Mantra Resort | Sleep with the fishes

14-12-2016

At the Manta Resort in Tanzania you can spend the night in a special way. The resort offers a room which lays four meters beneath the waves. The room lies approximately 250m from the shore of Pemba Island, one of the islands surrounding Tanzania. lees verder

Free wine from the ‘Fontana del Vino’ at a local winery in Italy

17-10-2016

  • Dorasarchese
  • Dorasarchese
  • Dorasarchese

A small village in Italy, Caldari di Ortona, has a free wine fountain! Everybody can drink from the ‘Fontana del Vino’ but it’s primarily for those taking the Cammino di San Tommaso pilgrimage. The fountain, located in the Abruzzo region, serves red wine 24/7. A gesture to the town and those who enjoy the pilgrimage between Rome and the Cathedral of Ortona by the Dora Sarchese winery. lees verder

Pause Ritzy | a great alternative to the formal business lunch

5-10-2016

Leonie van Spronsen, lives and works in Paris and finds the most amazing spots for you to sleep and eat as The Localpolitan, this time she writes about a workshop lunch she had at The Ritz, Pause Ritzy.

It occurs very often, business travel where businessman or -woman barely get to see the destination which they are visiting, a real shame sometimes. This is especially a shame at the moment there is quite a bit of time in the program. Specifically when visiting Mediterranean countries, here they will easily schedule 2 hours for a lunch. The Ritz Paris has found an excellent solution to this. lees verder

Driving Barista App | Driving safe in traffic

3-10-2016

  • Driving Barista App

Driving Barista is a new app that encourages Japanese motorists to put their phones down as they drive. Drives who don’t check their phones will be rewarded with a cup of free coffee. The app is activated when a person flips their phone over and begins driving, once the first 100km has been driven they receive a coupon for a free coffee. The counter will reset to zero kilometres at the moment the phone is lifted. After the first 100km the free coffee vouchers can be deserved every 200km. lees verder

Inspiration session Wellness

23-9-2016

  • Trendpresentatie Wellness

Bram Kosterink and David Maartense gave an inspiration session last month about the Wellness industry. The presentation focused on the latest trends and developments within the Wellness industry. The presentation was given at ROC Mondriaan in The Hague. lees verder

Over the top luxury | dive for diamonds at the world’s most expensive safari

21-9-2016

Guests at the 5-star Ellerman House in South Africa can book a real diamond safari at this hotel. In collaboration with Benguela Diamonds they organize a safari at which you can dive for your own diamond. It’s not cheap, the world’s most expensive safari will cost more than € 14,000, =. This price excludes any diamonds purchased and jewellery designed while on the safari. lees verder

Too Good To Go…

16-8-2016

The Too Good To Go app lets you eat food which restaurants normally throw in the bin at the end of the service. Take away from your favourite restaurants for next to nothing: that’s the idea behind this new app and meanwhile preventing food waste! lees verder

Trends we spotted this week – week 28

15-7-2016

  • Trends in het kort

At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, articles about several exceptional ice cream flavours, humor around the Brexit with a dating site called LovEUactually, gaming with hyper-reality at Madame Tussauds in NYC and the Dutch ‘Traffic Jam Food Festival’. And KFC Hong Kong debuted finger lickin’ good nail polish!
If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading! lees verder

Skyview De Pier

20-6-2016

The construction of the fairy wheel on De Pier is a fact! Besides beautiful views, you will be able to enjoy delicious food here as from next month. Bram Kosterink interviewed Perry Oerlemans, the initiator of the fairy wheel and the owner of Skyview Attractions for us. lees verder

Wireless phone and tablet chargers for the hospitality industry

25-4-2016

There is a crowdfunding campaign for wireless chargers for the hospitality industry with the possibility of posting your menu or advertisements in it.

“Is it possible to charge my phone behind the bar?”, a question that almost all employees that work in the hospitality industry know. With the numerous apps that are available now a days, batteries die faster than we would like to. This wireless charger for the hospitality industry could be the answer for this problem! lees verder

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