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Top 10 Trends in the Hospitality Industry in 2024

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January 10, 2024 •

15 min reading

What are the latest trends in the hospitality industry? As a testament to its resilience, agility and innovative spirit, this article reflects today’s increasingly dynamic hospitality industry in terms of its long, medium and short-term evolution. Discover the industry's adaptability and forward-thinking approach, shaping its trajectory in the face of challenges and opportunities, while staying attuned to the latest hospitality trends. 

Best-selling author, Will Guidara, claims “We are entering into a hospitality economy” – suggesting that what underpins the essence of hospitality, (service excellence, human interaction, personalization and the co-creation of memorable experiences), is actually what many sectors of industry are desperately in need of today.

As we charge at break neck speed towards an ever-more digitalized society , the hospitality industry stands out as the successful hybrid that balances the implementation of tech innovation for improved operations whilst preserving the human need for connection, authenticity and real-life discovery.

With statistics predicting a healthy expansion of the sector (e.g., the bleisure and wellness markets on the up, room demand set to reach an all-time high, booking.com as the most valuable tourism brand in the world, and new positions opening up in the sector), we can confirm that the hospitality industry is poised for a significant transformation in 2024.

So what new trends are emerging?  Driven by interlinked factors, including technological progress, evolving consumer preferences and a deeper focus on sustainability, hospitality businesses can capitalise on emerging opportunities to enhance guest experiences and position themselves for long-term success.

10 hospitality trends 2024 - Elevate experiences, embrace evolution

  • Workforce empowerment: Transforming challenges into opportunities
  • Artificial intelligence and technology: Choosing the best tech to revolutionize hospitality
  • Culinary experiences: Putting experiences, authenticity and the senses first
  • Bars and drinks redefined: Adding creativity and design to the drinks' menu
  • Fine dining: In need of reinvention but full of potential
  • Fine wine prices: Navigating the fluctuating vineyard market
  • Rising interest rates: The impact on hotel property values and transactions
  • Green hospitality: Beyond sustainability to net positivity
  • Data-driven decision-making: Data-analytics for optimum personalization
  • The power of social media: Crafting authentic narratives

1. Workforce empowerment: Transforming challenges into opportunities

Over the past two years, the industry's biggest challenge has not been attracting customers but rather finding and retaining staff. To address this issue, many hotel groups have begun to make improvements, and there has never been a better time for newcomers to the industry to negotiate better working conditions and salaries.

Today, many hotels offer their staff free or low-cost accommodation , increased wages and reduced peak-time working hours. They also invest in training programs to motivate staff and allow mobility up the corporate ladder. Empowered employees not only have a positive impact on how guests feel and their decision to become repeat guests, but also help attract other employees to build a cohesive, high-quality workforce.

2. Artificial intelligence and technology: Choosing the best tech to revolutionize hospitality

As Chat GPT celebrates its first birthday, we can only surrender to the fact that, like it or not, we have entered into an AI-accelerated world, and consequently, the pace at which the industry adapts has become a pressing issue. But which forms of AI best harness hospitality stakeholder outcomes?

Contactless services: Effortless technology, impeccable stay

Embracing contactless technologies is about redefining the hospitality experience to cater to modern travelers, not just adapting to the pandemic-driven shift toward touchless interactions. Contactless services simplify the guest journey by reducing wait times and physical contact points. Mobile check-in, digital keys and voice or tablet-controlled room automation allow guests to move seamlessly through the hospitality experience. The citizenM hotel brand has pioneered this minimum-fuss check-in and room experience with a hugely successful UX-friendly app.

Other popular tools such as WhatsApp allow hotel staff to remain in constant contact with customers during their stay, respond immediately to requests and thus provide bespoke services. It also streamlines operations by reducing the need for face-to-face interactions and human error, improving service delivery and lowering the burden on a scarce workforce. In line with contactless services , hospitality companies need to prioritise data privacy and security, putting solid safeguards in place to protect guest information against cyber threats.

Technology-driven innovation: Beyond boundaries

At the heart of technology innovation is the ability for managers and employees to centralize information at all times. Migrating to a fully cloud-based solution is a first but essential step . This enables real-time sharing, better service orientation and personalisation of the guest experience, improving all hotel departments.

Robotic systems (as used in the Henn-na Hotels in Japan) optimise processes and increase efficiency in back-of-house operations such as housekeeping or F&B outlets, reducing staffing requirements and allowing managers to respond to problems in real-time and with accountability.

The use of augmented reality helps with staff onboarding, allowing new employees to be put in real-life situations and trained before even entering a room. Pedagogically speaking, as practiced at EHL in the Virtual Housekeeping class, AR provides a more interactive and complete learning environment. Augmented reality also allows hotels and airlines to market themselves in an ad hoc style - an innovative and sustainable approach. Potential customers can better immerse themselves in the facilities and make more informed decisions.

Hyper-personalization: Tailored moments, lasting loyalty

In a world of commoditised practices, guests are increasingly looking for personalized experiences that cater to individual preferences and aspirations . In the hospitality industry, hyper-personalisation means relying on technology-based micro-segmentation to tailor each guest interaction to real-time needs and behaviours. For example, eliminating 'deadlines' such as check-in/check-out/F&B closing times, knowing whether a customer wants to be accompanied through check-in or do it contactless, personalizing room temperature, lighting and amenities or tailoring F&B options promptly and accurately. At Fauchon l'Hotel in Paris clients suggest the menu and define their portion sizes. From a hotel perspective, this enables better dynamic pricing strategies, higher guest-spent for experiences, or tailored loyalty programmes with commercial partners.

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3. Culinary experiences: Putting experiences, authenticity and the senses first

The desire to experience rather than simply consume means that experiential dining has today evolved in new ways. Hotels are now required to offer a range of dining options to cater to different customer tastes and, when correctly done, can become a culinary destination where the restaurant is at the heart of the experience and not just an extension of the hotel. A good example is the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland which boasts seven restaurants, three bars, a bistro, a café and a sushi takeaway, (plus an array of Michelin stars and GaultMillau points), unsurprisingly making it a mecca for traveling gourmets.

Experiential design can also allow customers to taste food in a multi-sensory environment that stimulates all the senses, not just the taste buds (e.g., Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet in Shanghai ). Some hotels have started to provide experiences even on a smaller and more dynamic scale. E.g., They offer four-hand dinners (an invited chef cooks with the in-house chef), organise kitchen parties (clients eat in the kitchen), or have a front-cooking area. Specialist cooking classes can complement this. The key here is to offer a unique experience like how to make your own gin, cook local food , or bake bread with the experts.

Another trend relates to children . A menu of unimaginative, standard food à la burger and chips is no longer enough; parents want their children to eat healthier, globally-inspired food with high-quality ingredients. Adding world food or plant-based products and packaging them in innovative ways will make for happy families likely to return.

A final significant trend in the food sector is off-premise dining and digitalisation. Although customers have returned to eating in restaurants since the pandemic, a large proportion mix on- and off-premise dining. Restaurants need to cater to this clientele to increase revenues, as takeaways are no longer limited to fast food but also exist for traditional and even fine dining. This means that restaurants need to reorganise their workflows and operations to cater to in-house diners and delivery, alongside designing appropriate, creative, high-quality packaging and optimising delivery or collection methods to be easy and inexpensive without competing with traditional delivery platforms.

