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The team mix in hotels will look different in future, made up of caring workers, knowledge workers and AI. This could lead to the loss of 300 million jobs worldwide. Or create new jobs and a production boom, especially in Southern Europe. The current market figures are sending out new signals.
With 42.83 million overnight stays, the Swiss accommodation industry also reached the pre-crisis level for the first time since 2019 in terms of foreign guests. However, the pleasing figures do not show the full picture.
They hang everywhere: in Paris, London, Berlin and Rome. But no longer in the capital of Tuscany, Italy. You now have to pay a 400-euro fine for apartment key boxes there. Will this help against mass tourism à la Airbnb?
The combination of air travel and hotel is becoming important for airlines again. The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has recently adopted an all-round carefree model for holidaymakers, which the low-cost airline easyJet has been practising successfully for some time.
There is only one direction for Dubai: upwards. This also applies to tourism, which once again set new records in 2024. While there were 17.15 million visitors in 2023, 18.72 million overnight guests came to Dubai a year later. The drivers: major events and exciting hotel openings.
The war in Ukraine is still going on. But companies in the country are already investing millions for the time afterwards. A new holiday resort is to be built in the western Ukrainian Carpathians.
Germany is an attractive travel destination - inbound tourism was on a growth trajectory in 2024. The main drivers are the overseas markets. Experts are also forecasting a positive trend for 2025. There are already signs of very good advance bookings for the summer: Early booking is becoming the new last minute.
Since taking the helm on 20 January, Donald Trump has signed over 100 executive orders, like scrapping DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) requirements or inviting Federal civil servants to resign. And it’s obvious that most of Trump's program is quite negative for US hotels.
The gap between holidaymakers' desire for sustainable travel options and their actual behaviour is now well known. A recent report analysed the "Say Do Gap" and provides tips on how companies can bridge this gap and win over different types of travellers.
Until now, human rights have largely been a blind spot in tourism. To raise awareness of this and of sustainable business practices in the sector, well-known associations and organisations have launched a digital training course.