Why Pop-Up Hotels are in Fashion

Staying in an air-conditioned luxury shelter at a music festival or a bespoke yurt in the Andes seemed like a distant thought even just a few years ago.

30 Trendy Food-Related Buzzwords

By Baum & Whiteman

Here's a summary of food-related buzzwords whose profiles are rising during the first half of 2017.

HILTON LAUNCHES REVOLUTIONARY NEW GUEST ROOM, FIVE FEET TO FITNESS™

The Future Hotel Room Is Already Here: Meet Your Robot Butlers and Mechanical Mini-Bar

Marriott International launches its first pop-up hotel innovation lab

Marriott's pop-up hotel innovation lab, creating an interactive model hotel experience in downtown Los Angeles to crowdsource real-time feedback from the public, furthering the company’s futuristic vision.

A new form of Hospitality - Jo&Joe by Accor

We love it!

We think this is not just a trend but mainstream now and should be on every hospitality developer's radar.

This is will not replace AirBnB, but does definitely create a new market, a market that is every marketeers dream - millennials!

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Mumbai, Kolkata Have Fewer Unmarried Couple-Friendly Hotels Than Jaipur, Chandigarh, OYO Reveals

Across India, it isn't uncommon for conservative hotel owners to deny a room to couples who cannot or don't want to furnish proof of marriage.

UAE, Qatar hospitality markets to grow the fastest in the next four years

How To Set Up A Pokemon Go Friendly Hotel - By Rebekka Asher

First locate the closest Pokestop to your hotel. Pokemon Go locations can be very random such as a staircase or fountain on your property.

Travel on Tap: The Rise of Craft Beer Tourism

The Coppertail Brewing Company in Tampa Bay produces a Night Swim porter beer described as “dark, luxurious, rich, and roasty with a hint of chocolate that’s best enjoyed with a partner,” hence the name, “which pairs well with barbecue brisket.”

5 Customer-Pleasing Technologies

CHECKING-IN TO THE FUTURE OF LUXURY TRAVEL

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies announces that its InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts brand has sought the expertise of Fortune 500 Futurist, Faith Popcorn. The collaboration comes as the InterContinental brand celebrates 70 years of pioneering luxury travel and looks ahead to the next 70 years.

2016’s Most Important Digital Marketing Trends for the Hospitality Sector

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Virtual Reality

Video Marketing

Social Marketing

Social Media Advertising

Wearable Technology

Deeper Analytics 

Over Two Thirds of Global Consumers Now Book Travel Exclusively Using the Internet

The latest research from MarkMonitor® reveals that 68% of consumers globally now exclusively book their travel online. However, seven out of every 100 respondents surveyed ended up with plans not in line with their expectations, highlighting a definite need for increased education when booking online.

Balance by Meliá programme with a wide range of innovative dining options

Business and pleasure should not be incompatible with a healthy lifestyle. More and more people are looking to escape the routine and stay fit and eat healthy even when they are away from home.

Pop Up Meeting Rooms - 2016 Top Ten Meeting Trends

Top Meeting Trends for 2016

Nine Amazing Meetings Technology Trends to Watch in 2016

1. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) will see major growth at exhibitions and events.
2. Mobile event apps will mature into full-featured event intelligence and data analytic platforms.

3. Second-screen technology and other mobile participant engagements tools will flourish.

4. Images and videos will dominate social channels at events.

5. The Internet of Things (IOT) will connect people and objects in unprecedented ways for events.

6. BLE and beacon technology will continue to evolve and be deployed at events.

7. Wearables (including smart watches, smart bracelets, smart name badges, and wearable beacons) will see increasing use at exhibitions and events.

8. Event Intelligence will be the next BIG thing!

9. A repeat from previous years’ predictions: Despite the increased use of virtual meetings technology, face-to-face meetings and tradeshows will remain viable.

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The hi-tech hotel

Futuristic services
A stay at the Yotel, New York, will afford guests the privilege of having their luggage stored by Yobot the Robot. The hotel has also revolutionised the dining experience for its guests with hi-tech tables that raise or lower in height at the flick of switch depending on the customers’ preferences.

Travellers are preferring small hotels and inns, thanks to good reviews on travel websites

Travellers in India increasingly prefer small, unbranded hotels and villas to pricy star hotels, encouraged by their high ratings in popular hotel review and booking sites that have made word of mouth accessible to the whole world.

Food trucks out to make street food healthy

A clutch of entrepreneurs is doing good business rustling up wholesome dishes in vehicles, taking street food to a whole new level and helping people turn their backs on junk food.