New app is connecting guests of hotels

3-2-2011

Israel-based IMguest provides guests a virtual tool to find fellow travelers, based on interests and purpose of visit.

Lookotels introduces eco-friendly low budget hotels

10-10-2010

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.

Hotels from Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey

10-4-2010

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.

Tapwater in hotels and restaurants

8-3-2010

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.

Online marketplace voor hotels and restaurants

23-2-2010

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.

Hotels in fashion

16-2-2010

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.

Trends we spotted | Week 42

20-10-2026

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:

• BottleCloths catch the drips every time a bottle comes out of the ice bucket, give staff a better grip and turn every pour into a considered, elegant gesture. A useful item!
• Restaurant ‘Jean-Georges at The Connaught’ has refreshed its menu, bringing back signature dishes from Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s celebrated restaurants Vong and Spice Market. With the return of an icon: the Black Plate.
• Bouillon d’Amsterdam opened in March 2026 in Hotel Die Port van Cleve, followed in June by Le Petit Bouillon d’Amsterdam in Amsterdam-Zuid. In 2027 they will open in three more cities in the Netherlands.
• SeaNext and Horecava open debate on the forgotten role of seafood in the protein transition during the Dutch Horecava on January 12.
• Hello Kitty® and her Friends are making their way to Burger King® restaurants in the US. To bring this Hello Kitty® partnership to the next level, Burger King is hosting a one-day Golden Claw Machine experience in a location in California.
• In the US, Stoner’s Pizza Joint serves up Halloween fun with pumpkin-shaped pizza.
• World-renowned artisans begin carving the immersive Christmas experience, ice!™, at resorts across the US.

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Trends we spotted | Week 39

28-9-2026

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:

• Spotted on Instagram: a ‘Bar à Oeufs’ at restaurant Ter in Paris.
• NYC BAKERY RUN is back with ten stops, including a treat at Eleven Madison Park! The free half marathon is organized by TIPSTER and takes place on October 25.
• KFC introduces Open House in McKinney, Texas: a location where the brand will test new dishes and ideas.
• BON (Beauty of Nature), the world’s first luxury theme park, has a soft opening on October 24 for guests of the VidantaWorld resort in Mexico.
• Accor reaches a new milestone with the introduction of ALL Concierge, the first end-to-end conversational travel assistant deployed at scale in the hospitality sector.
• Burger King recently introduced brand-new chicken nuggets with updated sauces in the US. And at the beginning of September, in the middle of fashion season, BK launched the season’s most unexpected accessory: Le Nugguette, a nugget-sized bag!
• Queer Beer celebrates all breasts with the new Nipple Tripel, and the Queer Market Store in Amsterdam gets a boob-themed window display from October 9 through October 31. For every can of beer sold, €0.10 goes to breast cancer research.
• Guerlain Spa at Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam has been named Netherlands’ Best Hotel Spa 2026 at the World Spa Awards.

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Trends we spotted | Week 38

22-9-2026

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:

• The ’50 Best Pizzerias’ 2026 and the ’50 Best Hotels in the World’ 2026 have recently been announced.
• At the Wijnkeuring (wine tasting) of the Low Countries 2026, a record number of 103 gold medals were awarded. In total, 247 Dutch and Belgian wines were judged.
• We already wrote about Spin’s plans back in August, and since 12 September, Bar Spin has opened its doors in Amsterdam-West. Enjoy analogue music, cocktails, bites and games.
• Kewpie Corporation invited Londoners last weekend to discover how one simple squeeze can transform one of the world’s most iconic sandwiches. A fun pop-up.
• In November 2026, Brasserie De Hofsmid will open in Buren, the third restaurant by entrepreneur Edwin Muns, in collaboration with chef Cas Vieleers and host Yorick van Gelder.
• Omakase Amsterdam is celebrating its first anniversary and has made a short documentary to mark the occasion. Well worth a watch!
• Since 11 September, Bagels & Beans has become the first major national hospitality chain to serve Gkazas’ new Sparkling Olive Waters, available for a limited time in two flavours: Cucumber and Pickles. You can try them until 15 November at all their locations.
• This fall marks a new chapter for THE BUTCHER Social Club. THE ENTOURAGE GROUP’s concept is making its international debut in Gibraltar.

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Buurthotel celebrates Neighbour Day in Amsterdam and Rotterdam

18-9-2026

Following 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.

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