10 Hotel Trends That Will Shape Guest Experience in 2017
Photo Caption: A rendering of the "Happy House" space within each Jo&Joe, where guests can do laundry, cook, and unwind. It's an example of how hospitality will continue incorporating elements of co-living in 2017 and beyond. AccorHotels
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We make our predictions for some of the biggest trends that will impact the hospitality industry and the overall guest experience.
"What's the biggest trend in ______ you're seeing these days?"
This is a question we here at Skift field every day, 24/7, 365 days a year, and one that we attempt to answer each and every one of those days. But as we all know, no matter what sector of travel that you fill in the blank, the trends continue to evolve day in and day out, building upon trendlines that have persisted throughout the course of the industry's history.
When it comes to the hospitality industry, trends can be both ephemeral and everlasting. Some are just a flash in the pan; others have a staying power that last for decades. Last year's trends were, in many ways, shaped heavily by consolidation and the drama that accompanies mega mergers and acquisitions, as well as the direct booking wars waged among hotels and their eternal frenemies, the online travel agencies.
Whatever ends up ultimately happening in 2017, we know it promises to be a year of great change. In 2017, we'll even have a hotelier in the Wh
