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Swiss School Students Create Crowdsourced Apple iPhone App - Fri, 04 Feb 2011
For the past few months some 80 international students of more than 20 different nationalities who currently study at IMI University Centre in Luzern, Switzerland have collected data to create the the world’s first crowd-sourced student guide. The iPhone App is a collaboration with Luzern Tourism which also has its own tourism city guide and [...]
Study Clean – Stories from Swiss Hotel School Students - Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Study clean could be the slogan of IMI BA student Agnes Chee. She was surprised about the cleanliness and the well organized lifestyle during her studies in Switzerland cleanest city Luzern. For a project during her Bachelor Studies at IMI University Centre, she started a blog on cleanliness in Switzerland. One of the subjects to [...]
Bolsters in Switzerland – Stories from Swiss Hotel School Students - Fri, 14 Jan 2011
First of all what is a bolster? A bolster is a long narrow pillow or cushion filled with cotton, down, or fibre. In western countries, it is usually placed at the head of bed and functions as head or back support. Since approximately the 1960`s bolsters are also used in yoga classes. In order to [...]
The Future of Spa Design - Sun, 19 Sep 2010
Question: How have spas been affected as a result of the recession and how are they evolving? Clodagh: Spas are becoming more versatile and mutable because of the combination of the economic downturn and the increasing time poverty of spa goers. Rents are high, so to achieve a reasonable return you will find locations like [...]
Green Hotels – Marketing and Profitability Advantages of Environmentally Friendly Practices - Sun, 15 Aug 2010
Going Green Again – The marketing (and profitability) advantage of environmentally friendly practices By Jennifer Rodrigues, TravelInk’d It may be hard to remember, but not too long ago environmental awareness was the hot topic in the hospitality industry. Everywhere you looked there were hotels and restaurants ‘going green’ and executing ‘sustainability’ campaigns. Then, of course, the recession [...]