This can also include ghost kitchens focusing only on food production for delivery and takeaway. Post-Covid, ghost kitchens have become an increasingly popular trend in the restaurant industry with statistics showing that they are projected to be a $157 billion market by 2030. As of 2021, there are over 100,000 ghost kitchens operating worldwide .

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4. Bars and drinks redefined: Adding creativity and design to the drinks' menu

Today's bars need to stand out by offering unique drinks paired with a special, Instagrammable atmosphere to create an immersive experience for their customers. E.g., Ashley Sutton Design Bars are known across Asia for their ability to transport guests to enchanting, immersive worlds, offering not just a place to drink but an entire experience that stimulates the senses and sparks curiosity.

Gone are the days of a simple wine list and international beer and spirit brands. Bars and restaurants need to specialise and cater to an international clientele with evolving tastes. A dedicated beer menu with local craft beers, wines from specific vintages and terroirs with a narrative, eclectic spirits collections (after whisky and gin, look out for rum in the coming years), and fresh hyper-locally sourced juices are what customers want.

Mixology has been around for some time, but offering mocktails and non-alcoholic food pairings is also becoming essential due to stricter alcohol laws and healthier lifestyles driven by Gen Z and millennials. Faux booze has gone mainstream and now it’s not just a case of ‘dry January’, but mocktails all year long! Cocktail and mocktail innovations should go beyond traditional recipes to include unique ingredients, techniques and presentation styles (e.g., Bar Benfiddich in Tokyo ) and be taught to customers in mixology classes.

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The effect of economic uncertainty on hotels, restaurants and fine wines

5. fine dining: in need of reinvention but full of potential.

The pandemic has unexpectedly affected consumer behaviors: they now organize themselves on short notice, have become increasingly spoilt for choice and no-shows are today the norm . More and more restaurants are responding by asking for a credit card at the time of reservation. But this only treats one of the symptoms without solving the problem. "A full house one day, but only four tables occupied the next" , is an observation that led Antoine Lecefel to shut his restaurant – sadly one of many fine dining establishments to do so.

Inflation and declining purchasing power play a part, but more generally, the fundamental problem lies in the inability of fine-dining restaurants to reinvent themselves. Unlike hotels and other players in the hospitality industry that increasingly compete with them through ambitious and innovative culinary projects, they have to contend with limited financial and human resources. They have neither the capacity to implement and manage a proactive strategy nor the means to invest in cutting-edge, highly experiential concepts. Initiatives such as Eatrenalin , which create a unique experience by combining gastronomy, décor and entertainment, offer a glimpse of this changing industry and the new competition facing traditional players.

Solutions? A strong, contemporary concept plus a business-oriented management that understands consumers, connects with them and is thought through from the outset to generate margins and create synergies and/or economies of scale. The Igniv chain is a shining example of this, driven by an extraordinary chef and based on the principle of “we love to share”, Andreas Caminada has created a unique and fully coherent concept, the success of which is now being rolled out in various locations, all of which have been rewarded with rave reviews from customers and expert guides.

6. Fine wine prices: Navigating the fluctuating vineyard market

Another challenge facing restaurants is cellar and wine list management. Restaurants with limited financial resources may even wonder whether fine wines still have their place on their menu . Indeed, fine wine prices have risen almost exponentially since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. But here, too, the situation appears to have changed.

A year ago, fine wine prices were at record highs. Demand for rare, artisanal wines from regions with long-standing terroir reputations was at its peak. One could go on about Burgundy, but many other examples are as revealing. For example, the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve cuvée from Rayas, worth between 150 and 200 euros (for young vintages) less than a decade ago, has soared to reach and exceed the 2’000 euro mark. At this point, voices suggested that this was normal; inflation should also positively impact the prices of fine wines. But there is no reason this should be the case: demand drives prices, not production costs. Fine wines attract wealthy people, collectors and investors. For them, the resources that can be invested in wine depend on economic conditions and financial markets. The latter have fallen sharply since the beginning of 2022. Not surprisingly, wine prices have followed the same trend.

The most spectacular move was in Burgundy wines. Prices had become so high that these wines had detached from the rest of the market. Just a year ago, many wines from the 2019 vintage were selling for several thousand euros a bottle. One wondered whether these wines had permanently changed their status and would never be traded at lower prices again. Today, the trend has abruptly reversed, and it appears more like a speculative bubble that has begun to implode. Time will tell. The fine wine market offers an almost perfect setting for this kind of phenomenon: herding behaviour is common, and, in the end, price levels depend not on financial arguments but simply on what people are willing to pay for a bottle.

7. Rising interest rates: The impact on hotel property values and transactions

As we have seen with wine, economic conditions considerably impact on the value of tangible assets. The same applies to real estate . The market proved relatively resilient last year, thanks to the ability of hotels to pass on (sometimes more than proportionally) higher costs to their customers, while maintaining high occupancy rates. The increase in RevPar thus more than offsets the rise in discount rates.

Today, consumers having finished dipping into their COVID-19 savings and interest rates remaining high, the very long upward cycle in hotel property values has ended. What remains as a stabilising factor is the fact that the pipeline of hotel projects is thin. In other words, supply is likely to stagnate over the coming years and should thus not contribute to aggravating the supply-demand imbalance. Nonetheless, we can expect pressure on prices. Refinancing transactions will further exacerbate this, which will take place on far less favourable terms over the next 12-24 months. As is always the case in this type of environment, we can expect forced sales, sometimes at substantial discounts to current valuations.

Another consideration is sustainability . The residential real estate market is becoming highly selective, making it hard to rent and make profitable properties with an unfavourable environmental record. This trend has already begun and will likely intensify, affecting commercial real estate in a major way. In other words, hotels that have not been renovated and adapted to today's standards and expectations will likely suffer more than proportionately.

Other trends that have been, still are, and will continue to shape hospitality

8. green hospitality: beyond sustainability to net positivity.

After a period of harvesting low-hanging fruit, hospitality groups are increasingly looking for more innovative and meaningful ways to implement, measure and communicate their sustainability practices . In the F&B industry, local sourcing has become standard in many outlets. However, it has now started to scale up more by offering better traceability of products (e.g., The Europe Hotel in Ireland has its own farm with livestock, fish, and produce ). In addition, guests are increasingly being educated on sustainable practices, e.g., cooking classes on how to use the entire ingredients and avoid food waste. It is no longer about doing good but rather showing customers how to do good.

Hospitality groups are also increasingly adopting sustainable building techniques and are generally trying to adopt a 360-degree strategy that allows them to be sustainable from the first brick up to the operation (e.g., the Beyond Now Network where industry experts have joined forces to transform hospitality businesses into environmentally friendly, efficient and profitable enterprises). Some are going even further, not content with being net zero but aiming to become net positive, exemplified by ‘regenerative tourism’ practices .

9. Data-driven decision-making: Data-analytics for optimum personalization

"Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine" (Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president and global head of Research at Gartner, Inc.). The current trend is moving away from simply collecting data to engineering and analysing the vast amount of data efficiently into actionable decisions and gaining an edge over competitors.

Today's successful early-adopter hospitality companies have a data-driven business model . For example, through its platform, Booking.com has extensive knowledge of guest and hotel behaviour, which it can use in real-time to adapt its offers and displays and negotiate better deals with hoteliers. The Marriott International hotel chain uses data analytics to personalize guest experiences, with their loyalty program as a major source of data collection.

