The status of field teams in the hotel industry

Daily life, constraints and efficiency: what field teams are really experiencing in 2026

In the hotel industry, evolve towards better tools.

Hospitality teams understand what they're asking for, but don't have the tools to do it. It's the #1 divide in the sector.

They cite adapted tools as the #1 lever for progress.

vs 26% on average. The hotel industry is screaming the loudest for better tools.

↑ +20 pts vs the national average

46%

L'Hôtellerie speaks
louder than the others.

On all indicators of understanding, tools and lag, hotel field teams consistently stand out from the average.

64%

Understand the what AND the why

The best comprehension score.

↑ +16 pts vs average (48%).

46%

The lack of tools is divide #1.

Need adapted tools

↑ +20 pts vs average (26%).

44%

Lack of resources/tools

+18 pts vs those feeling a lag.

↑ +18 pts vs those lagged.

68%

Feeling a lag

The highest lag rate in the study.

↑ +7 pts vs average (61%).

Difficult customers
and a workforce in tension.

Difficult customers, lack of staff, workload. The Hospitality sector accumulates daily pressures specific to customer contact.

32%
↑ +3 pts
Lack of staff
30%
↑ +6 pts
Difficult clients/beneficiaries
High workload
29%
↓ -1 pt
Lack of recognition
26%
↓ -8 pts
25%
↑ +4 pts
Lack of time
20%
↑ +3 pts
Poor internal communication
94%
understand the instructions
vs 84% on average, +10 pts

The what,
Without the why

Understand the what AND the why
64%
vs 48%
on average (+16 pts)
Understand the what BUT NOT the why
30%
vs 36%
on average (-6 pts)

68%

vs 61% on average

Feel a disconnect between what they are asked and what they can actually do

The hotel industry is the sector with the highest perceived lag rate.

why  
does this gap exist?

The reasons for the lag.

Lack of time
50%
↓ -3 pts
Lack of resources/tools
44%
↑ +18 pts
35%
↓ -5 pts
Field constraints ignored
Difficult goals
34%
↑ +2 pts
25%
↑ +2 pts
Complicated procedures
23%
↑ +3 pts
Lack of training

What would help them truly

When asked what would change their daily lives, the answers from the Hotel Industry are clear. Appropriate tools dominate, far ahead of exchanges.

More time/less pressure
48%
0 pts
Tools adapted to the field
39%
↑ +6 pts
Practical business training
27%
↑ +1 pt
Managerial support
23%
↑ +6 pts
Understand the meaning and priorities
14%
↓ -9 pts
Construction teams
Construction site

We understand what we are being asked for, but we don't have the right tools to do it.

Verbatim terrain — Hospitality Sector

The field demonstration
above all.

The demonstration in the field was approved by 45%. This is the sector where the visual and practical format prevails the most. The diagram is at the bottom of the ranking.

Construction site
Field demonstration
45%
↑ +9 pts
Written text
21%
0 pts
Oral explanation
19%
↓ -1 pt
8%
↓ -2 pts
Short video
Diagram/step-by-step
7%
↓ -6 pts
Key insight: The field demonstration captured 45% of preferences (+9 pts). The diagram and the video remain marginal in this sector.
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How was this study done

Beedeez study × IFOP 2026

1148
field workers interviewed in France
6
key sectors studied in depth
Quotas
gender, age, CSP, management, sector
On line
self-administered questionnaire, Jan—Feb 2026