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Came across this article about how London is becoming 'a serious coffee town.' Some interesting points about the rise of the independent coffee shop in the capital... http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/travel/28heads.html?hpw
Hi Carrie
It is really interesting to see a response from someone who works with the design element of a hospitality product. It is fascinating to see the lengths establishments will go to in order to use design, architecture and fashion as a means…
This is actually really topical for me because I've recently been working on a design project for one of the coffee shop chains mentioned above.
Far from this being the end of the independents and the beginning of chains taking over the world I act…
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If any of you have time and the inclination to read an interesting book, I recommend "The MacDonalization of Society" by George Ritzer. Although the title may induce "Oh God, a sociological study worthy of a PhD student" kind of fear, it is extremel…
On Friday 30th October, we all converged on the Radisson Edwardian, Bloomsbury for the IOH Chairman's ball during which we were invited to present our inaugural hotcatUK Award for Innovation. After the champagne reception we all enjoyed a lavish thr…
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Every month or so, we at hotcatUK like to venture out from behind our keyboards and arrange gatherings so that our members can meet each other in real-time social networking. It helps cement the contacts made o…
Nominations for the award are now closed!
Nomination: Malmaison/Hotel du Vin for their Housekeeper Olympics event
What is your innovation?
The Mal & HdV Housekeeper Olympics
How did it come about?
Key business reasons why the annual House keeper Olympics was developed are -
Housekeepin…
I would like to nominate the Events & Groups team at the Berkeley Hotel, Knightsbridge, London. Winning a hotcatUK Award for Innovation is a great achievement and a very significant reward for the extensive efforts put in by this team throughout 200…
This award will be presented on the 30th October 2009 at the hotcatUK Live event at the Institute of Hospitality chairman's ball.
HotcatUK Innovation award
What is your Innovation?
The ‘Hotel & Catering Challenge Cup’ was an inaugural knock out football tournament held for the on the 20th September 2009, to coincide with the Peace One Day (POD) initiative - International Day…
This award will be presented on the 30th October 2009 at the hotcatUK Live event at the Institute of Hospitality chairman's ball.
Nomination: Heather Gibson and the team at EP Magazine
What is their innovation?
In a market flooded with industry magazines which are no different from each other, Heather Gibson and the EP team created EP and EP condense, an extremelly profession…
This award will be presented on the 30th October 2009 at the hotcatUK Live event at the Institute of Hospitality chairman's ball.
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