3 Hospitality Trends We're Tracking at Skift This Week
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These are the hospitality trends we were talking about this week.
Every week we post hundreds of stories across various sectors in travel, connecting the dots across various global trends, and in these weekend posts we highlight the stories that tackle these trends. This one looks at top hospitality trends.
For all of our trends roundups, go here
>> Trust is what keeps guests coming back: Interview: InterContinental Hotels Group CEO on the Importance of Trust
>> Travelers are ready for rolling container hotels: How One U.S. Company Expects to Scale the Pop Up Container Hotel
>> Everyone loves the concept of the sharing economy, unless it's close to home: Americans Are Generally OK With Airbnb Unless Their Neighbors Are Doing It
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