Trend Tour or Inspiration?

Pricing, Attitude & Hotel Rooms with the Wow Factor.What do trend tours really deliver – and for whom do they make sense?In episode 3, Uli and Matthias discuss whether trend tours provide genuine guidance or often just generate buzzwords.

They explore purpose, inspiration, and the crucial question:

How much of this can actually be transferred to the everyday reality of the restaurant and hotel industry?

Another major topic: Pricing & Attitude.The starting point is the much-discussed ketchup post on LinkedIn with over 22,000 impressions. When are prices justified – and when does it feel like a rip-off? Between the overall experience, transparency, personnel costs, and the clear stance of many guests: homemade is okay, but not repackaged.

A debate that reveals how emotionally prices are negotiated today.Plus: extraordinary hotel room features you won’t forget – from car lofts and gaming suites to small wow moments with a big impact. And a glimpse into the future: hotel rooms that personalize, change, and actively contribute to relaxation.

Bonus: This episode already contains a hint about the next giveaway – so its doubly worth tuning in. Thank you for all your feedback, every message, and every idea.

Abgekocht is growing – with you, and thanks to you.

Links & Shownotes:

Top 3 Restaurants

zumspaetzle.de

LU’S BOX Restaurant | Bensberg - HOME

Bill’s Restaurants | All Day Dining | Famous Burgers

JAZ by anaroš - Select Location

https://hobenkoeoek.de/

Hotel Jägerhof Zams: 4-Sterne-Hotel in 5-Sterne-Lage

Fan club nomination:

Berghütte Las Vegas Lodge in St. Kassian: 2.050 m hoch in den Dolomiten

Numa Wood Vienna – Official Site | Exclusive 15% Off

And as always, the links from goodbytz and Food Flow:

https://www.food-flow.org/

https://www.goodbytz.com/

Trendtour oder Inspiration? Preise, Haltung & Hotelzimmer mit Wow-Faktor. Was bringen Trendtouren wirklich – und für wen machen sie Sinn?

In Folge 3 diskutieren Uli und Matthias, ob Trendtouren echte Orientierung liefern

oder oft nur Buzzwords produzieren. Es geht um Purpose, Inspiration und die

entscheidende Frage: Was davon lässt sich wirklich in den Alltag von Gastronomie

und Hotellerie übertragen?

Ein weiteres großes Thema: Pricing & Haltung.

Ausgangspunkt ist der viel diskutierte Ketchup-Post auf LinkedIn mit über 22.000

Impressionen. Wann sind Preise gerechtfertigt – und wann fühlt es sich nach

Abzocke an? Zwischen Gesamterlebnis, Transparenz, Personalkosten und der

klaren Linie vieler Gäste: selbstgemacht okay, umgefüllt nicht. Eine Debatte, die

zeigt, wie emotional Preise heute verhandelt werden.

Dazu: außergewöhnliche Hotelzimmer-Features, die man nicht vergisst – von Car-

Lofts über Gaming-Suiten bis zu kleinen Wow-Momenten mit großer Wirkung. Und

ein Blick in die Zukunft: Hotelzimmer, die sich personalisieren, verändern und aktiv

zur Erholung beitragen.

Bonus: In dieser Folge wartet schon der Hinweis auf das nächste Gewinnspiel – reinhören lohnt sich also doppelt.

Links & Shownotes:

Top 3 Restaurants

zumspaetzle.de

LU'S BOX Restaurant | Bensberg - HOME

Bills Restaurants | All Day Dining | Famous Burgers

JAZ by anaroš - Select Location

https://hobenkoeoek.de/

Hotel Jägerhof Zams: 4-Sterne-Hotel in 5-Sterne-Lage

Nominierung Fanclub:

Berghütte Las Vegas Lodge in St. Kassian: 2.050 m hoch in den Dolomiten

Numa Wood Vienna – Official Site | Exclusive 15% Off

Und wie immer die Links von goodbytz und Food Flow:

https://www.food-flow.org/

https://www.goodbytz.com/

In Episode 2, we jump right in – grateful, honest, and with a healthy dose of self-irony

about our launch, the feedback, and the minor technical glitches from Episode 1. And

then something happens that can only happen with "Abgekocht": the community

chimes in. From Google Maps insights to train sightings to the question of whether

Matthias was actually sitting in a different room.

We take it all in stride – and all with humor.

What you can expect in this episode:

We're discussing the initial reactions to our podcast and can't help but laugh when we

realize how the algorithm seems to be running its own charade with Matthias. Why

does he keep getting shown slightly risqué content? No idea – but it's definitely

something to talk about.

The big barrel giveaway

A stack of animal species, a wooden barrel from Augustiner am Platzl (thanks Oliver

Wendel!) and the attempt to guess the weight of a barrel – that's all you need for the

first “Abgekocht” challenge.

LinkedIn – Observer Mode, Currencies & First Times

We're revisiting an open question from Episode 1: How does LinkedIn really work?

What counts – followers or connections? Do companies now need all their

employees to be mini-creators? And then Uli tells us about his "first time" – at the

"Alles für den Gast" trade fair in Salzburg. A conversation about relevance,

authenticity, and practical no-gos.

The Big Breakfast Topic

We're tackling a question that's surprisingly on many people's minds: Does hotel

breakfast need a cultural shift – including in pricing?

Fan Club & Fancy Features

We've got the first fan club nominations and a call for your input:

What fancy features have you experienced in hotel rooms?

From mirrored ceilings to "Call the Butcher" – we're collecting the top 3 for the next

episode.

Finally

A short commercial break, a heartfelt farewell, and looking forward to December.

Thank you for all your feedback, every message, and every idea. Abgekocht is

growing – with you, and thanks to you.

Links & Shownotes:

Top3 Restaurants

https://www.ojofrankfurt.de/

https://littlebangla.de/

https://www.zumzirkelwirt.at/de

https://www.oldcomptonbrasserie.co.uk

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/manse-stock-exchange-hotel-manchester-

autograph-collection/dining/#tender-by-niall-keating

https://restauranthjemve.dk

competition

HOME - Augustiner am Platzl

Fan club nomination:

Superbude St. Pauli

https://www.superbude.com/hotel-hamburg/st-pauli/

https://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/berlin/hotel-berlin-upper-west

Note regarding the NRW Film Festival and Michael Dierks

https://www.nrwfilmfestival.com/

http://michaeldierks.com/

And as always, the links from goodbytz and Food Flow:

https://www.food-flow.org/

https://www.goodbytz.com/

*This video includes AI-generated voice translations.**In diesem Video wurden KI-generierte Sprachübersetzungen verwendet.