Hotel Management: Websites

The websites horecatrends.com and hospitalitytrends.eu are part of the Van Spronsen & Partners Group since 2007. From different fields of profession and expertise we publish hospitality related trends and ideas on the websites.

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HVS is the only global consulting firm focused exclusively on the hospitality industry. We are comprehensive in our solutions but single-minded in our focus, helping you succeed in the complex hospitality arena.

With more than 250 people in over 50 offices throughout the world, we offer expertise across all types of hospitality assets, including hotels, restaurants, casinos, shared-ownership lodging, mixed-use developments, golf courses, and spa and wellness, as well as conventions, sports, and entertainment facilities.

From a feasibility study when planning to build or buy a property, to advice on an exit strategy—and everything in between—we offer a wealth of hospitality intelligence, extensive expertise, a global reach, and local market understanding to help you achieve the results you want.

Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN) is the largest organisation representing hospitality businesses in the Netherlands. Our association speaks for more than 20,000 hospitality businesses that together employ almost 250,000 people and we dedicate our efforts to ensuring that the industry as a whole is professional and future-proof.

Under the patronage of HOTREC – the umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafés in Europe – the Hotelstars Union was created in 2009.

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland are Members of the star family. Their partnership is providing a harmonised hotel classification with common criteria and procedures in the participating countries.

An online information and knowledge base for the hotel, travel, and other hospitality
industry segments.

Today Hotel News Resource is in the Top 10 Ranking for most significant hotel and hotel industry-related search terms in
Google, including hotel news, hotel industry news, hospitality news, hotel technology news, hotel marketing news, etc.

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The Centre of Expertise Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality (CELTH) is one of the 30 Centres of Expertise in the Netherlands. The initiative to found it was taken by universities of applied sciences, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate. Its goal is to encourage public-private partnerships between universities of applied sciences and industry partners.

Consult the MarketScans for information about the national economy and the travel patterns per country of origin.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
As the leading international organization in the field of tourism, UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide.

The UNWTO Elibrary is an online service from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) with a broad coverage of tourism and related subject areas.
The UNWTO Elibrary is an information source offering an unparalleled coverage of research and information in the area of tourism and available to our Member States, Affiliate Members, subscribers and general public.
The subject areas reflect all important themes moving the tourism sector and include, among others, ecotourism and sustainable development, tourism statistics, market research, innovation and new technologies and tourism policies. The UNWTO Elibrary contains books, journals and statistical reports by country and by indicator.

Food Inspiration is the online and offline inspiration infusion for food professionals in the field of eating, drinking, sleeping and hospitality. By sharing inspiring stories, trends and developments, they help food professionals to be successful and continue to innovate within the turbulent world of service and hospitality.

The National Restaurant Association is the largest foodservice trade association in the world. We represent and advocate on behalf of more than 500,000 restaurant businesses.

The National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) is a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and the outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry. Launched in 2002, the RPI is released on the last business day of each month.

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