Data is reshaping hotel marketing, allowing hotels to better monitor guest satisfaction and desires to personalise experiences and better target the customer base . Finally, it enables hotels to increase revenue through more accurate yield and revenue practices by better forecasting demand and thus offering more dynamic pricing strategies.

10. The power of social media: Crafting authentic narratives

This consistent trend is entering a new phase of maturity. First, marketers need to find more innovative ways to capture the attention of customers who are constantly bombarded with messages. With their short video content, the rise of TikTok and Instagram seems promising. It allows the sharing of stories to enhance the storytelling of hospitality outlets (e.g., the customer becomes part of the act through employee or behind-the-scenes videos).

Second, the use of influencers has gained traction in the industry. On average, businesses generate $6.50 in revenue for each $1 invested in influencer marketing . Here, marketers need to find the needle in the haystack with influencers who have enough reach and best fit the hotel's values and story.

Third, with advances in technology and the many options available, marketers need to accurately measure the impact of their social media efforts and finetune the message accordingly. They also need to balance customer and organic content creation and paid or free content. Overall, the cost of social media must be commensurate with the benefits, be professional, authentic and follow a clear strategy in line with traditional marketing efforts.

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Key takeaway from ehl's hospitality industry trends 2024 - crafting experiences, influencing lives, and paving the way to tomorrow.

In today’s hospitality landscape, it is difficult to confine ourselves to an annual update. Certainly, several general trends have been in place for years and continue to evolve, but by and large, this once cozy industry is constantly innovating and reinventing itself. It is not just adapting to customers. It is creating its own momentum, helping to shape the society and economy of 2024 and beyond.

From computer games to popular films and TV shows, the hospitality industry impacts our daily lives more than we realize. As a sector that thrives on personalized, immersive encounters, it caters not just to our desires for leisure, travel and memorable life experiences but also influences the way we interact, socialize and dream.

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5.3 Trends and Issues

As shown throughout this chapter, recreation and adventure tourism play predominant roles in the tourism and hospitality industry in BC. However, there are challenges that impact the viability of this sector, as well as barriers that limit the growth. These topics are discussed briefly here.

Land and Water Use

Outdoor recreation and adventure tourism operators rely heavily on intact pristine environments and healthy ecosystems. The ‘use’ of British Columbia’s vast wilderness and access to these wilderness areas for tourism operators is an ongoing challenge. Some zones across the province are set aside for recreation, such as provincial and national parks. However, when it comes to conducting commercial operations in these same places, gaining access often involves an extensive permitting process that may impose restrictions on the type of activity, how the activity is carried out and the number of visitors allowed.

In addition, parks are generally limited to non-motorized activities, thus presenting barriers for tourism operators that seek to offer mechanized recreation. Operators using Crown land for commercial activities also require authorization from the provincial government; in some instances, priority may be given to resource extraction or development rather than outdoor operators. The permitting process can be onerous and time consuming, which for small operators, may be a barrier to growth (Wilderness Tourism Association, 2005).

Environmental issues are discussed in detail in Chapter 10 .

Environmental Impacts

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Environmental impacts from climate change, deforestation, and resource extraction all have significant potential to affect this sector of the tourism economy. On a local scale, competition with resource extraction for wilderness areas is a vital issue; without reliable access to pristine wilderness, many operators are facing threats to their sustainability (Wilderness Tourism Association, 2005).  Indeed, conflicts with the oil and gas industry, forestry, and mining are constant management challenges for wilderness tourism operators. On a global scale, climate change threatens tourism in BC in many ways, including irregular and insufficient snowfall for winter operations, the pine beetle epidemic sweeping through the province’s forests, and climate-related stress impacting prime wildlife viewing of species such as whales and bears. Environmental issues are discussed in detail in Chapter 10 .

Risk Management

Concerns over risk management and litigation are ongoing for any operator that offers activities with an element of risk, which is common in recreation and adventure tourism. When lawsuits in adventure tourism occur, they are often extensively publicized by the media, creating a perception of risky, dangerous, and irresponsible adventure operators. This can negatively affect the sector through rising insurance rates, increasing governmental regulation, challenging certification requirements, and permitting difficulties when interfacing with land management agencies.

With the popularity of backcountry skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and other winter sports on the rise in BC, the number of participants accessing backcountry areas is increasing (Mitsui, 2013). This is becoming a concern for long-time backcountry enthusiasts as well as safety monitors. As winter and summer backcountry equipment becomes more readily accessible, people are able to equip themselves without having received advanced safety training.

The increase of backcountry users will continue to expose users to possible dangerous situations. The best scenario is to ensure users receive proper training and education before they venture into the backcountry areas.

Other elements of risk and liability are discussed further in Chapter 11 .

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Figure 5.6 long description:  Sign with pictograms with red slashes through them, banning various recreational activities. This sign proclaims:

  • No alcoholic beverages
  • No glass containers
  • No dogs or pets
  • No motor vehicles
  • No littering
  • No open fires
  • No baseball
  • No boat launching

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Contemporary Trends and Issues in The Hospitality and Tourism Industry

Contemporary Trends and Issues in The Hospitality and Tourism Industry

  • Dr. Antoneta Njeri Kariru
  • May 13, 2023
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Dr. Antoneta Njeri Kariru Ph.D. Hospitality Management, Lecturer, Department of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management, Murang’a University of Technology, P.O Box 75-10200, Murang’a, Kenya. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2023.7481

  Received: 25 March 2023; Revised: 12 April 2023; Accepted: 14 April 2023; Published: 13 May 2023

Contemporary trends and issues in the hospitality and tourism industry often generate opportunities and challenges. The hospitality and tourism environments are constantly changing. Customers’ needs and preferences dictate consumption and business success in the service-driven and experiential industry. This review paper explores contemporary trends and issues in Hospitality and Tourism. The review adopted a qualitative approach with a focus on the collection of secondary data and subsequent thematic analysis. The paper looks at hospitality and tourism products, services, experiences, markets and environments. It also reviews the existing opportunities and challenges in the industry. The paper lastly recommends that hospitality and tourism firms understand, embrace and take advantage of modern trends and opportunities that emerge in the environment. They should also devise strategies for managing inherent challenges in the industry.

Key Words: Contemporary, Trends, Issues, Hospitality, Tourism

INTRODUCTION

The hospitality and tourism industry is highly competitive. The industry is often monopolistic with many firms offering similar products and competing for the customers that are available. The unique characteristics of the industry such as intangibility, perishability, variability, inseparability (Kotler et al. 2021), costly and labour-intensive further complicate operations. Hospitality and tourism services and experiences cannot be enjoyed before consumption. They also cannot be stored for later use. They tend to vary with the service provider. They largely depend on the service provider making the provider and delivery inseparable. It is expensive to run hospitality and tourism facilities due to high fixed and variable costs. The industry further requires many employees who hold different positions.

