ABSTRACT
In present era hotel housekeeping is not confined to clean and maintain the various surfaces
in the hotels but much more beyond that. Present article explore the current challenges, best
practices and emerging trends in hotel housekeeping which if executed well, could lead to
higher growth and cost-effective tool for the hotel industry. This paper has reviewed the
academics and popular hotel housekeeping trends. Hotel housekeeping need to meet leading
challenges, trends and best practices as eco-friendly practices, outsourcing, IT savvy
housekeeping, training, retention of employees, payroll performance and Ergonomics
techniques. If the hotels implement these trends in an organised manner, it can lead to hotel
growth opportunities and long term profitability. This paper augments new urgency to
develop new trends in hotel housekeeping domain specific for manifold benefits.
Key words- Housekeeping, Trends, Hospitality industry, Hotels