* Calculations use average data for Russia

The world tourism market is growing by 5% annually. What other areas of business in tourism, besides the organization of travel agencies, hotels and hostels, are there? In this compilation, we have compiled 25 alternative travel and seasonal entertainment business ideas, as well as supplemented them with guides and business plans to start.

In Europe, the share of farm income from holidaymakers reaches 40%. In Russia, agritourism is not yet so developed, but this direction has development prospects. If you have your own country site in an area that boasts beautiful natural landscapes, you can turn it into an agriturismo and receive guests from the city tired of the delights of civilization.

Zipline is an extreme attraction, the essence of which is downhill on a steel rope. The main difficulty of this business in tourism lies in the selection of a place (usually hilly and picturesque terrain), installation of the line (there are practically no companies offering such services) and solving bureaucratic issues. On the other hand, due to the fact that the descent time is from 25 to 60 seconds, the zipline has a high throughput, and the cost of a single descent ticket can vary from 350 to 1,500 rubles.

The package business in tourism is rapidly losing its position. Everything more tourists choose independent travel... Nevertheless, the process of planning such trips is quite laborious, therefore, today there are more and more personal travel services that allow customers to indicate their interests in a few clicks (gastronomic tourism, educational destinations, entertainment, etc.), choose route cities and attractions, the ones to visit, as well as the modes of travel and budget. It remains for the entrepreneur to combine all these key points into one unique route.

Corn mazes are a popular entertainment in America and Europe, which has not yet reached our country: this niche in Russia is completely free. In the corn fields, networks of passages are laid and quests are drawn up for the passage of cheerful companies, families and work collectives. The corn maze can be not only an interesting seasonal entertainment business, but also become a center of attraction for tourists from other regions.

Urban walking tours allow tourists to dive deeper into the history of the streets, explore objects and imagine themselves as participants in past events. An interesting direction in this tourism business is guided tours with themed mini-performances. Such a project can be launched for less than 50 thousand rubles.

An order of magnitude will be the costs of organizing your own excursion bureau with organizing excursions in the region and purchasing sightseeing bus... This business idea will require about 5.85 million rubles, and the initial investment will be repaid by about 17 months of work.

Zorbing is an extreme type of attraction. The idea of ​​the business is to launch a person in a transparent ball (zorb) from a hill or crossing a reservoir inside this ball. Zorbing is another type of tourism business that is not practically represented in our country and is waiting for its pioneers.

Organization of trips is a direction with an extremely wide range of formats. Hikes can have a cognitive orientation or include physical culture and recreation activities, there are ski, mountain, water trips, circular and linear routes, long tours and weekend tours. The main advantage of hiking business is that it can bring together different groups of people. There are fishing, hunting, photography tours, business tours and so on. Typically, this business is seasonal.

This kind of educational leisure as survival courses is popular abroad. Classes are divided into theoretical and practical parts, the last of which takes place in natural conditions... Course participants are trained in the provision of first aid, they are taught to build a shelter, make a fire, get water and food away from civilization. You can start such a business by a former military man, firefighter or rescuer. V large cities for a two-day survival course, the presenters receive from 5-6 thousand rubles. per person.

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Mother Nature is increasingly seen by entrepreneurs as a huge hall for business training. The idea of ​​business tourism is that for six-figure sums, company owners and ordinary managers are taken to extreme tours, taught to act together and achieve mountain peaks drawing parallels with business development. In between the ascent, the business coach informs business tourists about the concepts of the "Blue and Scarlet Oceans", conducts metaphorical business games and helps to build his "Value Curve" or "Success Map".

The construction of a guest house is a rather expensive project, however, compared to a hotel, it has a number of advantages: land plot there is no need to be transferred to the category of commercial, no star rating, no restaurant organization, no highly qualified staff. The risks involved in setting up a guest house are minimal, and the market is stable enough to generate passive income as a whole.

The growing popularity of domestic directions in tourism makes such a type of business as the organization of private paid beaches... It is attractive for the opportunity to organize a whole range of paid services, including guarded parking, rental of sports equipment, gazebos and barbecues, entrance to the beach, sale of barbecue, soft drinks and others.

Backpacks have become one of the most popular wearable accessories that are popular not only among schoolchildren and tourists, but also among ordinary citizens. To open your online store, you will need about 425 thousand rubles, which, with the right approach, can pay off in three months of work.

