Football meets fine dining in Amsterdam| Private dining, cocktails & watching specific games
11-6-2026
Watching the World Cup in Amsterdam takes on a new dimension this summer thanks to The Entourage Group. As the city gears up for another football-filled season, several hospitality venues are offering unique ways to experience the tournament. From lively match nights by the IJ waterfront to exclusive private dining experiences, football, gastronomy and hospitality come together in concepts designed for fans, friends, colleagues and business relations alike. Football meets fine dining!
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Trends we spotted | Week 23
9-6-2026
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:
- Michelin-starred Restaurant Spetters presents Spetters – Shaped by Time, an anniversary book that brings together fifteen years of culinary development, personal stories, and signature recipes.
- Following several months of renovation, the Hulstkamp Gebouw on Rotterdam’s Noordereiland has reopened and is once again fully operational.
- On June 2, restaurant chain De Beren opened a new location in Duiven, situated at the largest food court in the Netherlands, near the A12 motorway.
- Mini Masters Playground in Waddinxveen has recently opened its doors. This interactive indoor play world allows children to discover a variety of professions through play.
- Radisson Hotel Group has added two new European properties to its portfolio: the design-focused Radisson RED Innsbruck in Austria and the characterful Gonville Hotel in Cambridge.
- Spotted on Instagram: the Negroni Float at Mister McCoy Island Ice Mallorca.
- Dutch wine growers produced approximately 11,752 hectolitres of wine during the past wine year, more than 1.5 million bottles and double the volume produced the previous year.
- Manex Properties, the joint venture between AMANO Group and Excellion Capital, has secured planning permission to transform Waterman House in London into a boutique AMANO hotel.
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Longevity | Hotels & wellness resorts are embracing the trend
5-6-2026
Medical wellness retreats have been around for decades, but today we see an increasing number of hotels and resorts embracing the longevity trend. Around the world, more and more research is being conducted to answer the growing demand for a healthier and longer life. Longevity has become a key focus online, in luxury hotels and resorts, and increasingly in restaurants and wellness concepts. But how can hospitality entrepreneurs respond to this trend? In this article, we share ideas, inspiring examples and links to hoteliers who already offer longevity programmes.
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Growing portfolio in the Netherlands for Limehome
4-6-2026
With a new location in Rotterdam, Limehome will be represented in the five largest cities in the Netherlands from the second quarter of 2027. By then, the company will operate more than 210 rooms across nine properties in Amsterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven, Utrecht and Rotterdam.
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Trends we spotted | Week 22
2-6-2026
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:
- Pizza Hut recently announced the latest addition to its Hut Crust platform: the new Crispy Parm Pan Pizza.
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® has introduced its ‘Perfect Americano Menu’, built around its signature premium L.A. Espresso.
- Too Good To Go now also delivers rescued food directly to consumers’ doorsteps in Germany.
- Claridge’s Bakery in London recently introduced a daily Mayfair Meal Deal, featuring a signature sandwich, a drink and a sweet treat.
- In an industry first, Mews and Uber are integrating ride bookings directly into the hotel management system.
- Smyth in Chicago is named number 1 on the list of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants.
- Crystal Lagoons launches new 500 m² small Lagoons by Crystal Lagoons™ model.
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Futuristic makeover for the ‘Underwater Room’ at The Manta Resort off the coast of Pemba Island
28-5-2026
Spending the night underwater still sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie, but at The Manta Resort it has been reality for more than a decade. The resort’s iconic ‘Underwater Room’ has now received a complete makeover. The renewed underwater hotel room is the third generation of the concept, combining design, sustainability and immersive nature experiences in a way that perfectly matches the growing demand for regenerative tourism and unique hospitality experiences.
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PearlMobiel and OWN eSIM launch eSIM for hotel guests at Corendon Hotels & Resorts
21-5-2026
International travelers want to be online immediately upon arrival, without worrying about high roaming costs or searching for local SIM cards. With the introduction of eSIM for hotel guests, PearlMobiel and OWN eSIM are responding to this demand. In collaboration with Corendon Hotels & Resorts, the companies are launching a new service that allows hotel guests to easily activate mobile data during their stay in Amsterdam and Curaçao.
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Trends we spotted | Week 20
19-5-2026
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. With this week links to articles about:
- Some inspiration for outdoor and indoor, sporting activities: Thruball and Crazy Golf Football, like at Footy Nation.
- Bonne Nuit Patisserie, located in Istanbul, Turkey has created a sweet twist on tacos!
- Two examples of hosPETality:
- At Charly’s Treat Bar, everything revolves around dogs: from puppicino’s, snacks and accessories to playful concepts built entirely around them.
- The Peninsula London took high-end hospitality one step further with its limited time, dog grooming parlour inside the hotel.
- Claridge’s in London is making its collaboration with New York institution Dante a permanent feature: this summer, Dante Mayfair will open as a restaurant and bar within the hotel.
- Recently, Williams Farmhouse in Amsterdam unveiled a complete summer makeover, inspired by the atmosphere of a British garden party. Their summer name is Williams Botanical Garden!
- Kerzner has announced One&Only Courchevel, the brand’s first resort in the French Alps, set to open in 2030 in legendary Courchevel 1850.
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Cognac by Maison GAUTIER reinvents itself with a new design blending heritage and modernity
15-5-2026
Although the official birth certificate of Maison GAUTIER dates back to 1755, following the founding charter signed by King Louis XV, the story of the House actually began a century earlier, in 1644. Charles Gautier, son of an oak merchant from the Tronçais forest, married Jacquette Brochet, daughter of a winegrower. From the meeting of viticultural expertise and oak craftsmanship, a new passion was born: the art of cognac-making. Over the generations, the House continued to grow, and in 1890 the family decided to settle in a former water mill on the Osme River, in the small village of Aigre. An article about their new face with recipes to different cocktails with their cognac!
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The Sumo live restaurant Hirakunza Ginza Tokyo
1-5-2026
MIMARU, a leading Japanese apartment hotel brand for families, is promoting a new way for international guests to experience one of Japan’s most iconic cultural traditions, at Hirakunza Ginza Tokyo, during an immersive sumo dining experience.
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