Palace of Versailles becomes hotel
18-12-2010
The Palace of Versaille is to transform one of its satellite buildings into a luxury hotel, paving the way for a series of French projects aimed at exploiting the economic potential of listed buildings while securing their renovation.
Christmastree of $11 million
18-12-2010
In the lobby of the Emirates Palace Hotel, one can find the world’s most expensive Christmas tree. The tree is decorated with 181 diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and other precious gems. The tree itself does already cost $ 10.000, =.
Recycle christmastree
18-12-2010
In Paris, recycled christmas trees are used to fertilizing the city’s own green spaces. Between 27 December and 23 January, collection points will be open for old Christmas trees in 95 parks and gardens throughout the city.
Secret cocktail events in Paris
17-12-2010
The French Les Terrasses Bleues organizes a monthly cocktail event for a group of invited guests. The event takes place every 16th of the month. For your chance to access tickets, you have to visit the Facebook page of Les Terrasses Bleues and subscribe. Guests receive a textmessage and the first to respond get an invitation and the location. Guests are obliged to be dressed in blue.
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.
Dining on a high level
16-12-2010
In January 2011, the highest restaurant in the world will be opened in the highest skyscraper of the world. On the 122nd floor of the luxurious 828 meters high hotel, Khalifa Burj Dubai, one will find the upscale restaurant Atmosphere. Atmosphere owned by the Emaar Hospitality Group will be a grill restaurant and lounge. Prices, opening times and menu are still unknown.
From phonebooth to acquarium
16-12-2010
Selling wine in a supermarket in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is illegal, unless the wine is sold with the help of vending machines. A new innovative vending machine only sells wine to people who did an alcohol test and had their driverslicense scanned and had their identity verified.
Wine vending machines of Walmart
16-12-2010
Selling wine in a supermarket in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is illegal, unless the wine is sold with the help of vending machines. A new innovative vending machine only sells wine to people who did an alcohol test and had their driverslicense scanned and had their identity verified.
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.
Play for chef on a cruise ship
13-12-2010
Celebrity Cruises has announced that guests can prepare their own food on their newest cruise ship. In the ‘Lawn Club Grill’ restaurant concept, in the evening passengers can sit alongside the chef in the kitchen. During daytime workshops are given.
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.
The House of Rising Amsterdam, fashion, music, bar
12-12-2010
The House of Rising is a bar in Amsterdam where you can eat, drink, network and be inspired. The ground floor is a bar next to a space reserved for exhibitions of artists. On the first floor one can buy exclusive clothes.
Amsterdam restauarnt reviews on Yelp
11-12-2010
The American-review site Yelp launched on December 8 in The Netherlands. They do start with only reviews from the Amsterdam area. People who do not live in Amsterdam can also write a review. Besides restaurants there are many other testimonials about: shopping, beauty and spa, hotels and travel, nightlife and local services.
Burger King opens Dessert Bar
11-12-2010
Burger King opened its first stand-alone Dessert Bar in a shopping mall in London. At the Dessert Bar you can buy pancakes, brownies, cakes, muffins and ice cream. If the bar proves to be a success more will follow in the United Kingdom.
New Heineken bottle
10-12-2010
Heineken will soon introduce a new bottle. The new bottle will get a slightly longer neck with a slight indentation where the name Heineken vertically is shown. The bottles serve as black lights in the dark.
Bacon flavored jellybeans
10-12-2010
True lovers of bacon will probably love these Beans! The Bacon Beans are packed per 100 in a bacon can.
Your own champignongarden
10-12-2010
The Californian company ‘Back to the Roots” offers people the opportunity to grow their own mushrooms. Through the website and in some supermarkets in the U.S., the “Easy to Grow Mushroom Garden” can be purchased. All consumers have to do is moist the Muschroom Garden two times a day with recycled coffee grounds.
5 starhotel in old Turkish caves
9-12-2010
At the website Inhabitat one will find a beautiful photoseries of this extraordinary hotel in Turkey. The hotel has 30 rooms in total and includes a spa and a large courtyard.
Inspiring hotelpictures from Paris
9-12-2010
Beautiful photographs of Le Royal Monceau hotel on the cool hunter. Looking for inspiration to create a hotel, please look at these pictures.
