Montblanc pop-up lobby store

15-1-2013

Montblanc stationary is partnering with the St. Regis Washington DC Hotel and Thornwillow Press on a pop-up hotel lobby store for Barack Obama’s upcoming inauguration. Fans of the Montblanc brand assembling in Washington DC for the upcoming inauguration will be able to purchase leather goods, cuff links, timepieces and signature writing instruments in a new pop-up location. Obama fans can also purchase the official medallion set for $7,500. Those on a tighter budget can get an official inauguration souvenir pen for $30. In an added interactive element, visitors to the pop-up store will be encouraged to use Montblanc stationery and pens to write letters to the president that will then be hand-delivered to the White House by the St. Regis Hotel’s team of butlers. We never heard from a pop-up store in a hotel lobby, inspiration for other hotels and shops.

The annual iG Nobel Prizes

12-9-2012

Harvard University presents the annual iG Nobel Prizes on the 20th of September. The prizes are for respectable researchers that ‘make people laugh and then think’. The first satellite event in the Netherlands is in the ‘Stadsgehoorzaal’, Leiden. The award show is live broadcasted. Before the show various Dutch researchers and scientists explain their funny or crazy research to the audience. The Hotel Leiden, Ibis Leiden Centre and Holiday Inn offer special package deals for this event.

Purificate the water

28-2-2012

The WaterBOB Emergency Drinking Water Storage turns un-purificated water into drinking water. A nice example for hotels to work sustainable! Watch the video for further explanation!

Crowdfunding bar

14-2-2012

Initiator Dwight Oldenhof found via CrowAboutNow 67 people/companies that have made a combined investment of  € 25.000,00 in Bar Oldenhof. The bar will be opened upcoming spring in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The investors are entitled to include priority when reserving a table, get discounts on drinks and have access to the opening party. Bar Oldenhof is a mix of a jazz club and a luxury hotel bar.

A hygienic doorknob

11-1-2012

The hygienic doorknob for restaurant, hotels and of course hospitals. To be opened with the elbow instead of dirty hands. See the hygienic doorknob here.

Ordering roomservice with a smarthphone

12-10-2011

Hotel-restaurant Villa Ruimzicht, located in Doetichem (in the Netherlands), provides a service where guests order room service by using their Smartphone or tablet pc. Guests can download a free app and scan a QR-code which can be found in the hotel room. A menu appears on the screen in which the guest can order a certain dish or a drink. To offer this service, the hotel uses the ‘Yoursmartbutler’ app, which makes a connection to the register system and communicates the necessary information to the kitchen and to the guest accounts.

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!

Taxi sharing

17-1-2010

Taxi2 is a service free of charge for Virgin Atlantic and other airlines passengers who want to share their taxi from the airport to their home / hotel. An initiative to share costs and preserve the planet. Travelers can register online and submit flight and arrival details. The system ensures that you are linked to a suitable companion to share a taxi.

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