Gogglebox personality, Scarlett Moffatt, has partnered with Hampton by Hilton to champion the hotel brand’s free breakfast buffet, and uncover the nation’s unknowing yet relatable buffet ‘behaviours’. Five personality types have been researched and identified, showing how Brits instinctively tackle one of the most valued parts of any hotel stay – the morning meal.
The 7th edition of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference on Wine Tourism will be held in La Rioja in 2023. This new edition was presented at the Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture, with the participation of Concha Andreu, President of the Government of La Rioja; Reyes Maroto, Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism; and the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, Zurab Pololikashvili.
Can you think of a drink that better embodies summer than a pina colada? Think about it — you’ve got coconut, which calls to mind golden beaches, and refreshing pineapple, which hints at tropical destinations just waiting for your PTO. Plus, this popular summer cocktail requires almost no prep time, making it the perfect drink for those lazy days of summer. And there’s no better day to grab your blender and say cheers to summer than July 10th — otherwise known as National Pina Colada Day and also the 68th anniversary of the drink’s invention at Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico.
The pandemic has highlighted the untapped potential in hotel food and beverage (F&B) industry.
Red, white, rosé or sparkling…a good glass of wine is a beverage to savor, but there’s something extra special about sipping it in the sun against a backdrop of sweeping vineyards. With more than a quarter (28%) of global travelers saying they would like to do a wine tour on their next vacation,* we have delved into our more than 28 million listings in over 153,000 destinations around the world to present six truly unique properties that will give travelers the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the experience – whether a wine connoisseur or a complete novice. From cava in Catalonia to malbec in Mendoza, raise a glass to this selection of wine destinations set in some of the most beautiful places in the world.
The vacation season is upon us, and relaxation often begins after we jet off to a warm, sunny destination, check into a hotel, raise a cocktail and feel that sense of “aaah.” Even those who have to work while traveling consider their summer workday a success when it ends with a cocktail by the pool, according to a recent Hilton survey.
Moxy Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, is celebrating the official start of summer by taking guests back to their childhood heyday with the launch of “Camp Moxy,” a throwback-themed experience full of nostalgic sips and snacks inspired by the ‘90s. Moxy is putting its own adult twist on perennial favorites such as the ‘Dirty Shirley,’ recently dubbed the drink of the summer, inviting guests to reminisce on good times, refreshing drinks, and special treats.
Summer is almost here, which means there’s no better time to fire up the grill. Whether you prefer meat, seafood, vegetables, or even cheese, there’s no shortage of ideas for dishes that can be barbecued.
World Gin Day, celebrated annually on the second Saturday in June, is almost here. To mark the occasion, we’ve rounded up nine gin cocktail recipes from Hilton mixologists around the world, from uniquely-flavored gin and tonics to a twist on the traditional Tom Collins and more.
As of this week, the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA) has a branch in Europe with a new board of professionals from the beverage industry. The organization is committed to uniting non-alcoholic adult beverage brands around the world.Consumers increasingly prefer alcohol-free alternatives. To meet these needs, the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA) is setting up its second division, representing producers in Europe.The first division, which was established in North America, has already contributed to the growth of the beer, wine, spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails sector. This has ensured that consumers have more and more choice of non-alcoholic drinks for every social occasion. This is now being extended to Europe to support the growth the beverage industry is experiencing.
Actress and author Kimberly Williams-Paisley recently partnered with Hilton to kick off summer travel season.
As the travel industry’s recovery starts to gather pace, many tourist boards are looking to differentiate themselves from rival destinations by focusing on their cuisine rather than traditional natural hot spots, cities, or coastal locations, observes GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) will host a Chef Recruitment Week from 9-13 May 2022, as it looks to fill over 100 roles within its bars and restaurants across the UK and Ireland.
Cultures around the world are defined by their food and the surrounding heritages of cooking methods and tastes. Accordingly, planning where to eat is an integral part of purposeful travel. So integral, in fact, that the cornerstones of many hotels have become their restaurants. These eight properties have gone the extra mile in developing their food and beverage concepts to reflect their local cultures, with their in-house restaurants becoming places for guests to not only dine but to also discover local flavors in the most satisfying ways.
As the hospitality industry continues to deal with the labor crisis, the surmounting lack of truckers is putting even more strain on hotel and restaurant operations. Fewer drivers means an increase in the price of goods and the cost of delivery. With people eager to travel again, hoteliers with food-and-beverage operations are asking “What can we do differently to run our f&b departments more efficiently?” Meyer Jabara Hotels, an industry leader in hotel food and beverage operations, says hoteliers can easily cut costs, maximize staffing, and emerge profitable in today’s challenged economy if they have the right strategy. The company has been boosting operating efficiencies of its 30 hotels and 20 food-and-beverage outlets, including 137,939 square feet of meeting and event space, for 47 years.
Travellers with a taste for upscale dining can combine incredible culinary experiences with some of Europe’s most desirable destinations, following the news that Hilton’s (NYSE:HLT) hotels are now home to seven Michelin stars across Europe. Great stays and great food go hand in hand – and none more so than with hotel restaurants that have achieved the much-coveted accolade of a Michelin star. This epicurean equivalent of the Oscars allows guests to graze (or gorge) on the finest food and drink without even leaving their hotel, all guests have to decide is where to start…
A year ago, our team began the journey that would become Taste and Place: The Design Hotels Book. In a first for us, we used our annual anthology to undertake a broad and inclusive exploration of a single topic: food, an integral part of purposeful travel. While the heartbreaking war in Ukraine continues, we’d like to note our latest publication includes a beautiful story about how the kitchen creates camaraderie at Bursa Hotel, Kyiv, which has been forced to close its doors for now. The Bursa team is safe and has given us their approval to go ahead with the book release. We will donate this year’s online sale profits to a humanitarian action indicated by our two Ukrainian member hotels. Click here to shop the Design Hotels Book in our store on designhotels.com.
NYC Hospitality Alliance Executive Director Andrew Rigie joins Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita to discuss job growth in leisure and hospitality compared to pre-pandemic levels and the outlook for wage increases.
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, currently celebrating its Diamond Anniversary, has represented the best of international and local culinary expertise for the past 75 years. The brand’s acclaimed restaurants and bars around the world delight epicures with approximately 80 million meals every year, with each meal as distinct and inspiring as the destinations themselves.
Historic Hotels of America has many iconic and legendary hotels that have made important contributions to the culinary heritage and traditions of the United States. The Omni Parker House which opened in 1855 is famous for the creation of both the soft, warm Parker House Rolls and of the original Boston Cream Pie, which was named the official state dessert of Massachusetts in 1996. Tomato juice was the invention of a chef at French Lick Spring Hotel, concocted when the kitchen ran out of oranges for juice one morning at breakfast. The Green Goddess Dressing was created at the Palace Hotel in 1923. Several hotels honored in the 2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Unique Culinary Heritage and Culinary Traditions List provide recipes so you can mix a cocktail or prepare a pie like the one you would enjoy as their guest.