Significant technology, business and marketing trends will impact the entire hotel industry in 2016. As technology developments continue to evolve, it can be difficult for the hospitality industry to keep up with all of the changes, let alone look to the future.

However, the improvements to the customer experience and the savings they bring to hotel directors and managers means that understanding and enabling new technology is paramount to success in the future.

There are many trends occurring in the hotel industry at present. These trends include the greater interest in using mobile devices and apps for hotel services, the rise of the millennial traveler as the dominant consumer group and the increase in costs for the business traveler in the United States.

These trends will continue to redefine hotel operations across the globe. Killarney Hotels created the below infographic that looks at all of the key trends in the hotel industry for 2016.