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The difference between express hotels and business hotels

A star-rated hotel is rated by the National (Provincial) Tourism Bureau and can provide accommodation facilities with catering and related services to tourist guests on a night-by-night basis. It is also called a hotel according to different habits. , hotels, hostels, hostels, guesthouses, resorts, clubs, buildings, centers, etc. It has to meet certain conditions and a certain scale. The star rating obtained indicates that all the buildings, facilities, equipment and services of the hotel are of the same level

The concept of express hotels (economic hotels) originated in the United States in the 1980s and has only been developed in the past two years. Introduced into China. Economy hotels are characterized by simplified functions, concentrating service functions on accommodation, and striving for excellence in this core service. The catering, shopping, and entertainment functions are greatly compressed, simplified, or even eliminated, and the operating costs invested are greatly reduced. Express hotels can be called a type of economy hotels and are a hotel format that exists relative to traditional full-service hotels. Express hotels have obvious market advantages over traditional hotels and are a sign that my country's hotel industry is truly maturing. The classification of budget hotels in foreign countries is mainly based on price. Combined with domestic characteristics, budget hotels can be defined as: serving mass tourists and small and medium-sized business travelers as the main service objects, with guest rooms as the only product or core product, and franchising. It is a modern hotel format based on business models such as franchises or franchises, with low prices (generally below 300 yuan), standardized services, and high cost performance. But express hotels are not equal to cheap hotels. Chain-branded express hotels have obvious advantages in market competitiveness, popularity, unified management, customer sources and other aspects.