On the road and looking for lodging? Or planning to travel and need lodging in the towns you're headed to? In this day and age, the lodging choices a person has are more varied than ever. Lodging ranges from motels and cheap hotels to bed and breakfasts that feel like home to upscale hotels that offer the ultimate comfort. The trends in the hospitality business these days are to offer the widest range of choices possible in the lodging world. And you can get the news on these trends just by looking online.
Online sources of lodging news are plentiful. Of course, most people are more interested in finding their choice of lodging and booking it rather than just reading the news. But people who travel a lot can do well to keep up with the news as it can provide tips on the latest in lodging and policies that are changing in the lodging business. People with frequent travel needs can benefit when they choose an accommodation if they're aware of the latest policies in the business. So, if you do travel a lot and you think you can benefit from knowing the trends in the hositality business, keep an eye on the industry web sites that track the latest news and policies.
But, of course, most of us are just looking for an accommodation that suits our needs. And those needs can vary widely. When on business travel, we're probably looking for an accommodation that is close to where we're doing business. The rest of the details may not be too important, so cheap hotels would fit the bill. Road travel will often make use of motels, since after all they're called motels because they are designed as motor hotels to provide accommodation for people on the road in their motor car. Yes, an old term whose origin has largely been forgotten.
When travel involves the spouse, it's often good to choose lodging such as bed and breakfasts. These inns provide an accommodation with the comforts of home in a location that's often quieter than motels or hotels. Sometimes bed and breakfasts are located in the downtown area of a popular city to provide additional hospitality to those whose business travel forces them spend time downtown. Bed and breakfasts can be a nice accommodation to get away from the rush of a business day by enjoying the hospitality of home when the day is done.
But business travel is most likely to make use of an accommodation that is more business like. Motels and hotels provide more business like hospitality, with enough comforts to get a good night's sleep. But business lodging often needs to have business accommodation such as office space and high speed internet. Most motels and virtually all hotels offer this kind of lodging, so they're often the first choice for business travel. Whatever your choice for lodging nowadays, the trends in the hospitality business are to meet those needs.
Martin Wynn
