Chris Zwierzynski, from Tripbase.com shares some expert advice on unconventional packing.
There was a time when we were more concerned with the experience of travel and just coming up with decent vacation ideas than we were with what we learned and brought back from it. We rejoiced in the sheer simplistic pleasure of going somewhere new, meeting new people and doing new things. The advent of modern-day technology has ultimately detracted from this enjoyment somewhat.
A few years ago, when we still
I love the Christmas-tide, and yet,
I notice this, each year I live;
I always like the gifts I get
But how I love the gifts I give
We would like to thank you for your support, contributions and trust during 2009. We have seen numerous responses to the different postings on our blog, very interesting interviews and articles and an overall wonderful feedback.
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By Liz Craig
When hoteliers and internet marketing folks start to discuss the value of a hotel blog, you hear lots of tech talk about visibility in search engines, the importance of social networks and so on.
All of which is true. But it misses the point which is at the heart of hospitality.
Blogs are an opportunity to have a conversation with a customer, to express the property’s personality and convey a passion for interests associated with the hotel’s locale.
In short,
Wonderful news to share! Our restaurant At Eight at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel, has been rewarded with its second toque by the most important and influential Austrian gourmet guide, Gault Millau. With this award, the restaurant and Chef Thomas Seifried have earned themselves the second toque in the second year of operation, which one may definitely call a unique and sensational achievement!
“A young and extremely professional service crew, a performance of international par-excellence, a perfect location and an
Creating a hotel package is one thing, selling them successfully via the various channels is another thing. Approximately 99% of all hotels worldwide offer hotel packages to their guests, starting from basic packages like accommodation, breakfast and including a variable item like a drink at the hotel bar, a VIP-set-up, a bottle of champagne in the hotel room, a dinner or lunch or a spa treatment to extra-ordinary themed packages or destination packages where tourism products and items within a
It all starts when limitations are pushed beyond expectations. To do what was once thought impossible. Redefining the rules as you know it. The time has come for a change. The time has come for Ed Hardy Vodka. Ed Hardy Vodka is a world class super premium spirit distilled 5 times in 5 successive columns to assure unsurpassed quality and taste.
The bar ‘Drings’ at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel is very proud to present Ed Hardy Vodka, a new
Several terms for intimate, unusual luxurious hotel environments where guests experience a more personal ‘looking-after’ feeling and a more private and dedicated level of service. Boutique hotels are unique properties that are mostly operated by individuals or companies that operate a small hotel collection.
A few examples: Stein Group, Geisel Privathotels in Germany, Schössle Hotel Group and Bulgari Collection. Mostly all boutique hotels are furnished in a themed, aspirational or stylish way, boost between 30 and 80 guest rooms and suites
Holly Maguire from Escapio.com visited The Ring Hotel and reports at the escapio blog:
“In the cultural heart of Vienna, Austria, The Ring – Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel bucks the trend of traditional 5 star hotels, with a smiley, helpful concierge team who are genuinely friendly and discrete. Just 2 years old, the property retains the atmosphere of a boutique hotel with stylish chocolate browns, greens and rusty orange décor, enormous cuddle-up beds and shiny plasma televisions. [Read more ...] “
A Finnish Hospitality Management graduate group from Turku University of Applied Sciences got a once in a lifetime experience to enjoy casual luxury in The Ring Hotel in March 15th as a part of our strategic management studies. The study trip included visiting exciting hotels and meeting interesting tourism persons, including Assistant General Manager of The Ring and Grand Hotel Wien, Mr. Carl-Peter Echtermeijer.
He kindly welcomed us for a tour in Grand Hotel Wien to show some of the everyday
Vodka, the dominant spirit of Eastern Europe, is becoming more and more popular among bars and its guests around the globe. One does experience a clear ‘hype’ regarding this spirit, which encouraged us to explain the spirit, providing our readers with some interesting sites and also promoting the over 40 vodka brands at our bar ‘Drings’ at ‘The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel’.
Vodka is made by fermenting and then distilling the sugars from a mash of pale grain or vegetal
