Around the world with Starwood Preferred Guest
15-6-2012
Around the world in 5 Meals with SPG (Starwood Preffered Guest). Choose five of their worldwide restaurants. Register as member and join the action. Especially the integration of Google maps is very nicely done.
De Lunterse boer promo film
13-6-2012
A good example of a hospitality promo film can look.
Paying with fingerprint
12-6-2012
Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel uses all kind of modern techniques to facilitate their modern guests. August 2011 they were one of the first hotels to introduce RFID technique to facilitate easy acces to the Facebookpages of their guests. Now they have rolled out a biometric system of payments utilising PayTouch.
Treehouse rooms above the vinyard
12-6-2012
German tree house maker Baumraum has crafted luxurious cocoons for the Mendoza resort Entre Cielos. The futuristic pods are designed to be surrounded by nature, located amidst the foliage of actual vineyards.
Discount on your cocktails
8-6-2012
Had a bad day on the stock exchange? Go to the Waldorf-Astoria’s Bull & Bear Steakhouse in New York. The bar is offering discounts, based on the stock market for the day. For example, if the stock has decreased by 4,5% you get $ 4.50 discount on your cocktails. The bar is known to be one of the leaders in New York.
Social media: The Fancy
7-6-2012
What to do with the several social media as an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry? Van Spronsen & Partners gives an explanation, only available in Dutch.
The Bang! lamp
5-6-2012
Made by Bitplay, it’s a novelty desk lamp that you turn on and by using a pistol-shaped remote control. Aim the gun, pull the trigger and the lamp turns on; do it again and it switches off. The styling and design are pretty conventional, so it looks just like any regular desk lighting furniture, but also fun in a hotel.
Fonckel lamp
5-6-2012
This Fonckel lamp is developed by Dutch designers. The lamp is fully adjustable with your fingers. Watch the movie about Fonckel.
Hotel around a tower clock
4-6-2012
Hotel Ghent was built by the Japanese artist Tazu Rous. He wanted to eliminate the separation between the public and private space. The 109 available nights in the TRACK-art Hotel Ghent were fully booked within 23 minutes. Hotel Ghent is built around the clock on the tower of the Sint-Pietersstation in Belgium, 23 meters above ground level.
Aircraft carriers Kiev
4-6-2012
The aircraft carrier Kiev dates from the Soviet Union and is now renovated to a luxury hotel by the new Chinese owners. Watch the movie for more information about Kiev.