'Poshtels,' 'braggies,' and peer-to-peer eating are just    some of the trends that will shape the global travel market    over the next year, a report by the World Travel Market    (WTM) in conjunction with Euromonitor    published this week has found.
    The report, which first launched in 2006, highlighted the    continued impact of new disruptive technology on consumer    behavior in the global travel industry and how operators are    responding to lifestyle shifts.  
    One interesting trend to have emerged in the U.K. is a    new concept of hotel known as the 'poshtel'- a hybrid of the    hostel and the hotel, which is being targeted at consumers who    are watching the pennies but still demand a stylized, glamorous    hotel experience.  
    Many hostels are upgrading their facilities in response,    and emphasizing modern and luxurious design with high-tech    facilities. They are offering restaurants, twin en-suite rooms,    free Wi-Fi and breakfast, in order to compete with the boutique    hotel offering.  
    This trend is expected to help the U.K. hostels segment    grow 3 percent from 2013 to 2018, to reach sales of 216 million    pounds ($345 million).  
    Meanwhile in Europe, peer-to-peer eating offerings     which offer travelers the chance to dine in local people's    homes  are exploding in popularity, the    WTM-Euromonitor report found.  
    The report identified this trend as an extension of the    popularity of alternative accommodation services like Airbnb     which enables home owners to rent out their properties to    holiday goers  as consumers seek value for money together with    more authentic experiences on their holidays.  
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    Eatwith.com is one such company that offers this type of    service  pairing travelers with homes cooks at their holiday    destination. The firm launched in Israel and Spain and has    added 21 new cities less than a year after it launched in    2013.  
    "In-destination services including meals are forecast to    be one of the fastest-growing areas    in the travel industry in the next five years, driven also by    on-the-go bookings via mobile devices," read the report.  
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'Poshtels' and 'braggies': Travel trends of 2015