The Localpolitan launches with customized travel blogging experiences

28-4-2016

Yesterday The Localpolitan launched as the newest, customized hospitality service available online. Instead of visiting a travel website looking for content that fits your needs, The Localpolitan aims to turn the process around, and puts the traveler in control of the content they receive. lees verder

Mr. Jordaan Hotel – the story of ‘Jordaan’ district

18-4-2016

Situated in the heart of ‘Jordaan’, Amsterdam district, is the Mr. Jordaan hotel. Storytelling of the district has been integrated in the unique design of the hotel. Owner of this bed and breakfast hotel is Tsibo Lin, one of the owners of the ‘Foodhallen’.

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Kever Genever makes Dutch gin trendy again

13-4-2016

The traditional Dutch gin is making a comeback in the Dutch hospitality industry. Where this summer you will see mostly gin and vermouth on your menu, 2017 will be the year of the Dutch gin. We spoke with Sebastian Kolstee, one of the founders of Kever Genever.

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‘IJsmanschap’ is the first Popsicle Bar in the Netherlands

29-3-2016

Recently the first Popsicle Bar of the Netherlands was opened in Amsterdam, called ‘IJsmanschap’. Besides artisanal popsicles you can also get good quality coffee. lees verder

This is the best beer café in the world!

16-3-2016

  • In De Verzekering Tegen De Grote Dorst: www.flickr.com/brostad/
  • Arendsnest: www.flickr.com/brostad/
  • Beertemple: www.flickr.com/pthread/

The Belgium café ‘In de Verzekering Tegen De Grote Dorst’ has been chosen as best beer café in the world. The list is compiled annually by RateBeer, one of the most important beer websites of the world. Remarkable detail: the café is only open on Sundays, from 10:00 till 13:30 o’clock. Considering the remarkable name of the café which means: ‘In the Insurance against Great Thirst’, I searched for more information about this Belgium café. lees verder

Running Pizza, watch your pizza coming your way with Periscope

10-3-2016

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A one-day event in London, Running Pizza. A local running club, Run Dem Crew delivered pizzas from Sodo Sourdough Pizza Café. And the customers could watch the delivering in real-time via Periscope streams. lees verder

Hey WhatsApp… can I have two beer and a coke?

7-3-2016

Our colleague David Maartense blogs about using WhatsApp for business purposes in the hospitality industry, which doesn’t happen often. Think for example about making last minute reservations through WhatsApp or sending pictures.

National Social Media Research 2016 of Newcom shows that WhatsApp currently is the biggest social media platform of the Netherlands. A number of 9.8 million of the Dutch people uses WhatsApp, 7.0 million of them are using it on a daily basis. lees verder

Trends for your terrace 2016

4-3-2016

  • IJsjes
  • Stoere limonades
  • Kraanwater
  • Koude koffie & koffiecocktails
  • Vermouth of gin-tonic

The meteorological spring has started this week. Here in Amsterdam the weather doesn’t show a sign of it yet, but with a little bit of luck we can enjoy the sunshine on the terraces by the end of the month. What should you serve on your terrace this season? Below you can find a list of products we expect to see on the Dutch terraces. In our first trend presentation this year, about terrace trends, the products below were mentioned. lees verder

The first popcorn store in the Netherlands

23-2-2016

 

Good news for popcorn lovers in the Netherlands. On March 5th the first popcornstore in the Netherlands will we opened in Amsterdam. lees verder

Impression – Dorset’s culinary food plaza

12-2-2016

In November 2015 we wrote about Dorset’s culinary food plaza. A unique collaboration between AVIA and Willem Dankers. The food plaza has opened recently and we received beautiful pictures of it, special thanks to Marieke Dijkhof. The article about the food plaza is stated below. lees verder

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