First Aid app
20-12-2010
The Dutch First Aid club launches an application that tells people how to handle at different first aid situations. The application does include information about heart attacks and strokes. Furthermore, the application gives practical information about small accidents. The app also has a “call 112” button, through GPS the location is directly given.
Complete holidays in a box
17-12-2010
Sotc Box Holidays from global travel agency Kuoni are prepackaged travel offerings that can be purchased online or off the shelfs in a participating retail store. Rather than having to spend time and effort researching options with a travel agent, travalers can simply buy a Box Holiday, which features all the key details on the outside of the box, including price, validity period, service inclusions and exclusions, complimentary offers, loyalty benefits, discounts, cancellation rules and hotel images.
Check-in through Foursquare
15-12-2010
Aloft Hotel has made it possible for guests to check in with Foursquare. They have a special website where Foursquare guests can see the next promotions and also read reviews from previous guests. Guests who did book a room before January 18 (2011) at Aloft by Foursquare, received 20 percent discount at the bar of the hotel.
Tweets for treets
15-12-2010
Christmas twitter action: between 11 and 23 December, residents of U.S. cities New York and Los Angeles could earn different sweets Delivery. To join tweeps had to retweet the tweets from the Magnolia Bakery. Each tenth retweet received a treet, like cheesecake, fudge brownies or cookies delivered at home.
Robot-waiters
14-12-2010
The Chinese Restaurant “Dalu Rebot” uses six robots to serve food and drinks to the tables. The robots follow a fixed route laid down in the restaurant. The idea behind these “restaurants robots” comes from the Shandong Dalu Science and Technology Company.
Grape estracts in cosmetics line
14-12-2010
The Spanish winemaker Group Matarromera, with a history of more than 20 years of producing award-winning wines, recently launches a new cosmetics line. The cosmetics line makes use of the antioxidant-rich grape skins, leftovers from the wine-making process. They sell variuos creams and for example eyeliner.
Muji Christmas Machine
14-12-2010
The Muji Christmas Machine, an action by the marketing department of Muji, Spain. Muji is known for its minimalist design, emphasis on recycling and energy efficient production methods and products without a brand. The Muji Christmas Machine was seen in the Spanish city of Barcelona.
Hotel Daaldersplaats in Sneek, Friesland, The Netherlands
13-12-2010
Hotel Daaldersplaats Sneek, Friesland, The Netherlands uses social media. In an inspiring movie they show how they do it and they do encourage their guests to do the same! in the hospitality industry use different social media.
Special Japanese wine to Holland
12-12-2010
The wellknown Dutch sommelier Edwin Raben brings a special Japanese wine on the Dutch market. It’s not about Japanese rice wine, but wine made from the Koshu grape. The wine is called “Shizen” which means nature in Japanese.
Google is about to serve the restaurant guests
12-12-2010
Google wants to serve information to users without them searching for something, but based on their browsing or location profile, “contextual discovery”. For example: If you’re in a restaurant, Google can, based on the location of your mobile, provide you automatically a message with a link to the menu, along with indications of what your friends like to eat. Coming in 2011.