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For many travel enthusiasts, Hong Kong is the epitome of an urban metropolis, celebrated for its dazzling skyline and busy streets. However, while Hong Kong is renowned for its cityscapes, its hidden natural treasures are often overlooked by visitors and locals alike....
On March 23, 2016, the day following the Brussels terror attacks, the 23-room Hôtel des Galeries received 255 cancellations, according to its GM at the time, Miguel Plantier. The independent boutique hotel is just a 17-minute train ride from the airport and located right in the center of Brussels, one of the most impacted areas following the attacks. For any small hotel, that number of cancellations can negatively affect a P&L. But Plantier says that with a bit of “gymnastics,” he and his team were able to manage the crisis with minimal loss to revenue. Although he is no longer working for Hôtel des Galeries, we spoke to Plantier in June, just 10 weeks after the Brussels attacks, to see how his hotel had coped with the disaster.
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Thanks to companies like Uber and Lyft, almost anyone can access private car service, a luxury once reserved for the ultra-rich, with the touch of a button. Today’s “sharing economy”—also referred to as the “gig economy”—has already disrupted quite a few markets (think Airbnb, Zipcar, and Lending Club, a peer-to-peer loan company), and the hospitality industry is no exception.
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Love to travel? Have an Instagram, Twitter or Tumblr account? If you’ve ever thought of combining
your wanderlust with your social media presence in order to make a living, you may be on to something—and you
wouldn’t be the first to do it. Just look up #travel on Instagram and you’ll find more than 99 million photos
and posts from both amateur and professionals alike. There are many bloggers, Instagrammers and even YouTubers
out there today making a living and funding their adventures with income generated through social media accounts
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Curious about what it’s like to work in the wine business? If you love wine and, more importantly,
love studying it, dissecting it, describing it and serving it to others, a career as a sommelier could be
right for you. hosco.plus sat down recently with Vincent Debergé, Director of Restaurants at Geneva’s 5-star
Beau-Rivage hotel, and one of Switzerland’s most recognized sommeliers. He offered us a peak into