Exchange energy for a free meal

18-4-2010

Crown Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen offers it’s guests a free meal ticket of € 26.00, when they will generate electricity for 15 minutes on a hometrainer. This way the hotel wants to limit it’s carbonfootprint.

Recharge your car at the Van der Valk hotelchain

13-4-2010

The newest hotel from Van der Valk offers the possibility  to recharge electric cars. The family owned hotels are working on a sustainable mobility network of charging stations.

Luxurious lounge set

12-4-2010

A luxurious lounge set with an integrated wine cooler and cocktail table from the Italian brand Atmosphera.  

Hotels from Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey

10-4-2010

The luxury conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessey enters the hotel business. Two new hotels will be built in Oman and Egypt and will open in 2012.

Get a room

4-4-2010

Always wanted to take home the hotel room you stayed in? Now you can. Buy a DIY hotel suite kit and you will be able to buy everything from your hotelroom.  

Showtel

26-3-2010

Once a year, BiBa Hotel in Palm Beach,Florida, sets a part of the hotel available to an artist. With surprising results! 

Worlds most luxurious train

23-3-2010

In India the most luxurious train ever, the Maharajas Express, made her first trip. The train can accommodate 84 passengers and is equipped to all comfort. Amongst others, the train has two restaurants, a bar and a lounge room. The suites are equipped with plasma tv’s and there are even suites with a private bathroom. The price for one night is a little under  $800 per night. 

Rolling mini-bar

15-3-2010

This mini-bar by T.T. Tunks is not only unique because it’s easy to move, but beside the fridge it’s equipped with a coffeemachine and a separate drawer for cigars. This piece of luxury cost approximately  € 12.000, -. 

Twitter can be profitable

11-3-2010

With Twitter you can earn money. Those who do well, often earn much money. With that message and a new book (Twitter with result) Dick Raman tours through USA and The Netherlands. “Companies that do not know what Twitter, Facebook and other social networks already mean, are lost”. According to Raman ‘social networks’ are the way to approach the customers. 

Tapwater in hotels and restaurants

8-3-2010

With the website www.drinkkraanwater.nl Tom Niekamp and Tetsuro Miyazaki are trying to get attention for drinking tap water. Tap water is much better for the environment than bottled water. It saves mountains of waste, and is cheaper. Especially for the hospitality industry it will be difficult to join this trend, as they make money selling bottled water. However, according to the men is also a way for the hospitality entrepreneurs to demonstrate their ‘green’ business.

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