Hotel chain bans [trial] bacon for breakfast. [Nordic Comfort Hotels]

[Foreigner]

Perhaps hotel management needs to rethink that it's the customer who brings home the bacon

 

[SeatBackForward]

Its the hotels choice to do this, no doubt it may effect customer patronage, just as QF changing menus to DXB did...

 

[Pushka]

Perhaps hotel management needs to rethink that it's the customer who brings home the bacon

Chicken and egg argument really.

 

[basso]

Its pretty offensive when others decide what is healthy for me. I trust they have also removed soft drinks, alcohol, chocolate, biscuits, nuts and pretzels from the mini bar and bars; removed sugar laden cereals, white bread products, sugar in bowls, coffee, tea, and muesli, and so on from the breakfast bar. But would bet they haven't.

It's not about you. It's about sustainability, and the fact that the owners wife is an animal rights activist.

 

[mannej]

It's not about you. It's about sustainability, and the fact that the owners wife is an animal rights activist.

Pretty self-righteous of the owner...

And if the wife were an animal activist why is it only bacon, sausages and goods with palm oil being banned? Don't the other animals matter?

 

[Pushka]

Pretty self-righteous of the owner...

And if the wife were an animal activist why is it only bacon, sausages and goods with palm oil being banned? Don't the other animals matter?

And if all animal products were banned it would be acceptable. Sustainability? I hope the owner also bans milk and dairy products and beef.

And as such has nothing to do with sustainability and animal rights but everything to do with some kind of personal definition. They just don't like pork.

 

[RooFlyer]

The ban is over bacon, sausages and other apparently unhealthy foods.

If it's issue of pork, Malaysia hotels for instance have sausages made of non-pork meats.

I suppose guests may choose to stay at hotels other than Choice Hotels group.

And Indo hotels have turkey bacon - isn't ham in SKL lounges in SIN turkey ham?

You get the real thing at the Hilton in Dubai:

 

[basso]

And if the wife were an animal activist why is it only bacon, sausages and goods with palm oil being banned? Don't the other animals matter?

And as such has nothing to do with sustainability and animal rights but everything to do with some kind of personal definition. They just don't like pork.

I don't know what other meat products that had, though other sources state they have moved to a vegetarian breakfast. Up to you if you want to get hung up on the pork....

 

[RooFlyer]

I don't know what other meat products that had, though other sources state they have moved to a vegetarian breakfast. Up to you if you want to get hung up on the pork....

Personally, I'm getting hung up on the palm oil ban.

 

[Franky]

Its pretty offensive when others decide what is healthy for me. I trust they have also removed soft drinks, alcohol, chocolate, biscuits, nuts and pretzels from the mini bar and bars; removed sugar laden cereals, white bread products, sugar in bowls, coffee, tea, and muesli, and so on from the breakfast bar. But would bet they haven't.

Then we could also throw in smoking and/or non-smoking rooms.. Where does it end?

 

[Captain hum]

Apart from Malaysia the hotels that I stay at do have bacon for brekkie including all the ones in Scandinavia we have stayed at.The brekkies at Best western in Sweden saw the bacon as nearly the only thing edible.

My point is not about which hotels cater to western palates. My point was that few nationalities have bacon and eggs as their staple breakfast dish

 

[dajop]

My point is not about which hotels cater to western palates. My point was that few nationalities have bacon and eggs as their staple breakfast dish

I'd argue that bacon and eggs is not even a "staple" breakfast dish in Australia . Breakfast dish .. Yes, staple ... No. Undoubtedly something people like to have for brekky, and do when eating out for breakfast (in cafe) or in hotel when travelling, but expect that only a minority actually bother cooking it at home for breakfast on a regular basis.

 

[Pushka]

I'd argue that bacon and eggs is not even a "staple" breakfast dish in Australia . Breakfast dish .. Yes, staple ... No. Undoubtedly something people like to have for brekky, and do when eating out for breakfast (in cafe) or in hotel when travelling, but expect that only a minority actually bother cooking it at home for breakfast on a regular basis.

I'd argue that it is a staple dish for people on holidays because it isn't a staple dish when working. So a special treat.

