If you follow luxury resorts or travel influencers on Instagram, odds are good that

you have seen at least one "floating breakfast." In case you are not familiar with them, here
is what to know: they are your typical upscale hotel room service breakfast -- think toast,
fruit, coffee, and the like -- served in a pool or hot tub instead of in bed. Usually, they are
placed on large platters or colourful baskets, then accessorized with bright tropical flowers
to make them even more photogenic.
These breakfasts are particularly popular in Asia and the Pacific, especially at warm-
weather private villa resorts in places like Thailand, Fiji and the Maldives. Nearly everyone
agrees that the trend began in Bali, although no specific resort seems to get the credit for
coming up with the idea first.
While these breakfasts have become more common on resort menus over the last
five years, the coronavirus pandemic has made them more popular than ever as hotel guests
are avoiding buffets and communal dining rooms. "Across the course of the past year, in-
suite dining has become extremely popular, especially for those seeking solace in the safety
and comfort of their suite," Jann Hess, general manager at Amanjiwo in Bali, tells CNN
Travel. "The floating breakfast is a popular choice." After all, the floating breakfast needs a
pool to float in -- and a private plunge pool is a much better choice than a shared pool where
a splashing kid might make the whole thing topple over.
The floating breakfast has quickly become yet another luxury hotel amenity, like
afternoon tea or a turndown treat. Amid the pandemic, domestic travellers taking advantage
of affordable staycations have also embraced floating breakfasts. Timo Kuenzli, general
manager of Koh Samui's all-pool-villa Cape Fahn Hotel, says that nearly 100% of their
guests over the past year have ordered one. "We can definitely see that the Asian market is
way more into having Instagrammable moments to capture than other markets," he says. In
addition to the photos being beautiful, they also serve as a free marketing tool -- people see
the breakfasts online, check out the location tag, and then want to get in on the experience
themselves when they stay at Cape Fahn later. (Adapted from
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hotel-floating-breakfast-trend-instagram-history-
cmd/index.html)
1. Where is floating breakfast usually served in?
a. Inside a hotel room
b. A hotel rooftop bar
c. On the swimming pool
d. In the dining hall

2. “Usually, they are placed on large platters or colourful

baskets…” (paragraph 1)
What does the word “they” refer to?
a. The flowers
b. The breakfasts
c. The baskets
d. The pools

3. From the second paragraph we know that…

a. Floating breakfast is only popular in Asian countries
b. We can find floating breakfasts in any places in Asia and
the Pacific
c. All people agree that floating breakfast trend starts in
Bali
d. Many countries serve floating breakfast on their resorts
and villas

4. According to the text, coronavirus pandemic has made

floating breakfast more popular because…
a. More people at the hotel avoid having meal at dinning hall
and choose private pool instead
b. More people are admitted to hospitals and choose floating
breakfast service
c. More people take a vacation and stay at the hotel
 d. More hotels give a discount, so more international
travellers book a hotel and enjoy floating breakfast at the pool

5. Why do photos of floating breakfast serve as free marketing

tools?
a. Because the one posting the photo is not the hotel staff
b. Because the floating breakfast is given free to everyone
who upload the photo of it
c. Because the photo can promote the breakfast to many
people and the hotel does not spend any money for it
d. Because the hotel hires people staying at the hotels to
marketize the floating breakfast through the photos on social
media