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Spring break 2025 is almost upon us and hotel marketers; lets be real, the pressure is on. We know you're already juggling 27 different spreadsheets, 14 marketing campaigns, and 3 urgent emails about the Wi-Fi. But dont worry, weve got your back. Weve rounded up the hottest travel trends this year, and trust us, this is the easy part. Lets dive into whats on the horizon for spring break 2025 and how you can position your property to stand out from the crowd. 1.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is long gone. According to an excellent joint research presentation (from VISIT FLORIDA and Skift) at the recent annual Florida Governors Conference, normal has returned. Not new normal, but normal. To me that means demand, economic cycles, booking patterns, et al. are returning to some sort of Oh, yeah, I recognize that! Well, what happened to the workforce?
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