hotel industry

Accommodation sector collectively

The hotel industry encompasses businesses that provide short-term lodging for travelers and guests—from budget motels to luxury resorts.

The term covers not just the properties themselves but the entire ecosystem of operations, management, and services: She's worked in the hotel industry for twenty years.

Also called the hospitality industry, though that broader term includes restaurants and tourism.

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accommodation type

hotel industryresidential real estate

Property for dwelling purposes

homeownership · single-family homes · private residence · primary residence

economic sector

hotel industrymanufacturing sector

Production-focused economic segment

heavy industry · mining industry · construction industry · subsistence economy

mobility and rootedness

hotel industrystaying home

Not going out

sedentary lifestyle · rootedness · permanence · domestic life

Family

hotel, industry, hostel, industrious, hospitality

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