Off-road tours (jeeping tours) are a business in demand in all rugged areas: in mountainous areas, in deserts, in forests and endless fields. There is practically no competition in this area in our country, so your main concern will be questions with the selection of a vehicle, organization interesting route and advertising. There are many options for earning money: you can organize tours with your own cars, rent them out or lease an equipped track - for holding competitions among the owners of jeeps, ATVs, etc.

There are still ideas of making money “out of thin air” in the business world. One of these ideas is the production and / or sale of inflatable loungers (bivans). To bring them into working order, a person only needs to make a couple of strokes and fill the parachute fabric with air. The accessory is very popular among tourists and nature lovers. The sale of lamzaks can be organized through a one-page or social networks.

How to get tourists to buy old and torn rubber slippers? In Kenya, they found an answer to this question: local artisans create rubber souvenirs with a national flavor from the Vietnamese slippers lost by vacationers. You don't have to go far for the material - the torn slippers are nailed to the shore by the sea.

Residents of seaside resorts know very well that a cool souvenir can be made from anything. Even the most ordinary pebble stones can be sold for a lot of money if you present them to the buyer in an unusual way. This is what the Italian artist Ernestina Gallina does, for example. On a round pebble with acrylic paints, she draws amazingly beautiful fairy-tale plots and animals.

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Old decommissioned buses can be used as unique hotels. Moreover, you can get down to business on a grand scale, as one Chinese entrepreneur did, purchasing several dozen old buses on the cheap and creating thematic houses with the design of famous cartoons. The idea may interest the owners of suburban areas and recreation centers.

Car tents are a whole segment of the business with a fairly wide offer and choice of manufacturers. Tents can be installed on car roofs and on the side, be soft or with hard floors and a roof. There are even special hammocks on the roofs for those who like to gaze at the starry sky. Considering that the number independent tourists is constantly growing, the business of selling such tents has good prospects.

In foreign countries, cycling tours are a separate and full-fledged direction in the tourism industry. There are two directions here - you can organize tours from scratch, focusing on amateurs who have neither bicycles, nor cycling experience, or already experienced cyclists. If in the first case it is necessary to take care of all aspects, including the purchase of bicycles and equipment, in the second case, the task is only in organizational matters: laying a route, resolving issues with an overnight stay, paperwork, and so on. There are separate directions of cycling tours abroad, for example, cycling tours for girls.

Flight to hot-air balloon- this is an unusual and expensive experience, for which the owner of a balloon can receive up to 30 thousand rubles for one flight. You can earn money by organizing group and individual flights, selling gift certificates as well as selling advertising ball surface to advertisers.

Snow tubing is a form of entertainment that has replaced the usual sledging. Tubes are called inflatable round "cheesecakes", and snow tubing tracks can be opened both on winter resorts as well as seasonal entertainment in ordinary cities. There are two business options here: you can rent tubes, or you can organize a professional track with a lift and a track.

Rental water transport is a broad line of business with a large type of watercraft. You can arrange rental of jet skis, catamarans, rowboats, cheesecakes, bananas, wakeboards, boats, parachutes, flyboards and more. Attachments are directly related to the selected type of watercraft. If cheesecakes and catamarans will cost from 8-20 thousand rubles, respectively, then, for example, flyboards and jet skis will cost from 200-350 thousand rubles.

Business to organization water excursions most relevant for tourist regions where people come for summer vacations. As with any type of business, you can work for quantity simply by spending short river walks or delivering people to remote secluded beaches, or quality - that is, with guided tours and restaurant services.

The Chocolate Museum is more than just a museum. In them, visitors can not only gain knowledge about their favorite delicacy, but also attend master classes on making chocolate, as well as go through a tasting and make a purchase of finished products. The advantage of this format: a wide target audience, several sources of profit, a large number of visitors with children, which increases the average check from visiting the institution.

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Have you decided to carry out your own creation of a mini-hotel?

Then get ready for the fact that in reality everything will be somewhat more complicated than in your thoughts and fantasies.

Try to concentrate and tune in to victory, because in the process of implementing your plans, you will have to face very specific difficulties.

To better understand this sector of the business industry, let's try to draw attention to good examples in Europe.

