12 Eco-Friendly Luxury Hotels
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Aruba is an eco pioneer. Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Aruba The era in which Earth Day occurred as the only time most people dedicated to thinking about the state of the environment has long since passed. The concept of sustainability now influences all of life’s sectors, including travel. A recent study revealed that 90 percent of travelers want sustainable travel options. Hotels understand the increased importance of allowing guests to travel responsibly; however, it can often be difficult for travelers to discern if the property they select genuinely adheres to sustainable principles. Hervé Houdré,…
Caught eating durian at the hotel, this Malaysian artist was fined IDR 3.5 million
Jakarta – This beautiful artist from Malaysia must pay a fine of IDR 3.5 million. After he was caught eating durian fruit in his hotel room. Durian fruit is a fruit that is loved and avoided by many people because of its pungent aroma. Unlike other fruits, durian fruit has a pungent, pungent aroma similar to the smell of leaking gas, and can last for days. This is what the hotel manager considers to prohibit any of his guests from bringing fruit or food containing durian. Because it is difficult to remove the smell of durian from hotel rooms, and…
Yabu Pushelberg references the multi-faceted LA culture in conjoined hotels
Canadian design studio Yabu Pushelberg has created the Moxy and AC Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles to encapsulate a variety of references to the surrounding city. The two hotels were placed side by side within a Gensler-designed building in central Los Angeles, with Yabu Pushelberg carrying out the design for both hotels. The designers used a variety of LA-oriented references across both hotels, referencing local artist culture, street life, the desert, as well as the imagery of movies from Hollywood. The Moxy Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles was designed based on deserts and cinema “Moving making and the California Dream…
B&B operators getting ‘back in the swing’ –
Reconnecting New Zealand’s valuable Bed and Breakfast sector with the international travel trade will be the key focus of its first annual conference in three years. Industry operators are keen to reunite for the first time since 2020 at the Bed & Breakfast Association New Zealand conference, taking place at the Copthorne Oriental Bay, Wellington, on 19-21 June 2023. “The 2023 conference is about getting all geared up for the return of our international visitors. We’ve continued with domestic travelers during the pandemic but our members are excited to get back into the swing of hosting our international visitors. So…