Horecatrends | Tips for Culinary videos worth watching – week 21

6-6-2019

YouTube has been a source of inspiration for spotting trends the past few years. Every day, thousands of movies are uploaded with new and interesting content. We too sometimes use videos as a source of inspiration to write about. With this week again a selection of 3 videos which our colleague Vera Rauwerda thinks are worth watching.

This week videos about a group of Filipino men, they collect bird nests from caves and make soup from them. And a video about the traditional olive oil from Italy and how this is made. Finally, a video about several types of fruit and vegetables that you probably haven’t heard of before!

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Pop-up hotel ‘The Bell’ | A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs

3-6-2019

  • The Bell - a Taco Bell Hotel and ResortThe Bell - a Taco Bell Hotel and Resort

The recently announced Taco Bell hotel in Palm Springs will be adding a spicy twist to summer for their guest. Get ready for ‘Bell’ hops and Baja Blasts, fire sauce and sauce packet floaties, because the Taco Bell Hotel is coming and will give fans an unexpected and unforgettable trip. Only open as from August 9 for a limited time! Pop-up hotel ‘The Bell’: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs, California, making fans’ dreams come true with an immersive way to celebrate the best of the brand.

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PERENNIAL® | The 50+ consumer is getting more and more important

3-6-2019

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  • PerennialPerennial

We keep spotting more and more products, initiatives and simple, small gestures that benefit the 50+ consumer. Product wise we recently spotted PERENNIAL®. As they put it, the world over 50 is aging like no generation before, but the entrepreneurs behind PERENNIAL® think people could be aging better, and that is why they’ve launched their first product, to support those who want to thrive and not slow down like prior generations.

PERENNIAL® is just one of the products we recently spotted for the accelerating 50+ market in the US, we recently also spotted ‘Town Square’, an interactive experience for senior with dementia or Alzheimer’s. We think it’s trendy and time to start preparing the hospitality industry for the elderly guests. We don’t need to create new products but check if our daily offerings are attractive for this booming market. As they’re the ones that are enjoying more free time and most of them have the finance to have some fun! Unfortunately PERENNIAL® isn’t available on the Dutch market yet but we can expect these kinds of drinks or foods focusing on older groups of consumers, on the market within a couple of years.

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Workspitality | Accor launches WOJO coworking spaces

9-5-2019

Accor recently launched WOJO to become the largest coworking brand in Europe by 2022. WOJO stands for ‘Work. Live. Share.’ and is Accor’ take on workspitality. With the launch of WOJO, Accor continues to execute its augmented hospitality strategy, expanding into new verticals and becoming relevant in the daily lives of consumers. Stephane Bensimon (CEO): “As we are directly in touch with companies and workers on a daily basis we have a thorough understanding of their needs and expectations in the work space. A personalized welcome, premium services, a friendly atmosphere and designer spaces are all essential features covered by our expertise. Through our new range of spaces, we are now able to meet a key customer need: combining the quality of work life with mobility.

The WOJO coworking spaces will be launched within Accor hotels worldwide with different offerings, across all segments (economy, mid-scale and luxury segments). Accor is the first hotel group to work with a recognized player in the coworking field to offer a brand experience that is unique in content and that is open to both travelers and locals.

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Enso Ango by Ango Hotels | Kyoto’s first dispersed hotel

7-5-2019

  • Facade Enso Ango building Tomio - credits Satoshi AsakawaFacade Enso Ango building Tomi l- credits Satoshi Asakawa
  • Facade Fuyao (left) and Tomio (right) - credits Satoshi AsakawaFacade Fuya l (left) and Tomi l (right) - credits Satoshi Asakawa
  • hotel room Enso Ango Fuya ll - credits Tomooki Kengakuhotel room Enso Ango Fuya ll - credits Tomooki Kengaku
  • Bunk room Enso Ango building Yamato - credits Tomooki KengakuBunk room Enso Ango building Yamato l- credits Tomooki Kengaku
  • Bathroom Enso Ango Fuya ll - credits Tomooki KengakuBathroom Enso Ango Fuya ll - credits Tomooki Kengaku
  • Chashitsu Enso Ango Fuya ll - credits Tomooki KengakuChashitsu Enso Ango Fuya ll - credits Tomooki Kengaku
  • Lounge Enso Ango building Fuya l - credits Tomooki KengakuLounge Enso Ango building Fuya l - credits Tomooki Kengaku
  • Lounge Enso Ango building Tomi l - credits Tomooki KengakuLounge Enso Ango building Tomi l - credits Tomooki Kengaku
  • Lounge Enso Ango building Tomi ll - credits Tomooki KengakuLounge Enso Ango building Tomi ll - credits Tomooki Kengaku
  • terrace Enso Ango building Tomi ll - credits Tomooki Kengakuterrace Enso Ango building Tomi ll - credits Tomooki Kengaku

Opened in the fall of 2018, ENSO ANGO’s five zen-inspired properties function as one to immerse the traveler in the living culture of Kyoto. Each property contains communal spaces and facilities, so that guests aren’t staying in one hotel building. Guests can choose to visit spaces in five buildings nestled into the charming side streets of central Kyoto. With six more buildings planned to join the current five, the people behind the progressive hotel concept ‘Enso Ango’ are committed to a continuing process of evolution and to further enriching the experience of their guests.

