Amsterdam is only a short hop from Heathrow (well compared to here to Heathrow) and then a short train ride to Centrum and then a tram ride to the RAI.
For anyone going to IBC, get a map of the RAI, man you can get lost in there.
I got tix to IBC too, but certainly didn't expect airline tix.
When Lufthansa sent me a Fedex marked "Valuable Tickets," I eagerly opened it, only to find that it contained tickets for some sort of game where people were fighting over a small round object. But no airline tix.
I really chewed out their VP Marketing, I think he got it in the end.
Someone said he'd seen, somewhere on that site, tickets are €55,-
How tempting a visit could have been seeing a Vegas world exclusive so close to home .... i fear i need to spend it elsewhere