

By comparison, the Efteling last year received 4.7 million visitors throughout the year, but the Keukenhof has a much shorter season and is only eight weeks a year open. 'We are an organization without profit target. At 800. 000 visitors we are out the cost. More than a million really is not desirable, because we would rather not disturb the perception in the pavilions and gardens, 'says Siemerink.
  
    
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