Radisson Hotel Group has signed an exclusive Master Franchise Agreement (MFA) with Tapas Club, a popular Singapore-based food and drink (F&D) brand, to roll out a series of stylish Spanish restaurants across its extensive portfolio of hotels in India.
Not all Chinese wine tourists are the same. Although wine tourism is becoming more popular in China according to a study published recently by a group of researchers including SHTM professors Hanqin Qiu Zhang and Brian King, there is wide variation in tourists' level of involvement in wine-based activities. Drawing on the findings of a survey measuring levels of involvement in and perceptions of wine tourism, the researchers provide useful information for marketers aiming to develop targeted trips and marketing strategies.
Eating out in one of India's new generation of restaurants is as much as the social media friendly design as it about the food.
The results are in: Almost half of Aussies are choosing to skip breakfast during the week, while a further quarter confess to skipping breakfast more than twice each week, a national survey commissioned by IHG's Holiday Inn Express has revealed.
For many people who like to travel, experiencing the food of other cultures plays a big part when it comes to deciding what place they'd like to travel to next. Melbourne is a place that offers many options to its visitors - whether they'd like to enjoy fine dining, casual coffee drinking in one of its coffee shops or simply brunching in a cozy laneway restaurant, every food aficionado is sure to be pleasantly surprised by the diversity this city is known for. Let's take a look at the factors that shaped Melbourne into the culinary capital of Australia.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world's leading luxury hospitality company, is excited to announce that Four Seasons Pop Down Hong Kong, the fourth in a global series of immersive events, will arrive in Hong Kong on March 30. The excitement will kick-off with an invitation-only event, followed by a two-day consumer activation in the heart of the city's Central district.
Following the highly successful launch of 'AUSCA', the world's first Autonomous Service Chef Associate, at M Social Singapore in 2017, Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR), the hotel arm of property giant City Developments Limited (CDL), is pleased to deploy AUSCA to the group's five other Singapore properties—Orchard Hotel Singapore, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore, M Hotel Singapore, Studio M Hotel Singapore and Copthorne King's Hotel Singapore—by end November 2018.
On Wednesday 26th September 2018, PARKROYAL Hotels and Resorts Malaysia hosted our official cocktail launching event to celebrate Pan Pacific Connection, corporate bookers programme with our loyal members at PARKROYAL Kuala Lumpur. Accompanied by live music, the event had a Shanghai Night theme and was hosted by the poolside, decorated and adorned simultaneously with red lanterns, candles, carved fruits and flowers all against a backdrop of the beautifully lit Kuala Lumpur Tower against the city skyline.
Raffles Singapore unveiled today its new line-up of dining experiences, which combine the hotel's much-loved culinary traditions with contemporary dining concepts by renowned celebrity chefs. Each dining concept promises to tantalise the senses and has been carefully selected to enhance the famed 'Raffles Experience' for the local community and the discerning travellers.
Around 600 participants from 52 countries gathered at the 4th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism (Bangkok, Thailand, 30 May to 1 June 2018). Organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of Thailand, in collaboration with the Basque Culinary Center, participants addressed topics ranging from the role of technology in achieving sustainable development, to linking the whole tourism value chain to gastronomy.
A futuristic landscape deeply rooted in tradition, the great nation of Japan will always be a fascination for travelers. Visiting for the first time just recently, every aspect of the society offers key points of contrast to its Western counterparts, as well as numerous lessons to improve your sense of hospitality.
The most comprehensive international food and hospitality biennial trade event in the region, Food&HotelAsia (FHA) will return in 2020 as two dedicated shows - FHA-HoReCa in early March andFHA-Food & Beverage starting late March.
Nominations are now invited for the Oxford Cultural Collective Award, which will recognise the rising stars of the hospitality, food and beverage sectors across Thailand.
The M Social brand was created by our Chairman Mr Kwek LengBengwith the aim of inspiring the hospitality industry with his visionary thought for a space designed for the millennials & the millennial mindset.After the success of implementing AURA who is South East Asia's first Front-of-House Autonomous Service Delivery Robotin the hospitality industry last December 2016, Millennium Hotels and Resorts introduce the world's first Front-of-House Autonomous Service Chef Robot prototype, 'AUSCA'tothe hospitality industry, who prepares eggs for guests at M Social Singapore.
Global hospitality management software company Xn protel Systems today announced the opening of the Valero Grand Suites by Swiss-Belhotel, using its xnPOS F&B Point of Sale system and protel property management software solution. This is the latest addition to the Swiss-Belhotel portfolio that uses Xn protel solutions.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Japan Travel and Tourism Association (JTTA) and Gurunavi Inc. have undersigned an agreement to develop a "UNWTO Affiliate Members Report on Gastronomy Tourism: Japan." The report will contribute to capitalize the potential of this segment in the Nippon country and add to the existing UNWTO research on gastronomy tourism.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups today announced its partnership with Dineout, India's largest table reservation and restaurant promotion service. The partnership will add breadth to the 'local connection' and brand positioning to resonate with tech-savvy diners. The Group builds on the success of a pilot exercise undertaken in 2016 where select hotels in India had their restaurants and bars promoted on the platform.
SOKHA, the most dynamic and only Cambodian hotel group, proudly announced today the opening of the second Takezono Teppanyaki Restaurant within the complex of Sokha Siem Reap Resort & Convention Center.
SOKHA, the most dynamic and only Cambodian hotel group, proudly announce today the launch of their "Sokha Culinary Graduates Program" start from its two portfolio hotels in Siem Reap before continue to the next property within their group across Cambodia.
Professor Jeannie Cho Lee, Professor of Practice (Wine) of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Master of Wine (MW), hosted a wine masterclass today to introduce to participants the wines of the world. The masterclass was designed for those who would be interested to find out what the SHTM's Master of Science (MSc) in International Wine Management programme has to offer in terms of advanced knowledge and career prospects.