Hospitality Trends for the New Year
Many people make New Year’s resolutions for their personal lives, so why not for your business too? With 2025 just around the corner, resolve to harness hospitality trends that reflect your guests’ needs to elevate your property’s stay experience and bottom line. Bleisure Travelers and Workcations A blend of business and leisure, bleisure was coined […]
An Independent Hotelier’s Guide to Intergenerational Travel
According to an IMG customer survey, 35 percent of families expected to take an intergenerational trip in 2024. Intergenerational travel refers to multiple generations of a family—from boomer to baby—traveling together, and it’s going strong. Accommodations can enhance both their guest experiences and their profits by embracing this trend. Here’s how. Beach Vacations The beach […]
8 Ways to Attract Domestic Travelers to Your Hotel
With the exchange rate being favorable, many travelers have recently taken off for international destinations, but the domestic market is still going strong. Ninety-two percent of US domestic leisure travelers are planning a vacation over the upcoming six months (as of August 2024), and domestic travel around the globe is predicted to increase three percent […]
7 Ways to Attract International Travelers to Your Hotel
As of 2023, international travel around the world was at 87 percent of what it was in 2019. Despite rising living costs, the desire to see the world is as strong as ever, and travelers are once again venturing far and wide. Your property can capture that demand with the right offerings and marketing strategy. […]
Harness 2024 Travel Trends to Boost Bookings
“New year, new you” … and a new hospitality industry. From pop culture and special vibes to sustainable practices and wellness retreats, travelers are inspired by many facets of the modern world when it comes to the destinations, experiences, and accommodations they seek. They’re not just checking off bucket lists anymore. Both Expedia and Booking.com […]
How to Drive Bookings along the Path to Purchase
Expedia Group’s latest study of how consumers plan and book travel online surveyed travelers in Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S.A. to reveal preferences and behavior along the path to purchase. The study, aptly named The Path To Purchase, discovered the average path to purchase length—from when a traveler starts thinking about […]
How to Create a Niche Luxury Hotel Experience
Even with post-pandemic uncertainty, plenty of people look to experience the high life when they travel…and they’re willing to pay for it. The luxury travel market is expected to more than double from $638.2 billion in 2021 to $1650.5 billion in 2031. From Rodin-inspired pastries to 24-karat gold facial masks, here’s how to attract these […]
Boutique Hotel Trends to Watch
With travel demand, labor shortages, and operating expenses increasing simultaneously, it’s a challenge for independent hoteliers to uphold service standards while working harder than ever. Watching and implementing current hotel trends enables hoteliers to find new ways to streamline operations, even as they elevate guest experience and maximize profit. Read on for important boutique hotel […]
An Independent Hotelier’s Guide to Sleep Tourism
“I need a vacation from my vacation.” Hours of driving, flying, ferrying, and waiting in line. Days packed with exciting yet exhausting back-to-back activities. Sumptuous meals, drinks, and extended bedtimes. Sound familiar? In the past, going on holiday typically meant making the most of your time by participating in as many experiences as possible. Going […]
5 Sustainable Hotels to Inspire Us
By definition, sustainability and hospitality go hand in hand. To be hospitable means to be friendly and welcoming to guests, but it also means providing an environment that’s pleasant and favorable for living in. The bigger picture for hotels is how they contribute to the environment that surrounds them so that Planet Earth continues to […]
Here Come the Baby Boomers. Is Your Hotel Ready?
There’s been much ado about Millennials (born early 1981 through 1996)—and for good reason. As the largest generation in the U.S., tech-savvy Millennials have driven the evolution of hospitality (think online presence, mobile apps, social media, and personalized experiences). However, in our warranted efforts to please the young people, we must be careful not to […]
Revenge Travel Trends Your Hotel Needs to Prepare for Now
The novelty of perfecting the art of baking sourdough bread and binge watching everything on Netflix is long since over. Cocooning, while essential, was a novelty. But now, as travel opens up, we’re ready to travel again—this time with a vengeance! It’s called revenge travel. And in spite of not being able to travel much […]
Is Your Hotel Ready For Summer Vacation 2021?
Summer is around the corner and with it the ubiquitous summer vacation. While things will still look a little different this year, a boon of guests is expected. Summer is still months away, and yet vacationers are already planning their trips to fulfill what they’ve been dreaming about. Whereas normally travel bookings are made on […]