In almost every developed European country, one can note the firm position of mini-hotels in the hotel services market..

For example, in France you will find many cozy small hotels in which each client can comfortably and quite inexpensively stay.

Such places are distinguished by an extraordinary calm atmosphere, warm, welcoming atmosphere.

A huge hotel can be overwhelming for its luxury and size, so a small hotel wins in terms of customer service.

Hotel classification

Considering the hotel market globally, one should be guided by the classification and some parameters of this business.

In our country, until recently, there was no single document or normative act considering such a concept as a "small hotel".

There was no division into groups and classes. It is not surprising that in this direction there have always been questions and difficulties that at times could not be resolved.

The situation was aggravated by the fact that the authorities put mini-hotels and large hotels on the same plane, tried to create rules common to everyone. And this is undoubtedly impossible to do.

Today, the organizers and owners of the hospitality business have decided on a clear and specific classification in this sector:

So, depending on the occupied space and the number of rooms, hotels are subdivided into: mini-hotels with 12 to 15 rooms in the non-residential stock, mini-hotels of apartment type, which have 7-15 rooms in the housing stock, and small hotels in separate buildings - contain over 50 rooms at their disposal.

If we consider the classification according to the principle of providing hotel services, then it will look like this: hostels, democratic hotels, apart-hotels, home hotels, business and economy class hotels.

The characteristics of mini-hotels and some distinctive positions in customer service determine a number of advantages.

Firstly, guests always have the opportunity to choose a room according to their taste and wallet.

Secondly, many creative people consider it a great advantage individual design numbers. Small hotels can afford it because they don't have that many rooms. In addition, most of the owners of such hotels treat their business in a fatherly way, reverently equipping each room separately.

Thirdly, for service personnel, clients become not just faceless visiting people, but acquire the status of welcome guests.

That is why mini-hotels are famous for their hospitable atmosphere and coziness, which cannot be purchased for money in large hotels..

The main obstacle in the hospitality sector is the real estate itself.

Mostly small hotels occupy space in old communal buildings or converted apartments. Registration of such a living space is legally a very long and difficult business.

The authorities will require the transfer of the building you like to a non-residential fund, which seriously complicates the whole procedure.

Thousands of entrepreneurs wind down their businesses at this stage. They simply cannot cope with the material costs of re-registration, taxes on acquired property and land. Yes and the statement necessary documents takes a year or more.

It is difficult to find such an area that can be transferred without problems to a non-residential fund.

This is probably why 60-70% of mini-hotels belong to individuals and are located in living quarters.

It is difficult to call an apartment that is rented for a day a hotel, but there are no questions with the tax office.

Another global obstacle in the way of the hotel business is GOSTs, SNiPs, sanitary and fire standards.

Specific echoes of the Soviet era, which modern entrepreneurs do not want to listen to. As a result, it turns out that statistics are not able to name the total number of mini-hotels. Nobody owns such information.

Mini-hotel creation process

What is the process of creating a small hotel? Imagine a mini-hotel with 10 rooms. First you need to choose a suitable room, preferably on the second floor.

It would be nice to find a communal apartment in the front building, which is located in the historic district of the city.

It is very important to have a well-developed infrastructure: shops, cafes, restaurants, a cinema. It will take about 350 square meters for the hotel itself, the kitchen, and the administrative premises.

If such an area is found, then the second stage follows, the most difficult, long and painstaking one: resettlement of tenants and renewal of documents.

Next, you will need redevelopment and good repairs. This process is quite costly. Since it is necessary, after planning, to conclude an agreement with such supervisory services as firefighters, water utility, energy, sanitary and epidemiological station.

But the next stage is the most interesting - it is thinking over the aesthetics, decor, interior design of your hotel.

It is necessary to make the hall and rooms as comfortable and cozy as possible, having nothing to do with the former communal apartment. You will have to fork out for the purchase of modern furniture, plumbing fixtures, household appliances, and other necessary equipment.

Determine the profitability of a mini-hotel

Before starting your hotel business, you should study the supply and demand market. When selecting future personnel, it is recommended to focus on strict work procedures and a desire to constantly learn.

For a hotel with 10 rooms, you need: a manager, a senior administrator, 3-4 administrators, a chief accountant, a head of the reservation department and 2-3 maids.

