An app to pay at Starbucks

17-1-2011

Today, in 6800 Starbucks outlets, one can pay with a Starbucks Card Mobile app for Blackberry, iPhone or iPod Touch. The digital customer card can be upgraded by credit card or PayPal.

Gold to go

16-1-2011

The Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas has installed an ATM where visitors can withdraw golden coins. The weight of the gold varies from 1 gram to 1 ounce. Prices adjust automatically every 10 minutes to reflect actual market value. 1 ounce costs around $ 1.400, =

Bombay Sapphire Swarocski

22-12-2010

Travelers at the airport in Sydney have a chance to buy a special Bacardi Bombay Sapphire bottle, decorated with thousands of Swarovski crystals. There only four bottles and they have a value of $ 3.960,=. The sale lasts until January 6 (2011) and the bottles do come in a white leather case.

Worlds most expensive tequila

29-11-2010

The Mexican ditstillery Hacienda La Capilla Mexican revealed a new 1.3 liters tequila bottle,  ‘The Diamond Sterling’. The bottle is made of 2.3 kilograms of platinum and over 4,000 diamonds with a total of 328 carats The bottle was designed by Fernando Altamirano and has a value of $ 3,500,000.

Hotel owners spend the night with a discount

26-11-2010

On November 26th a new concept will be in the hotel industry, Hotel Friends. Hotel owners can stay with colleagues at a reduced rate. The concept was created to give the hotel industry a posivite boost and to enhance the collegiality among hotel owners. In addition, a higher occupancy reate creates unique secundairy benefits. Condition is that hotels are member of hotelvrijmibo.nl or participate in hoteliers.com

Supermarket eith membership

18-11-2010

In The People’s Supermarket, members receive a 10 percent discount on their groceries. For this membership, they need to pay an annual fee of £ 25,=. Besides this, each member has to work for four hours in that supermarkt. Thanks to the low personnelcosts, the supermarket can offer low prices.  

Hotel rewards eco-friendly guests

12-11-2010

The Charles Hotel in Cambridge offers guests free charging stations for electric cars. The hotel also works with a so-called Nanomax system. This system measures the weight and volume of arriveng cars. The smaller and more environmentally friendly the car is, the less parking fee you pay. The parkingspots for environmentally friendly cars are marked with colorful graphics and feature energy-efficient lighting.

Dining with the neighbours

9-11-2010

Creative artist Luong Lu en energie maatschappij Vattenfall willen  buren stimuleren om bij elkaar te gaan eten. Zij hebben een  website gemaakt waar buren kunnen zien wie er kookt en wat er op het menu staat. Vervolgens kun je een verzoek indienen om bij deze persoon te eten. Mensen die koken voor meer personen dan alleen zichzelf krijgen dan korting op de energierekening.

Pick your charity

4-11-2010

Customers of Blue State Coffee shops in Providence in the U.S. can decide for their own to which charity the coffee chain donates part of its revenue. With every coffee purchased, the customer receives a coin, this coin can then be placed in different containers. Each box represents a good cause. Since its opening in 2007 Blue State Coffee has donated more than $ 175,000 to over 50 charities.

Record amount wine auction

1-11-2010

On Saturday, October 30th, the most expensive bottles of wine were auctioned. They are three bottles of Chateau Lafite’s from 1869. The bottles auctioned seperately for the total sum of $230,000.= U.S. dollars. All three bottles were bought by an Asian bidder over the telephone.

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