game ‘Nose for Food Safety’ (Dutch)

20-4-2011

Sensz has developed an educational game “Nose For Food Safety” for hospitality, catering and care staff. The students go through all the essential aspects in the field of food safety via a playful game in about 1.5 hours. This way they are instantly aware of the practical challenges in the field of food safety. (Tip: click on the rat).

Inspiration from 2009: Second Porch

20-4-2011

Renting a vacation home has became easier. Second Porch makes renting vacation homes a reliable process by offering several social tools to get in touch with the homeowner and get noticed of the expierences of others. A nice example of transparancy and how social media is used.

Twister Restaurant in Kiev

19-4-2011

Do you need some inspiration for designing a restaurant? Check out The CoolHunter website for more inspirational pictures.

Share a table

15-4-2011

“Share a table” is an initiative taken for business guests who travel a lot, resulting in a lonely dinner. “Share a table” enables the guest to join a table for a simple conversation and sharing a meal, which is indicated by cards shown on the table.  A wide range of hotels in Spain, Andorra, Portugal and the Netherlands joined this concept.

 

Preview your hotel online at Room 77

13-4-2011

The new website Room77.com contains almost half a million hotel rooms. At the website, potential guests are able to virtually look at the view and surroundings of the room prior to their visit. Room77.com is using Google Maps and Street View.

Posh bowling

12-4-2011

‘Posh’ will not be the first association when it comes to bowling alleys or curling rinks. Yet, at The Spare Room, on the mezzanine level of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, both bowling and the bowling oxfords custom-designed for the newly opened lounge by George Esquivel are now decidedly in. Worth a visit to Los Angeles!

Minibarbox

8-4-2011

A minibar is for each hotel a service with many disadvantages. It takes time and  money to maintain, and continues to rise questions. Empty the minibar, reduce products or replace minibar? Therefore, there is an alternative developed by hotel experts: the Minibarbox. A nicely designed box that contains a selection of beverages. Hotels can sell the box at the reception or place it directly in the hotelroom.

Namaste Tower Mumbai

8-4-2011

W Hotels has just announced plans for the Namaste Tower, a new W Hotel in Mumbai that is due to open July 2015. The striking 984-foot-tall building will house 62 floors combined into a hotel, office, and retail space. The design of the tower is actually meant to reflect the ‘Namaste yoga’ gesture where two wings of the hotel are clasped together like hands greeting the city of Mumbai.

Hotel in table tennis paddle shape

8-4-2011

A hotel in China will be build in the shape of a ping-pong racket. The 150 meters high building is part of a 67 acres sports complex in the Chinese city of Huainan. The local government spends 32 million euros in the development and construction of the hotel.

 

Green London city guide

1-4-2011

Greentraveller produced in association with VisitEngland a guide to Green London. A handy pocket-sized map that features eco-friendly restaurants, hotels, cafes and attractions in the capital. Copies of the leaflet are available free of charge at eight Tourist Information Centres in and around London and the leaflet is also downloadable as a pdf.

 

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