The presence of breakfast and perfectly clean linen should be obligatory and unchanged. Sometimes clients are offered the services of a gym, sauna, car rental, if necessary in advance to conclude the necessary agreements with their owners.

If you invest a sufficient amount of material and mental resources, then a mini-hotel can become an excellent business option.

How to start opening a mini-hotel

In this case, it is necessary to perform a huge number of actions. At the first stage, you must find a room or house that will meet all the standards for the further placement of people in them. Naturally, the ideal option would be to build a whole residential complex which you put under the hotel, but it is very expensive. After you select the building you need, you can start registering your business and buying all the equipment necessary for the operation of the mini-hotel. In addition, you need to take care of finding service personnel who will work in your even small hotel.

How much can you earn

If we consider the profitability of such a business, then we can say with confidence that the amount earned will depend on what form of hotel you open, and for how many people the hotel will be designed for. On average, the profitability from a mini-hotel per month can be about 40-300 thousand rubles. If your hotel will provide some Additional services, then the cost of the rented room will be an order of magnitude higher. Naturally, during the holiday season, you can earn several times more money than when the hotel is idle without visitors.

How much money is needed to start a business

Despite the fact that you are going to open a mini-hotel, the initial capital should be quite high. The main expenses include:

• 30-35 thousand dollars - purchase of the necessary equipment for a mini-hotel;
• 50 thousand dollars - implementation of various actions and registration of documents of the regulatory plan;
• 200-300 thousand dollars - purchase of real estate, which you will rebuild into a mini-hotel (rental of real estate will be an order of magnitude lower).

What equipment to choose for a mini-hotel

When choosing equipment for your own mini-hotel, you should pay attention to those items that are extremely necessary for a client in hotel room... Among the compulsory items should be a bed, a table and chairs, a wardrobe, a small refrigerator, a TV and other means, including personal hygiene. Moreover, if you are looking for such equipment, then you should give preference to high-quality equipment, which will be slightly more expensive than usual. You should choose only those items and equipment that will make the client's stay in the mini-hotel unforgettable.

What OKVED to indicate when registering a business

You should use the OKVED code 55.1 - the implementation of the activities of mini-hotels, hotels and other public places.

What documents are needed to open

You should take care of the following documents:

• Registration of an LLC or an individual entrepreneur;
• Individual data of the entrepreneur;
• Receipt for payment of the state fee;
• Notarized statement written by the entrepreneur.

What taxation system to choose for business registration

To reduce the tax burden, a simplified taxation system would be an ideal option, but in the case of opening small hotels or miniature hotels, the UTII system can be used.

Do I need permission to open

You need to take care of the following permissions:

• Conclusion of the sanitary and epidemiological service;
• Conformity certificates;
• Conclusions from the technical, environmental, fire department;
• Permits and licenses for the services provided by the mini-hotel.

Technology for conducting such a business

First of all, you must develop room categories, and set your own price range for each of them. As soon as the client chooses the number he likes, you are obliged to issue the keys and, if the client wishes, provide further information. The next day, the rooms are cleaned at a certain time or at the request of the client.

Competition in the hospitality industry requires a hotelier to take a serious approach to organizing a competent marketing strategy and new solutions necessary for successful business prosperity and development. A high level of service, friendly staff and comfortable rooms have become indispensable attributes of any hotel that values ​​its reputation. Therefore, it is advisable to make the hotel unique in order to attract more potential customers and increase profitability.

First steps towards creating a unique hotel

Modern consumers value not only comfort, but also originality, therefore, first of all, they pay attention to unique establishments in which there is something unusual and non-standard... If a decision was made to make the hotel unique, there are several main aspects to consider:

• location of the hotel: it should be taken into account whether the hotel building is located within the city, outside, in a forest or mountainous area. With this in mind, they can be invented and implemented in the future interesting ideas that will help make the hotel unusual;
• the size of the hotel: the number of rooms and the size of the hotel should be taken into account. After all, marketing solutions for large hotel complex different from solutions for a small motel;
• do not forget that most modern people take all information from the Internet. A unique hotel website with an original design and fascinating colorful content will attract the attention of visitors;
• study and analysis of information: if the goal is to make the hotel more interesting and attractive for visitors, it is recommended to find out information about hotels, restaurants and other establishments on the Internet or other sources. Borrow the most original ideas and remake them for your hotel. It is only necessary to soberly assess the situation and not open an aquarium with sharks in a small motel with low traffic, as this will be economically impractical;
• hotel style: there is an opportunity to think about changing the interior of the hotel. For example, you can stylize the rooms and the hall to look like a popular movie, or take the always-current theme of the underwater or alien world;
• budget: necessary clearly understand how many material resources a hotel can actually invest in the implementation of new ideas.

