La Cité du Vin: Wine theme park in in France

31-5-2016

In Bordeaux, France a new theme park will be opening on June 1st. In La Cité du Vin, which means “the city of wine”, both children and adults will have fun! lees verder

Cooking on stone at De Librije

23-5-2016

Jonnie Boer decided to move his restaurant De Librije from the former monastery in Zwolle to an indoor courtyard and was sure to make the kitchen the center of the restaurant, made by Dekton by Cosentino. lees verder

THE ICED: the glass freezer

10-5-2016

The newest innovation in the world of frozen glasses is THE ICED. This machine makes it possible to instantly provide your glasses with a layer of ice, all done through carbon dioxide. Useful to serve extra cold drinks on a different way.

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The Localpolitan launches with customized travel blogging experiences

28-4-2016

Yesterday The Localpolitan launched as the newest, customized hospitality service available online. Instead of visiting a travel website looking for content that fits your needs, The Localpolitan aims to turn the process around, and puts the traveler in control of the content they receive. lees verder

Mr. Jordaan Hotel – the story of ‘Jordaan’ district

18-4-2016

Situated in the heart of ‘Jordaan’, Amsterdam district, is the Mr. Jordaan hotel. Storytelling of the district has been integrated in the unique design of the hotel. Owner of this bed and breakfast hotel is Tsibo Lin, one of the owners of the ‘Foodhallen’.

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Kever Genever makes Dutch gin trendy again

13-4-2016

The traditional Dutch gin is making a comeback in the Dutch hospitality industry. Where this summer you will see mostly gin and vermouth on your menu, 2017 will be the year of the Dutch gin. We spoke with Sebastian Kolstee, one of the founders of Kever Genever.

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‘IJsmanschap’ is the first Popsicle Bar in the Netherlands

29-3-2016

Recently the first Popsicle Bar of the Netherlands was opened in Amsterdam, called ‘IJsmanschap’. Besides artisanal popsicles you can also get good quality coffee. lees verder

This is the best beer café in the world!

16-3-2016

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The Belgium café ‘In de Verzekering Tegen De Grote Dorst’ has been chosen as best beer café in the world. The list is compiled annually by RateBeer, one of the most important beer websites of the world. Remarkable detail: the café is only open on Sundays, from 10:00 till 13:30 o’clock. Considering the remarkable name of the café which means: ‘In the Insurance against Great Thirst’, I searched for more information about this Belgium café. lees verder

Running Pizza, watch your pizza coming your way with Periscope

10-3-2016

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A one-day event in London, Running Pizza. A local running club, Run Dem Crew delivered pizzas from Sodo Sourdough Pizza Café. And the customers could watch the delivering in real-time via Periscope streams. lees verder

Hey WhatsApp… can I have two beer and a coke?

7-3-2016

Our colleague David Maartense blogs about using WhatsApp for business purposes in the hospitality industry, which doesn’t happen often. Think for example about making last minute reservations through WhatsApp or sending pictures.

National Social Media Research 2016 of Newcom shows that WhatsApp currently is the biggest social media platform of the Netherlands. A number of 9.8 million of the Dutch people uses WhatsApp, 7.0 million of them are using it on a daily basis. lees verder

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