Hospitality and tourism stakeholders need to understand the business environment if they are to succeed. The industry is exposed to trends and challenges that emerge from internal and external environments. This review paper investigates contemporary trends and issues in the hospitality and tourism industry. Its objectives are twofold;

  • To investigate contemporary trends in the hospitality and tourism industry
  • To explore contemporary issues in the hospitality and tourism industry

Literature Review

Authors like Ballantyne, Packer and Axelsen (2009) have previously looked at trends in tourism research. According to Rosing et al, (2015), a trend is defined as “a general direction in which something is developing or changing. Trends involve looking at the statistical analysis of historical data over a selected time frame and charting the progression”. Trends are therefore patterns that emerge and are observed in either the market or industry. They are often linked to new markets, products, opportunities and challenges. They may call for a change of strategies and tactics. Examples of hospitality and tourism trends are demographic shifts, emerging markets, digitization and changes in information technology (IT) (Kapiki, 2012). Nonetheless, trends are constantly changing thus calling for continuous research.

Other authors such as Fonseca (2012) and Hole, Khedkar and Pawar (2019) have studied issues in tourism. Issues are challenges that arise in the industry. Issues make the management of hospitality and tourism facilities difficult or impossible. Issues range from disasters to wildlife poaching, seasonality of tourism, insecurity and poor infrastructure. Changing economics, technology, sustainability, competition, safety and security standards are challenges facing hotels (Nain, 2018). Issues call for the continuous development of strategies and tactics to mitigate negatives impacts.

METHODOLOGY

This review paper adopted a qualitative approach by exploring secondary data from journal articles, books, newspapers and online resources when analyzing the contemporary trends and issues in the hospitality and tourism industry. Thematic analysis was then used to present the results and themes that emerged from the data. Thematic analysis explores themes that are generated during data analysis (Kombo & Tromp, 2006).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Contemporary trends in the hospitality and tourism industry

Table 1 shows the contemporary trends in hospitality and tourism. The trends include popular tourist destinations, attractions and source markets, development of niche tourism products, concern for security, value of ISO certification, greening and growth in international travel.

Table 1: Contemporary trends in hospitality and tourism

  Popular tourist destinations

Popular tourist destinations include Dubai, Mexico, India, China, Tanzania and Kenya. These destinations offer a range of attractions that draw local, domestic, regional and international tourists. For instance, Dubai is popular for medical, business, adventure, sightseeing, leisure and shopping driven travel (Yas et al, 2020). Mexico normally attracts travellers who seek climate, geography, infrastructure, entertainment, culture, history, festivals, food, shopping and nightlife (Regalado-Pezúa et al., 2022). Popular attractions in China include sports, cultural, holiday and internet tourism (Zhao and Liu, 2020). India’s main attractions are music, dances, festivals, weather, ecology, flora, fauna (Prabandhan, 2022) and medicine. Tanzania has attractions like adventure, tours, wildlife, beaches and culture (Malleo and Mtengwa, 2018) that are similar to Kenya’s attractions.

Popular tourist attractions

Popular tourist attractions include the Wonders of the world such as the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt (Gupta, 2020), Great wall of China in China, The Taj Mahal in India, Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil, Machu picchu in Peru and the Maasai Mara and Wildebeest migration in East Africa. The wonders of the world offer a range of cultural, historical, religious and wildlife attractions.

Popular tourist source markets

Popular tourist source markets include Brazil, Russia, India, China, United States of America (USA), France, Italy and United Kingdom (UK). Most popular tourism source markets like Brazil, Russia, USA, France, Italy and UK are developed countries with great tourism spending powers. Countries such as India and China also have large human populations that constitute the outbound tourism market. For example, China is a major tourist source market and destination (Wee, 2017). China also has a great economy and improved living standards that increase tourism spending power (Zhao and Liu, 2020) coupled with technological advancement and global development strategies that have increased its outbound tourist numbers (Liu and Cheng, 2021).

Development of niche tourism products

Niche tourism products are tourism products that can give competitive advantages by targeting specific groups of tourists (Wahab and Shamal, 2022). Niche products include wellness tourism, health tourism, gastro tourism, wine tourism, conference tourism, events, space tourism, dark tourism, war tourism, family entertainment and sports tourism. Niche experiences facilitate specialization in production and marketing thus achieving excellent firm performance.

Growth of wellness tourism

Wellness tourism focuses on wellness. Tourists visit hospitality and tourism facilities for wellness. Wellness tourism has dimensions like “health of body, mind and spirit, self-sufficiency, physical strength, esthetics, healthy nutrition, relaxation, meditation, mental activity, education, environmental awareness and sensitivity to social relationships” Smith and Puczko (2014) as quoted by Dini and Pencarelli (2021). Dini and Pencarelli (2021) add that wellness tourism includes hot springs, spas, medical tourism, natural environment, culture, gastronomy, spirituality, care of body and mind, sports and events. Wellness tourism therefore focuses on diet, healthy menus, healthy cooking methods, portion control, gyms and exercise facilities, consumer education, relaxation, meditation, fitness, beauty and spas. In response to growing demand, hospitality and tourism facilities have developed spas, saunas, healthy restaurants, gyms, yoga and meditation rooms.

Growth of health tourism

Health tourism is travel to improve one’s health. Health tourism is driven by globalization, rise in health expenditure, global travel, reduced health costs, ICT and internet (Aydin and Karamehmet, 2017). There is concern for healthy eating as customers address health issues like cholesterol, calories intake, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. Hospitality and tourism facilities are therefore offering healthy menus, portion control, customer education, healthy food and beverage production practices, gyms and fitness facilities to cater to the health tourist.

Growth of gastro tourism

People travel for food. Gastronomic tourism, also called culinary tourism or gourmet tourism, seeks culinary experiences involving Gourmet travellers (Gheorghe, Tudorache and Nistroreanu, 2014). “Food related gastrotourism refers to the pursuit of appealing, authentic, memorable culinary experiences of all kinds, while traveling internationally, regionally or even locally….where food is the focus and motivation for the travel” (Williams, Jr Williams and Omar, 2013). Gastro tourism is therefore travel to food attractions. It involves visiting destinations to sample and experience cuisine and foods of the region.

Growth of wine tourism

Tourists travel for wine. Wine tourism targets tourists interested in wine involving visits to wineries in order to taste wine and experience area where wine is grown and produced (Gu, King and Huang, 2019). Motivators for wine tourism include rest, relaxation, tasting, education, outing, socialization, eating, drinking, entertainment, touring, purchase, event, history, culture, talks and outdoor relaxation (Byrd, Canziani, Hsieh, Debbage and Sonmez, 2016). Popular wine tourism destinations include the wine growing regions of France, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Germany and Portugal like Champagne, Bordeaux, Loire, Alsace, Burgundy, Duoro valley Beira, Minho, Tejo, Lombardy and Veneto.

Uptake of space tourism

Space has been attracting tourists lately. Space tourism is travel to space (Cole, 2015) for leisure, business or research (Yazici and Tiwari (2021). Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world in the year 2023, has promoted space tourism in the 21 st century by facilitating commercial and private travel to space. Popular space travel destinations include the orbit and international space station (ISS).

Embracing dark tourism

Dark tourism involves travel to destinations linked to death, wars, genocides and massacres. Smith (2002) claimed that death and disaster can be tourism attractions. The motivation for dark tourism include strong curiosity about death and disaster thus yielding mental, physical and educational experiences (Chang, 2014). Dark and war tourism destinations could include Ukraine, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Rwanda.