Original inventions of some hotels in the world

Many establishments, trying to attract attention, came up with something special:

• at the Metro St. James on certain days and hours for coffee, you can pay with a kiss. Such an unconventional but romantic move attracted the attention of visitors;
• in one of the British hotels it is possible to order a goldfish in the room. Some tell her about their lives, while others make wishes;
• an unusual but rather popular service has appeared at the Omni Hotel. There, each guest as a souvenir can buy an art object they like, which used to be a part of the hotel's interior;
• a topical service is offered by one of the hotels in Berlin. Anyone can book a room specifically for sleeping. The room was developed in collaboration with medical professionals and sleep researchers for visitors constantly suffering from stress and insomnia;
• the Pelirocco has a unique knitted room. All items in the room, except for the chair, bed and bathtub, are hand-knitted;
• v hotel Royal The Grand Sharm is presented with a palm tree as an unusual gift for regular customers. It remains on the territory of the hotel with a sign on which the owner's name is written. Many people take pride in this kind of attention and gift.

These are just a few examples of how hotel owners made their hotel unusual and pleased the visitors.

Ready-made ideas for hoteliers

Hoteliers should understand that original ideas are great, but do not forget about the quality creation, support and promotion of the hotel website. On a virtual resource, you can place ideas for transforming a hotel and make a survey among users which creative idea they like more. It is possible to create a bright theme in which the users themselves will be asked to come up with an original idea to make the hotel more interesting. For motivation, it is advisable to offer the winner an original prize.

It is suggested that you familiarize yourself with some ready-made ideas that will help make the hotel original and more popular:

• stylize the rooms for the cabins of tanks, trains and planes: decorate the windows as portholes, add controls, consoles;
• decorate rooms with handicrafts and hand-made things: starting with lampshades and rugs, and ending with dishes, key holders and caskets. In the future, guests can, if they wish, purchase the thing they like. Hand-made products can be purchased online or from friends;
• car lovers will like numbers where the bed will look like a retro car; not so much money is needed to accomplish this task;
• naturalness and nature are in trend, therefore, it is advisable to arrange hotel rooms with a large number of flowers, decorative vines and palm trees, turning the room into a miniature botanical garden;
• stylize each room to match one of the country's capitals: London, Paris and other cities.

In order for a hotel to become interesting and to be talked about, admired and seeks to return, it is necessary to embody one or several original ideas and make the hotel unique in its kind. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment!

Still haven't realized your idea to open a mini-hotel? Here you will find valuable tips, an example of a business plan, and a useful video. Implement!

Rest after a long trip, relax in a comfortable environment, have a tasty meal and a sweet sleep at an affordable price - these are the main requirements for a hotel for the average traveler.

Therefore, if focusing on similar customer needs, it will be relevant open a small mini-hotel and on this you can eventually start making good money.

Despite the fact that this business idea for opening a mini-hotel will require large financial investments, if you do not buy the building for the hotel in ownership, yours will pay off within 6-12 months !!!

Most of the funds will have to be invested in equipment and renovation of the premises, as well as the purchase of textiles and interior items!

You will need: comfortable beds, tables, chairs, wardrobes, electric kettles, TVs.

We offer you some tips on how how to open a mini hotel?

STEP # 1: Choosing a room to open your own mini-hotel.

Since the hotel is small, you do not need a room that is too large.

Its size directly depends on the planned number of rooms.

As a rule, mini-hotels have 10 to 30 rooms.

When choosing a room, be sure to consider the possibility of dividing rooms into 1-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed rooms.

In addition, think also about the premises that will be allocated for household needs (laundry, security room, etc.), common areas (dining room, reception).

Worry about the hot safety of the room: mini-hotel must be supplied with emergency exits, fire escapes (if the building is multi-storey), fire shields.

