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

>> Millennials are reshaping the economy and marketing of business travel: What Loyalty Means to Millennial Business Travelers

>> Funding for sharing economy accommodation platforms keeps gaining momentum: Onefinestay to Embark on ‘Very Deliberate’ Expansion With $40 Million Funding Round

>> Supporting the LGBT community is now in style and it's hard to find hotels not openly embracing these travelers, but Marriott was ahead of the pack: Behind Marriott’s Long Legacy of Support for LGBT Travel

Dan Peltier

July 4th, 2015 at 2:00 PM EDT

Tags: trends roundup

Photo Credit: Onefinestay picked up $40 million in funding from a syndicate of investors, including Hyatt Hotels. Onefinestay / onefinestay

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3 Hospitality Trends We're Tracking at Skift This Week

Skift Take

Up Next

How Data Quality Issues Impact Global Hospitality Operations

Religious Tourism: The Indian Travel Industry’s Next Big Bet

6 Travel Startups Raise $168 Million Over 2 Weeks: Funding Roundup

Vrbo Needles Airbnb in New Campaign: We're 'Hotter' and 'Cooler'

U.S. National Parks Had a Record Year. But There’s ‘No Public Announcement’ and Staffing Shortages

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