“To travel is to live.” This famous quote from Hans Christian Anderson inspired millions of people to travel abroad and live the life, turning tourism into one of the most profitable industries for more than a hundred years.
The hotel industry is going through a period of unprecedented, irreversible change and will look very different in 2020 than it does today.
Efficiency and cost savings are big business in hospitality and tourism. It's hard to think of another sector which was such an early adopter of environmentally-friendly business practices.
It will not surprise an international audience that the build-up to the World Cup has been overwhelmingly negative in Brazil. Scenes of local protesting about the huge sums of money lavished on stadia in Manaus and Brasilia, which are likely to poorly used after the main event, have been broadcast around the world.