Desire for entertainment and growth in family outings

Entertainment and family outings include family vacations and visits to popular entertainment spots like hotels and theme parks. Family entertainment is an element of Family tourism and Entertainment tourism. Family tourism is tourism that involves family members (Schanzel and Yeoman, 2015) while entertainment tourism is travel to entertainment attractions like gaming destinations (Luo and Lam, 2017).

Uptake of sports tourism

Sports events such as football, world cup, superbowl, basketball and the olympics have become popular attractions among sports enthusiasts. “Sport tourism is all forms of active and passive involvement in sporting activity, participated in casually or in an organized way for non-commercial or commercial reasons and necessitating travel away from home. Sport tourism simply identify tourism activities involving sports. It is a simple combination of both sports and tourism” (Gozalova, Schikanou, Vernigor and Bagdasarian, 2014). Sports tourism attracts people of all ages ranging from the young to the old. It could be local, domestic, national, regional or international. It could also be physical, digital or virtual via popular electronic and online media.

Growth in international travel

People travel internationally for reasons such as business, leisure, medical, education, sports, religion, health and adventure. There has been an increase in the number of international tourist arrivals from traditional source markets like Britain and Italy and emerging markets like China and India (Sofronov, 2018). Growth in transport infrastructure including air, rail and water through cruises has continued stimulating the growth in international travel.

Growth of medical tourism

Medical tourism is related to health tourism. Medical tourism is travel for healthcare (Ghanbari, Moradlu and Ramazani, 2014). People travel widely and internationally to seek treatment for illnesses. Even so, efforts should be made to integrate culture, heritage and recreation in medical tourism. Countries such as India are popular medical tourism destinations.

Growth of cruise tourism

Cruise tourism has grown as a tourism activity. Cruise tourism includes casinos, short excursions, port lectures, shopping, spas, sea, sports, fishing, leisure, accommodation, entertainment and vacation (Brida and Zapata, 2009). Cruise tourism is a form of luxury tourism with economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts (Brida and Aguirre, 2010). According to Wee (2017) cruise holidays have grown due to better and larger vessels being developed, development in cruise ship infrastructure like ports and the growing interest in cruising.

Growth of domestic and regional tourism

Domestic travel involves local travel while regional travel covers countries, regions and economic blocs. Domestic travel is travel within countries while regional travel is travel within groups of countries and continents. Domestic and regional travel have stimulated domestic and regional tourism. Domestic and regional travel could be for business, leisure, adventure, religion, sports, events, health etc. Hole et al. (2019) noted that there has been increase in domestic tourism in India in line with the growth in the aviation industry. This trend has been witnessed globally affecting regional tourism as well.

Growth in the event industry

There has been an increase in the nature and number of events in the hospitality and tourism industry. Oklobdžija and Blace (2015) give The Accepted Practices Exchange Industry Glossary of TERMS (APEX, 2005) definition of an event as, “An organized occasion such as a meeting, convention, exhibition, special event, gala dinner, etc. An event is often composed of several different yet related functions”. Events in hospitality and tourism range from weddings, business meetings, celebration dinners, fundraisers and sports. Pabilando, Pitao and Bacason (2022) list events to include concerts, conventions, parties and weddings. There has been growth in conferences, meetings and conventions occasioned by the rise in the number of local and international conferences, seminars, workshops and conventions. Events have moreover spurred demand for outside catering.

Catered business travel

Business tourism involves people travelling for purposes that are related to their work. As such it represents one of the oldest forms of tourism, man having travelled for this purpose of trade since very early times (Davidson, 1994, as cited by John and Susan, 2001). It is normal for businesses to cater for business travel among its employees by paying for expenses like accommodation, entertainment, food and transport. This trend has stimulated the development of business hotels and facilities that focus on the business traveller by providing meeting rooms, conference halls, business centers, photocopying, printing and internet services.

Demographic changes

Demographic changes include ageing of the populations and growth of the youth and young populations. “The major demographic trends are the slowing of population and household growth, the aging of the population, and an increasing fragmentation of consumer markets, rising educational level, a more colourful society due to migration, a changing role of women in society” (Nedelea, 2008).

A large percentage of the world population is growing older. Ageing of the population has created the senior tourist (Batista-Sanchez, 2020). It has also spurred demand for healthy menus, special meals for the elderly and leisure travel. The senior tourists travel a lot because they have the time and are well off with pensions and other retirement benefits to spend and enjoy.

Growth of the youth and young populations is a demographic trend in hospitality and tourism. The young and youth make up the youth tourist. Youth tourism involves people aged between 15 and 29 years (Cakar and Seyitoglu, 2016).  Growth of the young and youth populations have led to high consumption of junk food, rise in adventure and education tourism, increase in use of information technology in hospitality transactions and growth of the techno savvy population.

The middle class form the middle-class tourist. Growth of the middle class has improved the hospitality and tourism spending power from the class. The middle class also has disposable time while some own assets (Yunyao, Xiaotong and Rui, 2016). The middle-class travel motivations include leisure, adventure, business, religion, health and education. Gao et al., (2022) found that the young middle outbound tourist in China sought relaxation, pleasure and culture.

Education can be a motivation for travel. People cross boundaries to pursue learning in foreign institutions. Touring, employment, skills and knowledge acquisition are some motivators for travel among education tourists (Tomasi et al, 2020). Travel for education has therefore created education tourists. Popular education tourism destinations include UK, USA, Canada, India and Australia.

Women are increasingly travelling for reasons such as leisure, business, education, health, wellness, sports, adventure, culture and religion. Most women are either traveling solo (Hamid et al, 2021) or in groups. Uptake of business roles among women has also led to the development of hospitality and tourism facilities such as hotels, restaurants, clubs and bars with amenities that specifically cater to the woman traveller.

Changing preferences of hospitality and tourism consumers

Customers’ needs and demands are constantly changing. The changes may be due to crises such as covid-19 (Tarakci et al, 2021), demographic shifts, new generations, ageing, innovative products, technology, globalization, emerging markets and competition. New preferences among hospitality and tourism consumers include healthy eating, growing health concerns when dining out, demand for healthy menus, safety, security, personalized services, quality, value and variety. Changing preferences call for the development of products and experiences such as organic restaurants, green businesses, safe premises, quality products, value for money and product diversity.

Concern for health and safety

Health and safety ranges from food to premise safety. Health and safety have always been important in the hospitality and tourism industry (Breda and Costa, 2005). Concern for safe food and food poisoning have led to the adoption of the ISO 22000 food safety system, hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) and healthy menus. The food management systems enhance safety throughout the production and preparation process from planting to production, customer service and consumption. Hospitality and tourism facilities are also vulnerable to disease outbreaks, pandemics and epidemics like cholera, typhoid, salmonella and covid-19. The facilities are moreover prone to accidents such as falls, drowning and burns among employees and customers. These diseases and accidents can accrue costs such as deaths, injuries, treatment, absenteeism, negative reputation and lawsuits.

Increased personalization

Increased personalization has created the need to customize and tailor make services, products and experiences to individual preferences and tastes. Customization generates customer satisfaction, employee motivation, purchase, spending, positive word of mouth and loyalty. Hospitality and tourism products including rooms, destinations, food, entertainment, events, occasions and environments are nowadays being customized to specific customers’ wishes. Information technology has facilitated service personalization (Gana, 2018) since customers can give precise instructions over the internet and digital platforms thus developing and customizing products online.

