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The Noticeable Trends in the Hospitality Industry
Travelers are becoming keener to experience and enjoy the essence of local products and services. This is what drives the hospitality industry to provide unforgettable local experiences to tourists or travelers.
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Apac CIOOutlook | Friday, August 28, 2020
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Travelers are becoming keener to experience and enjoy the essence of local products and services. This is what drives the hospitality industry to provide unforgettable local experiences to tourists or travelers.
Fremont, CA: The hospitality industry is very diverse as it includes everything from hotels and other accommodation types to restaurants, bars, tour operators, and travel agents.
Let us look at the latest trends in the hospitality industry:
Local Experience
Travelers are becoming keener to experience and enjoy the essence of local products and services. This is what drives the hospitality industry to provide unforgettable local experiences to tourists or travelers. People do not want to live the same life in a different location. Instead, they want to experience a unique way of life in the location they visit. In response to this demand of tourists, hotels provide local products, while other options like Airbnb offer a more authentic guest experience.
Sustainability
Today’s customers are concerned with environmental issues and want to ensure that the businesses they deal with are behaving ethically. Due to this reason, sustainability has been one of the most prominent hospitality trends of recent times, with a growing number of hospitality businesses promoting their eco-friendliness by incorporating environment-friendly materials for bed sheets and towels.
Healthy Food and Drinks
In the past, a vacation was seen as a scope to eat fast foods and drink fizzy drinks while relaxing. Hence, a substantial portion of the hospitality industry consisted of fast-food restaurants and bars selling attractive alcoholic drinks. However, there has been a cultural shift that changed the way people used to enjoy the vacation. People are now becoming more aware of the things they are putting in their bodies, giving way to a healthy food and drinks trend. This has forced restaurants to incorporate healthier meals and drinks on their menus.
