Iamsterdam iPhone app

17-6-2010

The Iamsterdam Card is now available as iPhone app. The app enables tourists to obtain information about attractions and immediately see where the I amsterdam Card gives discounts.

Droog Design Hotel in Amsterdam

3-5-2010

There are plans for a new 10-room, design hotel in the heart of Amsterdam. The owner of the hotel is “Droog Design”. After having opened stores in Tokyo, New York and Dubai, they now choose to open their own design hotel.

Amsterdam forks

23-3-2010

Trendy cocktailforks referring to the city on stilts: Amsterdam. The design shows four houses with typically traditional Amsterdam facades on a cocktail fork. The fork is made of durable stainless steel (metallic), and is hygienic and dishwasher safe. 

Olympic Ski Jump at tram stop in Amsterdam

8-3-2010

Agency Media Republic created this advertisement for Samsung in collaboration with 2010 Amsterdam and JCDecaux. At a tram stop in Amsterdam, people can wait while virtually ski-jumping. The video is then sent to you by email.

Damrak ‘red carpet’ of Amsterdam

6-1-2010

In 2011 the Damrak will experience a make-over. A hotel, breakfast cafe and giftshop will have to achieve this. The names, The Exchange, Stock and Options indicate the presence of the Amsterdam Echange building. The project is an initiative of the Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam Fashion Institute and NV Stadsgoed. This project should make the Damrak ‘the catwalk of the Netherlands’.

Trends we spotted | Week 18

6-5-2024

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:

• Ruby Hotels pioneers 35-hour work week in their hotels;
• A creative way to present charcuterie, a ‘wine glass charcuterie topper’;
• The new plant-based UNLIMEAT Pulled Pork Wrap is now available at all Starbucks locations in Hong Kong;
• The launch of P.F. Chang’s ‘fortune cookie flower bouquet’ for Mother’s Day;
• A new way of having breakfast: teeny tiny croissant cereals.
• Chanel International Beach Experience – created with a touch of AI by ‘My Little Saint Tropez’. We spotted more examples of these kinds of collabs last year!
• Spotted on the Instagram of ‘Friends from Thailand travel Guide’ – Thai street food called Ka-nom Khai Nok Krata, which is Thai Fried Sweet Potato Balls. Looks delicious!
• Last but certainly not least: an extraordinary marketing stunt by a restaurant.

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Conscious Hotels opens boutique hotel in former pop temple Tivoli in Utrecht

3-5-2024

Sustainable hotel group Conscious Hotels will open their first hotel outside Amsterdam in the spring of 2025. The monumental building in Utrecht will be preserved according to Conscious Hotels’ philosophy, but with an eye for the special historical characteristics. This expansion is their next step in achieving 2,500 rooms in Europe by 2030.

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Santani Organic Soda | ‘Goodness in a can’

25-4-2024

Santani, the next-gen Organic Soda brand from Amsterdam, is on a mission to transform the soft drink industry by offering a healthier, more sustainable and tastier alternative. With 100% organic ingredients and the Skal label is Santani Organic Soda the choice for those looking for flavour, health and sustainability.

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Earth Day 2024 | List of 6 green hotels in the Benelux

22-4-2024

It’s Earth Day and the world is becoming increasingly aware of climate change and sustainability challenges. Large-scale research by hotel group Accor** shows that one in five travelers from Northern Europe would be willing to pay more for a holiday if the tour operator offering the holiday was arguably green or CO2 neutral. How lucky are we that both the Netherlands and Belgium have many sustainable hotels. Below are some green gems where you absolutely don’t have to compromise on luxury or comfort and where sustainable initiatives are taken all year round. Fortunately, there are more and more of these too!

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Trends we spotted | Week 16

22-4-2024

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:

• A benefit dinner for ‘Make a Memory’ at Michelin star restaurant EDEN in Valkenswaard, in the south of the Netherlands, on Wednesday May 22^nd.
• Blue Wellness Resorts reaches 5-year milestone. They celebrate this with various offers, also in combination with Fletcher Hotels.
• Fat Phill’s is offering 16 people free burgers for a year for their 5-year anniversary. One person per establishment will stand a chance, read how. The owner, Armin Vahabian, is listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe.
• Heineken is the official main sponsor for the 10th edition of SAIL 2025.
• During the Milan Design Week, in collaboration with US brand Bodega, Heineken launched ‘The Boring Phone’. Created by Human Mobile Devices. A mobile without social media!
• Paris Baguette has launched a special ad ‘Let’s Paris’ in collaboration with a number of Paris Saint-Germain
• Also spotted in Paris: Disco Burgers. Their burgers look tasty and different!
• A special collaboration that we would like to see in the Netherlands too! Fato a Mano, a pizza chain in London is going to sell the Margherita Sbagliata pizza by ‘World’s Best Pizza Chef’, Franco Pepe.
• A special wellness resort, built within a year with a lot of shared details on the Instagram account of Long Lane. An idea of Harrison Hide.
• Also via Instagram: Espresso Martini flights and ‘smores kits at Concorde Espresso Bar in Wilmington North Carolina. Great idea for a summer terrace!
• Walt Disney Studios in Disneyland Paris gets another name after the expansion with a new immersive area of ‘World of Frozen’: Disney Adventure World.

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