What will be the name of the new restaurant of Hilton Rotterdam?

22-6-2016

It’s almost time for the opening of the new restaurant of Hilton Rotterdam! About one and half month ago Hilton launched a contest for residents of Rotterdam to come up with the best name for the new restaurant. In the meantime, 10 names were selected and is it up to the jury to decide which name will win the contest. lees verder

Spacious uses empty restaurants as temporary office spaces

22-6-2016

Spacious, a startup cofounded by Preston Pesek and Chris Smothers to make use of empty restaurants by offering them up to freelancers and others without an office as an alternative to crowded coffee shops. Recently started in New York City. lees verder

Women Sensitive Hotels – hotels for female business travellers

21-6-2016

Recently, hotels can sign up for Women Sensitive Hotels. This platform checks if the hotels measure up to the wishes and needs of the increasing group of female business travelers. lees verder

Flavour is also influenced by music

21-6-2016

Shape, colour and actually all senses influence your taste. A new study has been released by Oxford-professor Charles Spence showing that the taste is also influenced by music. You can see the video here above, although it’s a bit long video, it’s very interesting. As inspiration: it could be nice to experiment with your background music! Rock music for your savoury dishes and ballads for your sweet dishes…

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The barisieur wakes you up with the smell of coffee

14-6-2016

This alarm clock will probably be a present from heaven for a lot of people. Imagine an alarm clock and coffee maker in one on your nightstand! The ‘Barisieur’ wakes you up with a cup of freshly made coffee. The project is on Kickstarter and has, today, only 11 days more to go. Maybe an investment for bigger hotel chains? Wouldn’t it be great to offer your guests a wakeup call with freshly made coffee?

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New sketches of holiday park Loonsche Land at the Efteling

13-6-2016

The Efteling is currently busy building a new holiday park with special accommodations above, on and under the ground. They are building the accommodations on the borders of nature reserve area ‘Loonsche Land’ and from today on it’s possible to book your stay! You still need to be patient for a little while, since the park is opening by mid-2017. lees verder

Trends we spotted this week – week 23

10-6-2016

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At the redaction of 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, an article about exotic fruit we never heard of, renting a hotel room not for days but minutes and Oprah Winfrey revealed her plans to start her own food line. lees verder

First gin hotel London

6-6-2016

Portobello Road Gin has revealed to open a new venue where guest can literally eat, drink and sleep all thing gin. The idea is from Portobello Road Gin, a distillery in London. The four storey ‘gin mecca’ will feature a gin museum, blending room, Spanish-style ‘Gintonic’ bar and restaurant, shop and several boutique guest rooms.

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Zoku Amsterdam finally open

3-6-2016

Zoku Amsterdam officially opened its doors! The new work¬meets¬play hotel concept can be found in the Weesperstraat in Amsterdam, open and ready for business in the heart of Amsterdam. Zoku is a new category in the hotel industry: a hybrid of flexible home and office, also suitable for long stays, with the services of a hotel and the social buzz of a thriving neighbourhood. lees verder

CabinCubes hotels in Berlin

30-5-2016

German company Composite GmbH introduced the CabinCube. These pop-up living cubes are inexpensive and can be used as both permanent and temporary location. The first CabinCube hotel was opened in Berlin lately and will soon be available in other parts of the world, including the Netherlands.

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