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Hospitality and Lodging Equipment News and Trends

Stay ahead of the competition by following hospitality and lodging equipment news and trends

By Denise Brown
If you own or manage a hotel or motel, you know it’s important to stay on top of hospitality and lodging equipment news and trends. While some hotel equipment, such as bedroom furniture, is more durable and must last several years, other products can be extremely trendy without adding a big cost to the annual budget.

However, if your hotel is affiliated with one of the major chains, you may have limits on the types and brands of lodging supplies and hospitality equipment you can provide. Regardless of your affiliations, there should be some leeway to allow you to establish unique, new styles in your franchise.

As you check out hospitality and lodging equipment news and trends, you find there are some themes that are pervasive throughout the industry. They are:

1. The continuing quest for hotel equipment that provides the safest possible visit for your clients.

2. The ongoing movement toward totally green motel supplies.

3. The growing trend in online marketing and sales.

 

Stay current on hospitality and lodging equipment by reading industry blogs

Many of the hospitality equipment companies as well as travel professionals offer blogs that trace what's new in the business. By signing up for these blogs' RSS feeds, you can quickly find out what's new in the industry.
Try: Lodging Hospitality offers its “Front Desk” blog that features the latest hospitality and lodging equipment news and trends. The Tourism & Hospitality Diaries is a blog written by travel professionals. You can find out their impressions of a variety of hospitality suppliers.

Read hospitality equipment industry newsletters

These free newsletters offer you a chance to see what's new in the hospitality industry. You not only can find out what's new from hotel suppliers, but often you can find links to discounts and sales.
Try: Pineapple Hospitality offers free newsletters to keep you informed of news in the hospitality supply industry. Hospitality Internet Media offers daily news updates of the hospitality industry on its Hotel Online website.

See what's happening in hospitality equipment trade associations

Join the trade associations if you can. If not, at least read their trade newsletters if the periodicals are available. If you can't afford to join a national or international trade group, consider joining your state's hospitality association.
Try: The American Hotel & Lodging Association offers news and information on trends in the hospitality supplies and hospitality equipment industry. You can also read newsletters and press releases from the International Hotel & Restaurant Association. Whether you need motel equipment or luxury hotel supplies, this newsletter can help you find the latest trends.

 

  • While you can follow the steps listed here to keep up with the latest hospitality and lodging equipment news and trends, you may have a resource you're overlooking: your own franchise affiliation, if you own or manage a chain hotel. Your company may offer blogs, newsletters and other ways to keep you posted on what's new.

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