November 2019 we received a notice that as of November 30, 2019, Ango Hotels will end the operation of ENSO ANGO and Global Hotel Management will take over its operation from December 1, 2019 by mutual agreement. The name of the hotel is a subject to change in the future as the brand ENSO ANGO is created by Ango Hotels Inc.

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Sleeping in a potato | The Potato Hotel

6-5-2019

In the region known for … you guessed it: potatoes (!), this giant potato has been placed and has an Airbnb function. The giant fake potato, before being used as an Airbnb accommodation, drove across America to promote potatoes. After the promotion tour, the potato got its new destination as Airbnb room.

Great way to promote a product! An Airbnb room would be great in some regions in the Netherlands as well, we have a lot of potato fields! Or how about a giant Airbnb wooden clog or giant Tulip in the tulip fields ;-). 

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Faena Hotel Miami Beach | An artistic story

29-4-2019

  • Faena Hotel Miami Beach - Gone but not ForgottenFaena Hotel Miami Beach - Gone but not Forgotten
  • Faena Hotel Miami BeachFaena Hotel Miami Beach
  • Faena Hotel Miami Beach - Living Room - credits Todd EberleFaena Hotel Miami Beach - Living Room - credits Todd Eberle
  • Faena Hotel Miami Beach - Suite - credits Nik KoenigFaena Hotel Miami Beach - Suite - credits Nik Koenig
  • Faena Hotel Miami Beach - Sunbar - credits Bill WisserFaena Hotel Miami Beach - Sunbar - credits Bill Wisser
  • Faena Hotel Miami BeachFaena Hotel Miami Beach
  • Faena Hotel Miami Beach - Faena TheaterFaena Hotel Miami Beach - Faena Theater

Last January we visited Miami Beach, unfortunately just one night and last minute so the hotel was fully booked. But in the morning we hired bikes to stroll the scenic bike path of Miami beach and took a short moment to visit this particular and truly artistic hotel. Even breakfast was fully booked but walking through the entrance to the garden with the famous Damien Hirst’ sculpture ‘Gone but not Forgotten’, was worth the visit. The Faena Hotel Miami Beach is part of the ‘Leading Hotels of the World’ and is famous for their commitment to transform the ordinary to the extraordinary. Faena Hotel Miami Beach features remarkable works by artists including Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Alberto Garutti, Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Manuel Ameztoy and Juan Gatti.

So if you’re going to Miami Beach and love art, we definitely recommend you to check whether you can stay at this artistic hotel! You could also try to make a reservation at one of their restaurants or have a sip at the Saxony bar.   lees verder

Trends we spotted | Week 17

26-4-2019

  • Trends we spotted this week

At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, among other links to articles about a vegan mozzarella produced in a lab, transparent wood as a substitute for glass and a toilet in Japan in which you’re completely surrounded by an aquarium with hundreds of fish and other sea creatures.

To reduce the use of plastic, the Rimping Supermarket in Chiang Mai uses banana leaves to wrap food! And if you’re going to New York, check out the PhoBar, if you love to eat Thai food!

Disney World is getting an upscale ‘Beauty and the Beast’-bar and at Netflix you can watch a new documentary on street food! lees verder

Trends we spotted | Week 16

19-4-2019

  • Trends we spotted this week

At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, among other links to articles about sleep concierges and other amenities high-end hotels offer their guests to guarantee a good night’s sleep and The first official Naanery opened in London.

In the future we can’t call a vegetarian hamburger a burger anymore, if European legislation becomes official. We don’t think it will be a big issue, we will eat ‘veggie discs’ as well! And in London a new Nobu Hotel at Portman Square will open in the Spring of 2020.

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Deepspot Pool | Deepest diving pool in the world

18-4-2019

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  • Deepspot Pool
  • Deepspot Pool
  • Deepspot Pool
  • Deepspot Pool

This autumn, the deepest diving pool in the world will be put into operation near Warsaw (exactly in Mszczonów). The project is called Deepspot and is unique by its size, but also because of the transparency of water. Crystalline depth of 45 meters (8,000 cubic meters of water, 27 times as much as in ordinary 25-meter swimming pools!) will provide pool users with an extraordinary experience. Great place to practice your diving skills! lees verder

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