New app is connecting guests of hotels
Israel-based IMguest provides guests a virtual tool to find fellow travelers, based on interests and purpose of visit.
Israel-based IMguest provides guests a virtual tool to find fellow travelers, based on interests and purpose of visit.
The Spanish chain Lookotels will build several sustainable low-budget hotels, each with 100 rooms. The rooms are prefabricated modules and offer a bed, tv, desk and chair, a telephone, airconditioning, wifi and a bathroom. By integrating a self-service check-in system personnel costs are being saved.
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.
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.
The site www.horecavoorhoreca.nl is a Dutch online marketplace for hotels, restaurants and catering entrepreneurs. Here anything can be offered, from inventory to ingredients.
W Hotels is the first hotel group to hire a fashion director. Amanda Ross is assigned to design the staff uniforms and the interior of the hotel. She has worked for renowned designers like Julien Macdonald and Dennis Basso, and styled the American TV series Lipstick Jungle.
Le Nugguette - Burger King®gives new Chicken Nuggets the high-fashion treatment 
Accor introduces ALL Concierge - Hospitality's first end-to-end conversational travel companion
BON - the world's first luxury theme park, has a soft-opening on October 24 for guests of Vidanta World Resort Mexico 
Nipple Tripel by Queer Beer - design by agency Studio Sonsuz
NYC BAKERY RUN is back - organized by TIPSTER - on October 25 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:
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The 50 Best Hotels 2026
A pop-up by Kewpie Corporation in London - to show how their Japanese mayo changes one of the world's most iconic sandwiches 
LTR Edwin Muns, Cas Vieleers and Yorick van Gelder – owners of Brasserie De Hofsmid in Buren – credits Raphaël Drent.
Bar Spin where you can play pool - enjoy vinyl - bites and cocktails - credits Anouk Janmaat
Bagels & Beans serves Gkazas' new Sparkling Olive Waters
THE BUTCHER Social Club is opening in GibraltarAt 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:
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Hotel room concert at Die Port van Cleve in AmsterdamFollowing the success of Open Hotel Week, hotels in Amsterdam and Rotterdam are transforming into meeting places for their neighbourhoods. On Saturday 26 September, participating hotels will invite residents of Amsterdam and Rotterdam via Buurthotel to a pizza workshop for children, a kickboxing class or a wild-foraging walk. The aim: to connect residents and hotels. This takes place as part of Burendag (Neighbour Day), the nationwide initiative by Douwe Egberts and the Oranje Fonds. With this, Buurthotel is also introducing ‘co-tourism’ in Rotterdam: a model in which tourist facilities create local value for both visitors and residents.
Our office dog Nelly loves luxury! 
Our office dog Nelly loves luxury! The holiday season is drawing to a close, and recently I was out walking with other dog lovers. Only one dog had stayed home, looked after by acquaintances, while the others had either been to a kennel or came along on holiday. My family and I, along with many other dog owners, choose to bring the dog along whenever possible. Finding a destination that works with a dog, however, is a challenge. We always rent a holiday home, and for hotels along the way we often use Booking.com; there, at least, you can indicate that you’re looking for a hotel or holiday home where dogs are welcome. What it actually costs per night, though, remains unclear there too. A blog by Marjolein van Spronsen on how to communicate transparently about welcoming dogs and how that can help you to score points with dog lovers.
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Approachable inspiration, trends and highlights from 2025 that can be easily applied to your own business in 2026. A whitepaper to scroll through when you read more
We’ve been enjoying glorious summer weather for a few weeks now, and the popular seasonal drinks are already known. Mocktails, cocktails, spritz variations, rosé, and read more
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