Do eco-friendly strategies help hotels earn more money? Is the investment in an eco-certification worth the effort when it comes to profits? Report: Eco-Certification isn’t the ‘Magic Bullet’ for Hotel Revenue We agree with the article that “Sustainability measures, in other words, […]
Cool room service idea! For guests staying in rooms with a kitchen, Affinia Hotels is now enabling its New York customers to order fresh groceries directly to their room. Via Springwise.
Impressive hotels… but don’t they all kind of look the same? Best Urban Hotels 2013: The shortlist. By Wallpaper.
The whole truth about hotel reviews in internet– interesting Infographics by TecnoHotel. “49% of travelers don’t book in a hotel without reviews. Top platform for reviews: Tripadvisor”
Congratulations to Sleep Green for being the first youth hostel in Barcelona and Catalonia to achieve the EU Ecolabel (“Flower-Label”) in recognition of its commitment to sustainable tourism and protection of the local environment. We like their Green Travel Tips! Via Gencat.
Sustainable tourism: the rise of the eco-boutique hotels. Boutique hotels are embracing the zero-carbon trend. But it’s about profit as well as planet, writes Elisabeth Braw for the Guardian.
We like what the guys at MySuites in NYC are doing! Their boutique suites and ’enhance your stay’ options and the fact that everything is for sale! Very cool ;)
Fun pre-opening publicity shot by the Michelberger Hotel in Berlin; we are your fans!
Here is Tablet’s list of 10 hotels for the social traveler. Their lobbies, lounges and other social spaces are great for bringing people together.
Jewelry and product designer Sofie Lachaert runs a gallery in Tielrode, Belgium, specialising in vintage and modern pieces. The gallery also has two guest rooms that she runs as a bed and breakfast. Go to Remodelista for a full photo report of this unique interior […]
This morning, Chris Sherwin from Seymourpowell showed their Aircruise – a clipper in the clouds in a presentation during the EcoDesign Day at the Barcelona Design Week 2013. It is basically a hydropowered floating hotel! Here, slow is the new fast and it is not about […]
Reuse a towel! Fun message from the ACE Hotel in NYC. Founder: Alex Calderwood. Thanks Mette for the tip!
Here are CondéNast writer Jesús Terrés’s reasons why he (still) loves Barcelona (in Spanish). I have a very strange relationship with Barcelona. She is (to me) like that girlfriend you don´t understand, that drives you up the wall, with who after every night […]
The Alto Hotel in Melbourne is Australia’s first carbon neutral hotel. Read here about their other environmental initiatives.
We like designer Seung-Yong Song’s objects and believe it’s not for nothing that he won the 2013 W Hotels Designers of the Future Award. More information on Dezeen and diarioDESIGN (in spanish).