Growing importance of value co-creation

Value co-creation is the co-creation of value through personalized interactions that are meaningful and sensitive to specific consumers. Tourists’ interactions with the organization and each other contribute to the co-creation of value (Rihova, Buhalis, Moital and Gouthro, 2014). Value co-creation actively involves the customer and use of IT and virtual platforms in co-creating experiences and meeting customers’ needs while achieving firm objectives.

Catering to customers with disabilities

Hospitality and tourism facilities have learnt to address the needs of customers with disabilities. Catering to customers with disabilities has led to accessible tourism (Reindrawati, Noviyanti and Young, 2022). It has had an impact on hospitality and tourism infrastructures, employee training and service delivery. Hospitality and tourism firms have developed special facilities and infrastructure such as elevators and stairs for customers with disabilities. They have trained employees on service delivery and instituted processes and systems that facilitate service to customers with disabilities. Catering to customers with disabilities is also an element of corporate social responsibility.

Building a culture of Quality and Total Quality Management

Quality is meeting and exceeding customer expectations (Puri and Singh, 2018).  Total quality on the other hand integrates people, product, services, processes and environment in meeting and exceeding customers’ expectations. Quality enhances customer satisfaction and loyalty. It is a source of competitive advantages and profitability. However, firms are striving to manage the costs of quality and measure quality. Quality has costs like warranties, training, samples and maintenance. It is also dynamic thus making it difficult to measure.

Value of ISO certification

Modern firms have made International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications business priorities. The ISO certificates are a sign of quality and compliance with set regulations. Important ISO certifications in hospitality and tourism include the ISO 22000 Food safety system that enhances food safety, ISO 14000 Environmental management that addresses the environment, ISO 27001 Information security for enhancing information safety, ISO 50001 Energy management for reducing energy wastage, ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management system for mitigating bribery, ISO 26000 Social responsibility for social responsible businesses, ISO 31000 Risk management for reducing risks, ISO 20121 Sustainable events for running sustainable events, ISO 9000 Quality management for quality assurance and ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety for workplace health and safety (ISO, 2023). ISO certification enhances business reputation, instills consumer confidence, generates trust, institutes compliance and establishes high standards.

Uptake of societal marketing and corporate social responsibility initiatives

Societal marketing promotes the needs and wants of customers while addressing societal concerns (Truong and Hall, 2013). It involves embracing corporate social responsibility including employee responsibility, environmental management, energy management, community involvement, ethical business, vision and values. Hospitality and tourism firms embrace corporate social responsibility through initiatives like taking care of employee welfare, environment conservation, reducing energy wastage, community development, sponsorship, addressing stakeholders’ needs and ethical businesses.

Encouraging sustainable hospitality and tourism businesses

Sustainability addresses the availability of scarce resources in future. Sustainability could be environmental, economic and social. Patino, Medina and Arilla (2016) believed that sustainability is important in modern tourism and should reflect economic, environmental and social dimensions. The sustainability concept led to the development of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Hospitality and tourism facilities can moreover contribute towards achievement of the sustainable development goals of no poverty, quality education, decent work and economic growth, good health and wellbeing, affordable and clean energy, clean water and sanitation and climate action. The firms can offer employment, educate stakeholders, sustain livelihoods, conserve energy, protect the environment and mitigate climate change.

Embracing green businesses

Greening is about Going Green. Greening embraces environmentally friendly practices. Greening in hospitality and tourism means showing concern for the environment, building green hotels, green restaurants, green infrastructure, green team of staff, green practices, reducing, reusing, recycling, pollution control, water and energy conservation, recycling of waste and provision of local menus. Furqan, Som and Hussin (2010) explain that green tourism integrates environmentally friendly tourism with focus on products that do no harm to the environment while enhancing environmental, economic, cultural and experiential richness. Green tourists are people whose primary motivation for travel is environmental friendly experiences.

Building customer centric businesses

Hospitality and tourism businesses should be customer centric. Customer centrism is focus on the customer (Niininen, Buhalis and March, 2007). Popular sayings are that “The Customer is the king” and “The customer is always right”. Debate still ranges on whether the two statements are true and accurate. The customer may be the ultimate consumer but not always right. Customers can make mistakes like excessive drinking and fighting with employees thus costing the business.

Changing Information Technology (IT)

Information technology, information and communication technology and the internet have greatly affected the hospitality and tourism industry (Jadhav, Shivaji and Mundhe, 2012). The internet has affected bookings and sales e.g. bookings.com. There is also emphasis on smart technologies e.g. smart phones, smart guest rooms, motion sensor facilities; online social networks e.g. trip advisor; online distributors, online customer experiences, online transactions, customer relationship management, mobile phone payments, digital menu order taking and video conferencing. In addition, Apps have made tourism enjoyable and accessible and artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics and chatbots have become popular benefiting tourists, organizations and industries thus enhancing smart tourism with a digital future (Sugasri and Selvam, 2018).

Impact of globalization

The world is now a global village. Patino, Medina and Arilla (2016) felt that globalization has changed the face of tourism. There are modern technologies in production and service including advanced communication technology. There is also global competition, markets, products, multi-culturalism at the work place and environmental concerns like global warming and travel.

Modern legal frameworks and laws governing the industry

The hospitality and tourism industry has not been spared by legal frameworks (Korze, 2018). Laws affecting the hospitality and tourism industry include the betting tax, liquor laws and licensing, banning of plastic bags, banning of shisha, minimum wage laws and pollution control. Restrictions, laws and fines have therefore been imposed on gambling, sale, distribution, promotion, marketing and production of alcoholic beverages, packaging materials, smoking, shisha, minimum wages and environmental protection.

Increased competition

There is a lot of international, regional, national, domestic and local competition. The hospitality and tourism industry has always been competitive (Vodeb, 2012). Continents, countries, cities, towns and regions are competing for tourists. There are also alliances, mergers, acquisitions, business closures, substitutions and new entrants in efforts to ensure business survival.

Increased substitution of the hospitality and tourism products

Substitution means the availability of alternatives. Hospitality and tourism substitution could affect destinations, products, services and experiences (Van der veen, 2015). For example, convention centres versus tented camps with conference facilities, delis versus traditional restaurants and hotels versus tented camps. Substitution increases competition between firms while expanding the customers’ choices.

Increased insecurity

Insecurity has always been a challenge in the hospitality and tourism industry. Insecurity arises due to threats like terrorism, fraud, robbery, disease outbreaks e.g. ebola, covid-19, political unrests and cyber-crime (Hamarneh and Jeřábek, 2018). Terrorists have previously attacked hospitality and tourism facilities and destinations. Some tourists have also been victims of fraud and robbery white traveling. The year 2019 also saw the emergence and spread of the corona virus (covid-19) that became a pandemic and threat to the global hospitality and tourism industry. Wars, general elections and civil unrests have been threats to tourists as well. Information technology and the internet have created security challenges such as online fraud, hacking, theft and illegal use of tourists’ data and information.

Popularity of digital marketing

Digital marketing uses electronic platforms for communicating, promoting and marketing to hospitality and tourism consumers. Most hospitality and tourism firms have been forced to adopt digital media and tools including internet marketing, search engine optimization, electronic bill boards and displays, website marketing, social media marketing, mobile marketing, content marketing, video marketing, viral marketing, online PR and branding and affiliate marketing (Kariru, 2022). Social media tools such as twitter, facebook/meta, whatsapp, Linked In, instagram and tiktok have become popular for communication, advertising, marketing and entertainment among hospitality and tourism businesses. Almost all businesses nowadays maintain online presences through websites and search engine optimization. The mobile phone has also become an important tool for communication, marketing and financial transactions.

