Looking for a taxi?
28-7-2011
Looking for a taxi is becoming a lot easier. Through this Get Taxi-app you can order a taxi, see what the estimate time of arrival is and leave reviews behind. The app will be available in the UK, Israel, Russia, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Check the video.
Dogs are welcome
26-7-2011
Chien Bleu Travel is, according itself, the first travel agent in the UK which is specialized in the real dog-friendly hotels, cottages and other stay accommodations. Dogowners can consult this travel agent for the several accommodations, but can request whole packages as well.
Sustainable sleeping in Mexico
20-7-2011
Waste materials are used for this Tubohotel, located in Mexico, and features 20 hotelrooms transformed out of concrete pipes. This hotel is designes by architects of T3arc. The hotelroom consists of a queen-size bed, desk light and a van. The pipes don’t allow bathroom facilities, but they have created two communal bathhousses onsite which features private showers.
Floating wellness center in Rotterdam
19-7-2011
GO Marketing is designing and developing a floating island in the harbour of Rotterdam in corporation with IOU Architecture. The island features two floors that measure a total of 1.700m2. It will offer visitors a swimming pool, whirlpool, park, restaurant, sauna, Turkish steambath and more. The island is mobile, made of recycled materials and provided with the latest energy saving technologies.
Hydration Stations
18-7-2011
Refilling your water bottle for a better environment. That is the idea behind the Hydration Stations on the international airport of San Francisco, passengers can find behind the security checkpoint. This is introduced by Virgin America to reduce the plastic bottles handed over to the security agents. Virgin America swag shop offers special branded water bottles.
New online restaurant guide
18-7-2011
CityLemon is a new online restaurant guide, where you can find the most unique restaurant concepts, compiled by website users, locals and several bloggers. Of both Dutch and European cities, a restaurant top 10 is represented. But no more than 25 restaurants per city can be found on the website.
Take a nap on an Ikea bed
18-7-2011
Ikea opens a temporary hotel for short naps along the highway. Motorists can nap for 20 minutes on one of the Ikea matrasses in Beaune (France) from the 13th to the 31st of July. Ikea states that it wants to help improving road savety but also interest people for its matrasses.
Share hotspots with friends via Whatser app
15-7-2011
Whatser launches a mobile hotspot sharing app in collaboration with Heineken. The aim is to share and recommend hotspots with the app instead of your actual location. Whatser is available for iPhone, Android (from 2.2 on) and Blackberry. (Hospitality) locations that want to inform their regular visitors can keep track for a small fee per month.
Pop up art gallery Selwyn Senatori
15-7-2011
One of his preferred lines is ‘In Coffee We Trust’ and the love for food, drinks and Italy is visible in much of his works. This pop up contemporary art exposition located at Rokin 75 (Amsterdam) is open daily from 13.00 – 20.00 o’clock until the 21st of July.
Unique concepts during the Amsterdam Bar Week
14-7-2011
Well known liquor brands and Amsterdam bars join hands to surprise the audience during the Amsterdam Bar Week from the 19th to the 23rd of September. A few concepts are already confirmed, others will develop over the next months. There is for example an exclusive Hennessey tastery in The Sopranos Piano Bar, a ‘Contreauversial’ make-over by Cointreau and Rob Peetoom in collaboration with Okura’s 23rd bar and a ‘Barista meets bartender’ evening with cocktail-coffee blends from Drambuie and Buscaglione in Little Buddha.