STEP # 2: We take care of communication and electronics in the mini-hotel.

To open your own mini-hotel we cannot do without the communications we are accustomed to: electricity, water supply, telephone communications.

Today, guests also highly appreciate the availability of Internet in hotels via Wi-Fi wireless technology.

Also, each room should have a telephone, because, despite the fact that each guest has a mobile, for example, it is much more convenient to contact the reception by an ordinary phone.

In addition, equip each room with air conditioning and heating to keep your guests comfortable at any time of the year.

STEP # 3: Staff will be required to operate the mini-hotel.

The staff of the mini-hotel is no different from the staff of a large hotel, except for the number of people.

First of all, you will need an employee at the reception, who will also perform the functions of an administrator.

A security guard is needed even in a small hotel, so it is better to conclude an agreement with a security agency in advance, because qualified personnel are trained only in professional institutions.

For a small hotel, 2-3 cleaners, 3-4 maids and a janitor will be enough to keep the main premises clean.

If any technique fails, the assistance of a qualified electrician or plumber will be required.

If there is a canteen (or cafe) in the hotel, cooks and waiters will be required for work.

STEP # 4: We advertise the opening of our mini-hotel.

Advertise your hotel wherever the opportunity allows.

The hotel has long ceased to be just a place where people stay for the night. Today hotels are a whole range of various services. And each of them strives to come up with their own "chip" to stand out from the rest.

Among the ideas of the hotel business, all kinds of evenings for adults and children are popular. When there is no way to leave the kids with relatives, the whole family has to go. And parents often really want to spend the evening together, but the child does not add romance to the atmosphere at all. Hoteliers take advantage of this desire to create a variety of performances for little clients or provide upscale nannies to keep the little one busy for the evening.

For those wishing to retire, hotels are being created where there is no telephone or Internet in the rooms. Thus, nothing bothers the guest at all, and he can be left alone with himself.

Extravagant owners of some hotels in Austria have announced a campaign called "Pay what you want!" Guests leaving the hotel pay for everything as much as they see fit. Someone will think that all the costs will never pay off in this situation, but practice has shown the opposite. Some visitors enjoyed the accommodation and the available entertainment so much that they even overpayed.

Recently, mini-hotels are becoming more and more popular. They are loved for their homeliness, which they owe to a small number of rooms and, accordingly, people. As a rule, the creators of mini-hotels are much more creative in the design of the rooms. The service of many small hotels is also excellent.

Often, hotels are created in any unusual places... For example, how do you like the idea of ​​a hotel in an old plane in Costa Rica? Such investments can be very profitable and pay off very quickly.

V South America Conveniently located a mountain hotel called "Magic Mountain". It is located in the Huilo Huilo Falls Nature Reserve. The shape of the hotel resembles an erupting volcano, and the walls are all overgrown with lichen and moss. At the sight of this structure, one is more likely thinking of any mountain elves, or rather of gnomes. But not about the hotel. And the hotel is made of wood and stone, equipped with everything necessary for a modern hotel.

There are only nine rooms, they have all the amenities. The windows are huge there. Perhaps this is also one of the specialties of "Magic Mountain" - simply stunning views from the window. Each room is named after a bird that lives in the reserve.

However, getting to the hotel is not that easy. Despite all the modern equipment inside, everything is different from the outside: the hotel-mountain offers instead of the main staircase to go along the hinged bridge. There are simply no other options.

There are other options for those wishing to get closer to nature. For example, in the UAE there is a hotel called "Al Maha Desert Resort". It is stylized as a Bedouin camp, but only stylized. In fact, this is a five-star hotel, built especially for ecotourism lovers. People are attracted by the Arabian Desert with its oriental exoticism, dunes and dunes.

Of course, you cannot do without the Bedouins with their camel caravans. The hotel is located in one of the most beautiful nature reserves in the world, stretching for 200 square kilometers. It takes 45 minutes to get from Dubai to the hotel by off-road vehicles. Yes, only in jeeps, and nothing else.

Other hotels find their way to attract guests. For example, in Berlin there is a hotel where the rooms are not numbered, the floors are sloped, and the beds are suspended. You can sleep on a king bed or in a coffin.

The storehouse of ideas for the hotel business is inexhaustible, and everyone will be able to come up with something new and interesting for their visitors.