How Switzerland is training up the next generation of luxury hoteliers
Switzerland has made a name – and business – for itself training up the next generation of hoteliers. Nestled in the hills above the city of Lausanne, the école hôtelière….
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Lava cave rooms and a volcanic menu: Santorini’s black hotel channels the island’s eruptive past
The unusual hotel on Greece’s most famous island offers a true taste of the country. ADVERTISEMENT After years as a journalist and even longer as a travel obsessive, I am….
The end of buffet breakfasts? Hotels are getting experimental to delight guests while wasting less
Seeing masses of food being thrown away at the end of a buffet breakfast led me to investigate hotel food waste. ADVERTISEMENT On a recent holiday to Tenerife in the….
Solar integration and volcanic ash: How Europe is cooling cities with green roofs
Europe boasts three decades of research and product development that underpin its thriving green roof industry. ADVERTISEMENT A 2023 study by the University of Technology, Sydney found green roofs when….
Paris hotels struggle with low demand as Olympics approach
Tourism and hotel professionals in Paris are hoping to make up for lost time with the showcase effect that the Olympics will have on their bookings for the coming seasons…..