Meet the world’s first AI created whisky
Together with Finnish tech company Fourkind and Microsoft, Mackmyra is creating the world’s first whisky developed with artificial intelligence (AI). The distillery’s machine learning models, powered by Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and AI cognitive services, are fed with existing recipes (including those for award-winning blends), sales data, and customer preferences. With this data the AI can generate more than 70 million recipes that it predicts will be popular and of the highest quality.
Anantara Eastern Mangroves welcomes a new GM
Prior to his new post, he had spent nearly two decades in the hotels industry in his native Egypt before relocating to the Middle East in 2005.
Key ApartHotel Beirut wins big
The Key ApartHotel, one of Beirut’s newer hotels located in the capital’s Museum District is a four-star deluxe destination featuring fresh sleek colorful designs, international works of art and bespoke furniture. While to first-time guests the hotel may seem designed for the young generation, it nonetheless was designed to accommodate...
Bartartine’s recipe for success
Bartartine’s Executive Chef Joseph Boutros talks to HN about the strategies being employed to keep the brand innovative, relevant and healthy, at a time when the F&B industry is grappling with an increasingly demanding audience
Over three million tourists visited Oman in 2018, half of them from the GCC
The number of hotels also grew by 12 percent in 2017-18, resulting in a eight percent growth in the amount of rooms available in the country.
Accor Hotels launches two new projects in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Construction works for two Accor Hotels, a Novotel and an adagio, have begun in Abidjian, Ivory Coast. The project was designed and developed by Lebanese architecture and design firm Bits to Atoms led by Architect Guillaume Credoz, in collaboration with Claude Missir interiors (interior design), Fouad Hanna and Gilbert Tambourji...
Beit El Hamra opens its doors to all
Hamra is Beirut’s most cosmopolitan quarter. Since the 1950s, its sidewalk cafes, shops, nightlife and educational institutions have made it a lively part of the city any time of day. In line with that spirit, this beautiful 1950s yellow villa is outfitted with vintage furniture, swathed in original fabrics and...
World Travel Awards 2019 Middle East winners
Abu Dhabi is reinforcing its standing as a world-class events destination as it hosted the most important night of the year for the Arabian travel and tourism industry. The World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony 2019 took place at Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi , with the key players and VIPs from across...
Where bartender meets chef
Alcohol and food have always reflected societal advancements. Today, the role played by both industry representatives are overlapping, thereby altering what previously were defined occupations. HN investigates
Vinicio Alberelli appointed as head of global operations at Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts
Alberelli has been working with Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts since the beginning of 2019, establishing operational standards across the board.
