Happy Hotelier

I hope 2007 makes all of you (and me) as happy as 2006 made me happy!
It was a happy year for me, 2006. I started this Blog adventure and are having fun with it, although it takes a lot of time which I do not always have. It takes more time than you would anticipate […]

The site of Expatica is devoted to the expats living in The Netherlands (or, if you wish Holland), Belgium, France, Germany and Spain and serves them in the English language with plenty advice about the respective countries, advice that is also useful for the foreign traveler.
Some Dutch news highlights of the first half of 2006 […]

Just on the threshold of 2007 I found Droomkerk (Dutch for “Dream Church”) in Barsingerhorn, a little village just east of Schagen which is located approximately 40 km north of Amsterdam.
In a recently renovated church there are two luxury suites with capacity for 4 persons to stay (with a minimum of two nights stay). It […]

The Battery Park Ritz-Carlton in New York City makes a perfect pitch how to spend this year’s average Wall Street bonus.
According to BusinessWeek, the average Wall Street bonus in 2006 will be $137,580. Sure you could use the money to buy a luxury car, but how about sharing a once-in-a-lifetime evening with your […]

It is a bit strange, but this “news” appeared on 22 December on 4 Hoteliers and today at E-Hotelier.com, but is actually a write-up of a press release from Lucite International dated January 2004. Now Who is Lucite? Lucite is the new company name for the Former Dupont-ICI joint venture that inter alia produces perspex.

I am not sure Guedelon Castle will be a hotel, but a castle cum accommodation is for many the ultimate hotel destination. According to USA Today the building site is definitely a place to visit and a travel destination in itself! The castle is being entirely rebuilt with the old medieval tools […]

As a native Dutchman I am very proud of my small, but very peculiar country. Therefor one of my aims with this Blog is to make sure a lot of information about The Netherlands is available in the English language. So I am glad to present to you the The Trippist Blog that is […]

December 14, 2006 the »The Peninsula Hotel of Hong Kong took delivery of 14 Rolls Royces Phantom which are adjusted to their own specifications. These included an extended wheelbase, a cool box for chilled hand towels, customized tread plates and a new, larger luggage compartment. In-car entertainment is supplied via a Lexicon sound system employing […]

This will prove you wrong if you believed everything has been invented already:
In July 2005, under the motto “Book a Pipe Dream”, Austrian Andreas Strauss has set up Das Parkhotel/ Andi’s Place (the Park Hotel) in a park in Ottensheim, on the Danube river border, near Linz, Austria. It is only open in […]

The site Weekendhotel.nl was set up by Willem and Esme Vos: Willem has a background in travel and tourism and Esme in intellectual property law and Internet related matters.
We started Weekendhotel in April 2002 to help you find the best addresses for a weekend away. Like you, we became frustrated with typical “bookings” sites that […]

When clicking on the official and worthwhile site of Baron Philippe de Rothschild S.A. you are elegantly welcomed by Baroness Philippine herself.
The story:
HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES ILLUSTRATES THE LABEL OF CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2004
Each year since 1945 the Mouton label has been illustrated with an original artwork by […]