TODAY: World’s best performing tourism cities, What Brewpub Hotels Tell Us About Our Industry and 3 Reasons Hospitality Managers Can't Be Replaced by Robots.

World’s best performing tourism cities
Thursday, 25th October 2018

With 54% of the world’s population living in urban areas, cities have become global economic hubs and are therefore drivers of growth, innovation and job creation. Cities will continue to attract more people who come to live, do business and discover them. By 2050, 68% of the global population is expected to live in cities.

Cities currently account for 45% of global international travel. With over half a billion trips taken to urban areas annually, cities are driving significant increases in tourism’s impacts within urban areas while they also serve as key gateways for travel to other destinations in the country >>

Whitbread unveils ZIP, a new no-frills hotel concept
25 Oct 2018 : The first ZIP by Premier Inn hotel will open with 138 rooms in the Roath district of Cardiff in early 2019 and Whitbread conducted extensive research that revealed guests were willing to forego traditional expectations – such as large rooms and super-central locations - in favour of a lower price >>

Asia & Pacific grows in importance for Global Tourism
25 Oct 2018 : The World Tourism Organization and Global Tourism Economy Research Centre, recent report shows Asia and the Pacific outperforming all world regions in growth in international arrivals since 2005 >>

Hilton announces yet another new hotel brand
24 Oct 2018 : Hilton announced the launch of Motto by Hilton, its newest affordable lifestyle brand that will empower guests by giving them the freedom to create their own experiences in the world’s most sought-after cities >>

YOTEL plans third PAD in the USA
25 Oct 2018 : Innovative hotel group YOTEL, in partnership with Replay Destinations announces their second YOTELPAD project at premier US mountain resort Mammoth after announcing the first in Park City earlier this year >>

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3 Reasons Hospitality Managers Can't Be Replaced by Robots
Thursday, 25th October 2018

Advances in technology disrupt industries and while much of the focus on new technology is how it's created new gig economy jobs for willing workers, the harsh truth is that such innovation will spell the end of many present-day careers.

Researchers 12 jobs that have a 99% likelihood of replacement by robots by the year 2030, including library technicians, freight agents, and telemarketers. In good news for hospitality students, hospitality roles have a low likelihood of replacement by robots >>

What Brewpub Hotels Tell Us About Our Industry
Whether or not you like the taste of beer, the rise of craft brewing demonstrates a broader shift in tastes – particularly in the world of food, drink, travel and hospitality. This has also extended into new distilleries for gin, whiskey and other spirits. This can be described (in basic terms) as a shift toward the uniqueness of experience >>

Surveys: The New End
When surveys are sent they could potentially negatively impact the customer experience. Just when the customer thinks the experience is over, it’s not. They receive a survey. That’s the New End, think about this last interaction your customer experiences >>

Learn Inbound - Learn from the Marketing Experts
We recently had the pleasure of attending Learn Inbound’s Digital Marketing event in Dublin city, we soaked up the knowledge and insights of, in the words of Learn Inbound 'the brightest minds in digital marketing'. These are our top take aways from the Content and Growth Marketing side of the event >>