Travel & Tourism (131)
Vacancy…for females only
A London hotel has become the latest to roll out a suite of amenities for women, despite a ruling that declared a similar scheme in Copenhagen as illegal under discrimination laws. The Dukes Hotel will assign some of its rooms ‘Duchess Rooms’, loading them with treats to tempt single female travellers or groups of women. The Duchess rooms will be looked after exclusively by female room attendants, contain extra items such as a makeup mirrors, hair dryers, styling accessories and offer a selection of glossy magazines. The bathroom will have female amenities, while the rooms will be filled with fresh flowers.
Why it matters
Undoubtedly provocative, the no-men allowed rooms in the Dukes Hotel (the name is itself an irony in this new context) is following a subtle but growing trend of new services dedicated exclusively to women like gyms, spas, transport, etc. Some may well consider this a regression in social values and equality, but the question remains: Are we, women, willing to make and welcome that regression by adopting a new, yet vintage, lifestyle?
Related articles
Densebrain, a New York based digital agency, has created a new feature for its mobile map apps called NextTrain. NextTrain uses the information that is sourced from fellow subway riders using the app to predict the arrival time of trains.
On their Facebook page, the Royal Dutch airline KLM allowed fans to create a typical Dutch Delftblue tile based on their profile picture. KLM decorated an entire Boeing 777 from 4000 of the best tiles having received 120,000 from 154 countries.
