Manoj K. Mohanty
Hospitality in 2023: A Look Into the Last Year
Manoj K Mohanty | January 3, 2024
By Manoj K Mohanty The last year marked several changes in the realm of hospitality. As the industry overcame several economic and cultural challenges, almost reaching its pre-pandemic levels of activities, it also witnessed new technologies, trends, strategic changes and fluxes in market behaviour. As we conclude 2023, it is essential to understand the lessons learned and the imprints left behind by these shifts. 1. New industry trends witnessed in 2023 The hospitality industry is expanding its horizons, branching into new areas. The experimentation with flying cars, underwater hospitality and the popularisation of aparthotels were at ...
How Can Hotels Be Ready for Newly Emerging Traveler Types?
Manoj K Mohanty | October 5, 2023
By Manoj Mohanty We are almost near the end of another year, and tourism is showing promising levels of growth. International tourism is well on its way to returning to pre-pandemic levels, with twice as many people travelling during the first quarter of 2023 than in the same period of 2022. Over the last few years, more people have engaged in revenge travel and socialising, trying to compensate for the lockdown period. But these tourists of the new post-pandemic economy are showing new traveller behaviours and consumer habits. What is really important for hospitality service providers is identifying the travel personality of each ...