In Dubai, restaurant diners pay by weight
Projects such as Halfsies have been encouraging diners in the west to eat less and consider the problem of food waste for a while. Now a new restaurant opening in Dubai – Gramo – is adopting a pay-by-weight business model to raise awareness of sustainability issues and promote moderation in the growing region. READ MORE…
App enables mobile drinks ordering at recommended cocktail bars
The Netherland’s Your Smart Butler has already taken a step into the world of mobile food ordering, and now Coaster is doing the same for cocktail bars in San Francisco, acting as a curated recommendation service in the process. READ MORE…
At Ibiza hotel, biometric payments let guests pay with fingerprints
Innovative ideas enabling consumers to pay digitally without the use of a card have recently included RFID chips embedded into watches and receipts sent directly to customers’ smartphones. However, Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel has rolled out what is the first instance of biometric payments we’ve seen in the hospitality industry, utilising the PayTouch system. READ MORE…




