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October's Hotel Trend Watch

Trends come and go (slap bracelets, anyone?) and the hotel industry is no different. Here are some things that we will be keeping our eyes on this month but with no guarantee we'll be talking about them in November.

· Insane Hotel Packages: The Sales/Marketing teams at hotels are coming up with the most outrageous hotel packages to draw you in like mancations or the W Hotels' Chaka Khan package but just remember there's a difference between a hotel package and a hotel deal.

· Concierges Under Siege: There's been a bit of news about "fake" concierges at hotels that actually work for third party booking sites like Expedia. So what are the real concierges doing for hotel guests?

·Hotel Germ Crisis: Already we put you on watch about cold viruses lingering in hotel rooms. So it will be interesting to see what hotels will do about it. (Our suggestion: instead of sex kits in the mini-bars, what about anti-bacterial kits?)

· Hotel Restaurants: There's no end in sight to hiring celebrity chefs to run the hotel restaurants.

· Celebrity Hotels: Nicky Hilton is set to open her very own hotel this month in Miami. Aside from sister Paris, which celebrity is next?

· Hotel Spas: Spas have been big in hotels for a few years but more and more hotels (not just luxury resorts) are expanding their spa treatments and services. Could a Holiday Inn Spa be on the horizon?

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