 

[drron]

My point is not about which hotels cater to western palates. My point was that few nationalities have bacon and eggs as their staple breakfast dish

But your original posts did not have the word staple at all.
Bacon is not a staple breakfast item for me but when travelling I do enjoy it.
As Pushka says bacon is a staple breakfast item for travellers and I have seen most nationalities having it for breakfast when travelling.

 

[Captain hum]

I'd argue that it is a staple dish for people on holidays because it isn't a staple dish when working. So a special treat.

Fair play. I should not have used the word 'staple' .

 

[andye]

You get the real thing at the Hilton in Dubai:

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Also in Le Meridien Dubai but it is in a separate corner of the dining room to the other breakfast options

 

[dajop]

Really don't know what the fuss is about. This is not a major five star chain, (most comfort hotels are lower grade than that, are they not?), and anyone who travels a bit knows that staying in lower rated properties (and even some five star hotels) breakfast can range from abysmal to outstanding. If you want a fantastic breakfast, the best way of increasing the chance of this is to go for a higher rated property. Usually when travelling (other than resorts and major hotels in Asia, where the buffets are usually amazing) breakfast is not a major factor for me in hotel selection...

It's not as if every hotel in the world that serve bacon actually serve decent bacon. Apart from turkey bacon which is just not the same, many in the UK (and Australia) would argue that it's difficult to find decent bacon on the north american continent south of the 49th parallel Unless imported from north of the said parallel.

 

[Pushka]

Really don't know what the fuss is about. This is not a major five star chain, (most comfort hotels are lower grade than that, are they not?), and anyone who travels a bit knows that staying in lower rated properties (and even some five star hotels) breakfast can range from abysmal to outstanding. If you want a fantastic breakfast, the best way of increasing the chance of this is to go for a higher rated property. Usually when travelling (other than resorts and major hotels in Asia, where the buffets are usually amazing) breakfast is not a major factor for me in hotel selection...

It's not as if every hotel in the world that serve bacon actually serve decent bacon. Apart from turkey bacon which is just not the same, many in the UK (and Australia) would argue that it's difficult to find decent bacon on the north american continent south of the 49th parallel Unless imported from north of the said parallel.

Of course. But this is a traveller forum. This is a hotel chain making decisions about "our health" and serving food they perceive to be healthy for me. That is the fuss for me. I am an adult and will make such decisions for myself. If this trend of "someone" deciding what is healthy for me should become the norm then it is a big deal.

 

[dajop]

Of course. But this is a traveller forum. This is a hotel chain making decisions about "our health" and serving food they perceive to be healthy for me. That is the fuss for me. I am an adult and will make such decisions for myself. If this trend of "someone" deciding what is healthy for me should become the norm then it is a big deal.

That is the beauty of the free market though. If this is important to you then boycott the chain. As I expect some more commercially important customers will do (ie those that frequently stay with the chain regularly, not some people contributing to a forum on the other side of the world who would probably not stay there anyway). On the other hand this may purely be a marketing play to a particular segment of customers so they may have it in mind to attract new customers.

Or as someone mentioned up thread this may well be cost cutting dressed up as something else.

If it were QF doing this as a cost cutting exercise the publicity would no doubt be "we have enhanced our breakfast offering to serve a range of healthier options in flight, all inspired by Neil Perry's Rockpool creations and offering a faster, fresher service to our customers. Passengers can now look forward to lemongrass infused soy smoothies, salted caramel kale hot cakes and freshly baked chilli quinoa bread in flight, although some menu items will no longer be available".

 

[dajop]

Of course. But this is a traveller forum. This is a hotel chain making decisions about "our health" and serving food they perceive to be healthy for me. That is the fuss for me. I am an adult and will make such decisions for myself. If this trend of "someone" deciding what is healthy for me should become the norm then it is a big deal.

Oh and I do agree with you about organisations making a decision about what foods are healthy or not (other than those, such as pathogen contaminated, that have an immediate adverse affect on my health .....) . Up to me to decide. And it's not just the specific health properties, is also related to the quantity (dose) over time.