Embracing public relations

Internal public relations (PR) involves internal customers or employees while external public relations deals with external stakeholders and publics like the media, suppliers, potential employees, communities, customers and government (Petrovici, 2014). Internal PR can be embraced through work-life balance, tele-commuting, flexi work-plans and schedules, diversity and unionization. Hospitality and tourism firms can embrace external public relations through media outreach, ethical businesses and CSR-environmental, community, employee and market place.

Focus on memorable experiences

Memorable experiences are unforgettable experiences. Hospitality and tourism consumers nowadays demand experiences. There is therefore shift of focus from delivering products and services to creating memorable experiences (Hosany, Sthapih and Bjork, 2022). The experiences should be personalized (Nain, 2018). The memorable experiences can be created via themes like favourable atmosphere, services, value, destination, quality, communication and products thus influencing emotions and generating loyalty.

Contemporary Issues in Hospitality and Tourism

Contemporary issues and challenges in hospitality and tourism include seasonality of tourism, travel advisories, poaching of wildlife, sex tourism, child sex tourism, limited diversification of tourism, economic recessions, stagnations and booms, natural disasters like tsunamis, forest fires and floods in national parks, politics, crises, insecurity, negative perceptions of the industries, negative impacts of tourism, drugs, immorality, climate change, inaccessibility of destinations and poor infrastructure. According to Hole et al. (2019), India faces challenges like “financial issues, global uncertainty, branding issues, human resources, financial viability, customer issues, operating cost creep, supply, safety and security”.

Table 2 highlights contemporary issues in hospitality and tourism including the seasonality of tourism, travel advisories, natural disasters, poaching of wildlife, drugs, immorality and crises.

Table 2: Contemporary issues in hospitality and tourism

Tourism seasonality

Destinations have in the past experienced seasonality. Tourism seasonality refers to the “fluctuations of demand or supply in the tourism industry, caused by temporary movement of people due to factors such as climate conditions and public and school holidays” (Corluka, 2019). Governments have attempted to manage seasonality by adjusting prices during the off-peak season, diversifying tourism and developing new tourism products that attract tourists throughout the year.

Travel advisories

Most countries in the world have been affected by travel advisories. Travel advisories are restrictions on travel given by countries to protect their citizens from real or imaginary threats like terrorism attacks, disease outbreaks and wars (Babey, 2019). Travel advisories restrict travel thus reducing hospitality and tourism activities and earnings.

Limited tourism diversification

The hospitality and tourism industry has been known for lack of tourism diversification. Diversification refers to the expansion of a product or a sector into a new market rather than specializing in a single-product (Weidenfeld, 2018). For example, countries with coastal regions are known to focus on beach tourism paying less attention to other tourism activities like agri tourism. Tourism diversification increases tourism products thus increasing tourist numbers and spending. However, limited diversification reduces tourist numbers and spendings.

Economic crises

Economic crises include recessions, stagnations and inflation. Economic crises like downturns and recessions can affect the hospitality and tourism industry (Kapiki, 2012). Downturns and recessions reduce disposable income among the traveling publics thus reducing hospitality and tourism spending and consumption. Inflation also makes tourism products expensive and unaffordable.

Natural disasters

Natural disasters are harmful events occurring in nature that are often beyond human control. Natural disasters affecting the hospitality and tourism industry include cyclones, diseases, hurricanes, flooding, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and bushfires (Praveen and Rajesh, 2021). Natural disasters destroy hospitality and tourism properties and cost lives while instilling fear of travel to affected destinations.

Political events

Political events include terrorism, wars, civil wars, civil unrests, travel advisories and general elections. Elections and wars tend to affect hospitality and tourism activities (Kimani, 2021). Elections, unrests and wars deter tourists from travelling and visiting affected destinations due to fear and insecurity thus reducing hospitality and tourism spending.

The hospitality and tourism industries have been exposed to many crises. A crisis is a “low probability, high impact event that threatens the viability of the hotel and is characterized by ambiguity of cause, effects and means of resolution, as well as by a belief that decisions must be made swiftly” (Karam, 2018). Common crises in hospitality and tourism include natural crises like earthquakes and floods, environmental crises like oil leakages, geopolitical crises like terrorism attacks, political disturbances or wars, social crimes or road accidents and epidemic diseases.

Insecurity is a major challenge in the hospitality and tourism industry. Insecurity in hospitality and tourism could be in the form of crime, fraud, terrorism, war, and corruption (Hamarneh and Jeřábek (2018). Robberies, hijackings, human trafficking, drugs, online fraud, corruption and bribery are crimes that pose threat to the industry. Terrorism has previously shifted tourism patterns (Wee, 2017) by drawing tourists away from affected destinations.

Poaching has been rampant in the tourism industry. Poaching is the killing of wildlife like elephants and rhinos for products like hide and horns which are then sold (Lucas, 2022). Poaching has led to decline and extinction of some wildlife thus reducing tourism activities in affected regions.

Sex tourism and child sex tourism

Sex and child sex tourism are immoralities in hospitality and tourism. Sexual tourism involves traveling for sex (Blackburn et al., 2011) while child sex tourism involves tourists indulging children in sexual activities (Bah, 2021). Sexual tourism goes against moral standards and has been linked to the erosion of morals, spread of diseases such as AIDS and death.

Negative impacts of tourism

Hospitality and tourism have both negative and positive impacts on destinations, societies and countries. These impacts could be socio-cultural, environmental and/or economical (Ferreira, Castro and Gomes, 2021). The negative impacts of tourism destroy destinations, attractions, societies, communities, economies, environments and cultures. Some negative impacts of tourism are the erosion of traditional values, commoditization of the tourism product, immorality, drugs, pollution, destruction of destinations, economic leakage and unequal development of tourism.

Negative characteristics of the hospitality and tourism industry

The hospitality and tourism industry has negative and positive characteristics that act as issues. The industry is known to experience job insecurity, monotony, low pay, unsocial working hours and lack of work-life balance. For example, job insecurity, which has always been an issue due to seasonality in the industry, was apparent during the covid-19 pandemic, when some employees were laid off and fired (Karatepe et al, 2022). The jobs entail performing similar tasks daily. The pay especially for operatives is considered somewhat low leading to heavy reliance on tipping and service charges. Employees are often forced to work late into the night and during weekends and public holidays. Most women in the industry also find it hard to balance family and work. These features often discourage students and employees from joining the industry and pursuing hospitality and tourism courses in colleges and universities.

Drugs are a menace in hospitality and tourism. Drugs in tourism have led to the coining of the term “drug tourism”.  “Drug tourism could be seen as the journeys undertaken with the purpose of obtaining or using drugs, which are not available or are illegal in the tourist origin places” (Pareira and Paula, 2016). Drugs in hospitality and tourism are linked to crime, immorality, illnesses and death.

Climate change

Climate change is a major issue in the hospitality and tourism industry. Climate change leads to temperature rises thus directly and indirectly affecting hospitality and tourism through the erosion of natural attractions and extreme weather events such as floods (Siddiqui and Imran, 2018). Erosion of natural attractions destroys destinations, products and experiences while extreme weather events deter travel to affected areas.

