Landal Greenparks implements “glamping”
8-4-2011
With the construction of luxury safari tents, Landal Greenparks implements “glamping”. It’s a combination of glamour and camping. In other words, camping with luxury around you. Five luxurious tents will appear at Landal Coldenhove Eerbeek (The Netherlands).
Hoppa Tea
8-4-2011
Hoppa Tea is a kick-ass-tea, a slap-in-your-face tea. It is the three double espresso in teas. A cup and you’re ready for the rest of your day.
Tissot Augmented Reality Window at Harrods
7-4-2011
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Swiss watchmaker Tissot has partnered with Holition to showcase its Ladies and T-Touch collection in one of Harrods iconic Brompton Road window displays as part of the store’s new promotion celebrating all things Swiss. The window display will enable consumers to virtually ‘try on’ watches from both the Ladies and T- Touch men’s collection, and a fully interactive touch screen will allow customers to engage with a wider range of Tissot watches than ever before.
Malibu Cocktails in the supermarket
6-4-2011
Malibu Introduces Malibu ‘Ready to Serve’ Cocktail in two flavors, Tropical Caipirinha and Caribbean Cosmo. The cocktails can be served with ice. The Malibu cocktails are available at supermarkets in the spring of 2011 for € 9.99.
KLM introduces Travlr: traveling based on social media
6-4-2011
KLM introduces a new way to find your ultimate destination: KLM Travlr. It is an online search tool, based on your interests, which collects relevant content from a variety of social media sources and processeses it into a travel advice. The platform is developed by Tribal DDB.
Wine tasting via Twitter
6-4-2011
In 2008 we saw serveral organized events on Twitter, like a winetasting, organized by Bin Ends Wine in the United States. Three weeks in advance you have to order the wine, before participating on the winetasting. Nowadays more and more events are organized on Twitter, like Twiners (dinners), Twirrels (drinks) and Tweetjams.
Winebottle recycled as micro herb hydrogardens
5-4-2011
Wine bottles transformed into micro herb hydrogardens! The Grow Bottles are hand-crafted from recycled wine bottles, they combine smart design and functionality with a clean aesthetic that is respectful of the earth’s resources. Using simple hydroponics, these durable glass vases grow fresh culinary herbs indoors year-round.
Innovative hospitality concepts map
5-4-2011
The hospitality is a dynamic, creative industry. There are daily reports of new concepts or awards for new companies and entrepreneurs. But where exactly are those companies? Branche organisation, KHN does put these companies together with you on this map.
A foldable Champagne bucket
5-4-2011
Clicq’Up is the first foldable Champagne bucket and is based on a concept of origami on ice, marrying form and function to create a contemporary, reusable design object that can be folded for easy transportation, set up, and storage. Ultimately, van de Walle’s design creates a playful home for the iconic sleek Yellow Label bottle
Inspiration from 2007 Pay as you wish
5-4-2011
A while ago Horecatrends spotted the ‘Pay as you wish’ concept and it is still growing in populairity. Last Thursday, customers at restaurant Trien in Herpen (near Nijmegen) could decide what they payed for their meals. During the evening they’ve collected €4650,- for charity.