Top 10 issues in hospitality industry

1. Labor & Skills Shortages - Growing
shortage of qualified & skilled
employees
6. Branding - Mitigating consumer confusion
over brand proliferation and investor concerns
over cross brand impact
2. Construction Costs - Escalation of
construction &renovation costs
7. Distribution Revolution - Keeping up with
rapidly changing playing field
3. Technology - Lightening speed of
changes – keeping up
8. Travel Restrictions - And their impact on
the travel industry
4. Changing Demographics & Their
Impact on Travel Trends - Shift in babyboomers
to gen X
9. Global Emerging Markets - Are travel
patterns changing
5. Future of Hotel Profits - Balancing
escalating expenses with the need to
increase rates
10. Capital Availability - Will investor and
lender confidence continue
#1 ISHC Top Ten Issue
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