Inaccessible destinations and poor infrastructure

Some tourist destinations and attractions have become inaccessible due to poor infrastructure like roads and bridges. Inaccessibility has always been a challenge for hospitality and tourism development (Toth and David, 2010). Remote areas like national parks, game reserves and beaches are often inaccessible due to poor roads and bridges especially during harsh weather like the rainy season when the regions flood.

The hospitality and tourism industry experiences many trends and challenges which act as opportunities and threats. These trends and challenges are manageable with proper training, innovations, plans and policies. It is up to hospitality and tourism stakeholders to understand the micro and macro environmental forces that impact their organizations. Hospitality and tourism stakeholders should take advantage of the opportunities that exist and mitigate the issues. The stakeholders and academia should therefore work together to make policy changes that contribute to business performance and sustainable tourism development.

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Trends and Issues in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry

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Trends and Issues in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. Contents. Social impact of tourism Effects of globalization on tourism development Sex tourism and exploitation of women Trends and issues shaping tourism and hospitality development Lifestyles Branding Food production and supply

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Contents • Social impact of tourism • Effects of globalization on tourism development • Sex tourism and exploitation of women • Trends and issues shaping tourism and hospitality development • Lifestyles • Branding • Food production and supply • Technology • Legislation and regulations

Positive Impact of Tourism • Creation of employment • Break down of stereotypes • Revitalization of poor or non-industrialized regions

The rebirth of local arts and crafts and traditional cultural activities • Aboriginal bark painting on bark: Price:AUD $185 • Vanuatu's Original Bungee Jumpers: This awe inspiring ancient tradition, also known as land diving, is a feat of courage and Stone Age ingenuity that gave birth to modern bungee jumping. • Population of a place is re-interested in their local culture– now they can “sell” the experience (in theory) • Renewal of local architectural traditions • Promotion of the need to conserve areas of aesthetic (what it looks like) and cultural value

Negative Impact • Overcrowding • Decline of traditional activities such as farming • Regions become over-dependent on tourism • Demonstration effect • Local people aspire to the material standard and sexopenness of the tourists • Sexual acceptance is very “western” so locals try to make themselves “comfortable with the topic” • Acculturation • Local culture gradually give way to foreign culture • This is the replacement of local culture by outside influences • McDonaldization, Coca-colaization

Globalization • Globalization is essentially a process by which an ever tightening network of ties that cut across national political boundaries connects communities in a single, interdependent whole, a shrinking world where local differences are steadily eroded and subsumed within a massive global social order Mowforth & Mundt, 1998

Material Money People Information Technology

Globalization and Tourism Affordable airtravel Look for the “new”, the “other”, “peripheral”, and “beyondthebeatentrack” Increase in disposable incomes and vacation Increased intention to travel abroad Information communication Increased familiarity of people with their own country New destinations

Negative Impact of Globalization • Commodification • conversion of a destination’s culture into a commodity in response to the perceived or actual demands of the tourist market • Loss of authenticity • E.g. Rasta Hats in Jamaica as souvenir • Americanization • Homogenization

Traditional Tourism, Culture and Commodification Staged and performed Modified to make it easily digested or consumed Ceremonies Performance Arts and Crafts Souvenirs Tourist gaze Architecture Exotic hotels Look at or take photos Costumes Props

Case Study: Maasai 馬亞賽 • Tourists visit Maasai of East Africa • Dance in Maasai • Local people pose for photos • Maasai artwork as souvenirs • Their culture and experience is for sale…. While they cater to the tourists to “share” their local culture but it’s only the selected pieces that are “easy to understand” Azarya, V. (2004)

Loss of Authenticity vs. Preservation of Culture Becomes commoditized and “made for tourists”. Local people forget its original meanings Modified Traditional culture Loss of authenticity Traditions (e.g., ceremonies) are separated and “made for locals” and traditional skills are saved to be passed on… but eventually they die out (young people not interested) Preserved

Loss of Authenticity in Food due to Commodification Canadians / tourists wish to taste Thai food, but not so hot or exotic Thai food has to be adapted Limited favoured dishes are offered e.g. Pho, Tom Yum Soup Butter Chicken Mainly 13 dishes Blending of culture Illusion of homogeneity of Thai cuisines Loss of authenticity

Americanization of Food Services Trans-National Corporations manufactured culture products spreads throughout the world People everywhere eat US food, watch US films, wear US dresses Cultural Americanization Cities are infused with American culture Cultural homogenization Local culture mixed with foreign culture; city loses its identity

Cultural homogenization • Things, practices and values become increasing “alike” all over the world • People use similar things, eat similar food, have similar lifestyles, and believe in material, technology and competition

Cultural homogenization is not only about food Fast food Original food style becomes less original or authentic McDonald’s Fast food Time spent eating  Familial enjoying meal together  Benjamin Barber in “Globalization and Culture”, Cato Policy Report

However, some studies found that fast food stores in China (e.g., Grand Mother Dumpling Restaurant) were encouraged to improve their décor, hygiene and service upon the arrival of western fast food restaurants. • They learned and succeeded but were not replaced.

Sydney Los Angeles Kuala Lumpur • Globalization also allows Chinese, Indian and Japanese food to spread to other parts of the world

Globalization and International Investment in Tourism It may give tax concessions to outside developers to attract their investments It may need to borrow money to build airports etc. For developing countries to develop tourism, they must have world class infrastructure to become competitive The investors may ask for change of law before going ahead with the development, e.g., more lenient environmental regulation. Developing country

In Kenya, hotels are built in fragile coastal and marine eco-systems • Tour operators have marketed all-inclusive tour packages – international flight, accommodation, food, recreation, car rental, internal flight etc.

International Investment and Leakage The Republic of the Maldives relies on tourism for its income Profit Leakage Resorts are mainly funded by European tour operators Investment More than 50% of all labour is imported.

Pressure of Large Operations on SMEs Best Western Club Med American Express Thomson International Operations large budgets, computer reservations, reputation and partnerships (points) STAR ALLIANCE This puts pressure on local small and medium enterprises (SME) B&B

Sex Tourism • Some tourists travel overseas for sex • Americans comprise an estimated 25% of all sex tourists • Men mostly choose Asia (Bangkok, Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka), but the trends has spread to Brazil, Cuba, Costa Rica, Eastern Europe and African countries (Kenya, Tunisia, South Africa) • Women mostly choose Greece, Caribbean Basin, Genoa and Kenya (Africa), Bali (Indonesia) and Phuket (Thailand) Omondi (2003)

Why is Sex Tourism appealing? • Motivation factors • Anonymity • Cheap • Wish to try something new with a different race • Buy their egos back • Fleeing from unhappy relationships at home

Supply factors • Poverty of the prostitutes • Limited alternative opportunities to improve living • Destination factors • Facilitating infrastructure (nightclubs, hotels) • Buildings are put up, infrastructure seemingly increasing • Laxof police control

Are the tourists helping the poor women? • Some people think that the sex workers sell their services at their own choice • Some people think that the workers are selling their service as other available labour • Sex tourism can contribute to national economy

But sex workers • May be infected with AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases, and so are their family members • Only get a small portion of money; most of it goes to the pimps; some have to pay the police; some lose their money to theft

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