Trends

International Monetary Fund Lowers Global Forecast

The International Monetary Fund has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for the next two years. Despite the downgrading, the world economy will still be growing faster than in 2014.

7 years, 6 months ago

The 10 Fastest-Growing Job Titles Are All in Tech

Technology jobs have replaced those in middle management as the positions employers are trying to fill most, new research shows.

8 years, 9 months ago

Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2014

Gartner just concluded its Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2013 in Orlando, gathering tens of thousands of IT executives. Among the most anticipated aspects of the gathering are the ruminations from the Gartner pontificators regarding IT trends. Among several trends shared were the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014. Here is a summary of those trends:

8 years, 9 months ago

Hot Off the Press: 10 Hotel Trends from Europe

Panelists at Hot.E discussed key trends in Europe, such as shrinking spreads, bountiful capital and high-demand portfolios.

8 years, 10 months ago

10 Trends in Hotel Technology

Keeping up to date on the latest trends in hospitality technology—everything from in-room entertainment options to meeting room technology to effective use of social media in marketing—can be a daunting task for hotel owners and operators.

9 years, 1 month ago

4 Future Technology Trends to Watch

This is the second part in a four-part series from the International Society of Hospitality Consultants discussing technology trends in the hospitality industry. Read part one here, and look for parts three and four this week.

9 years, 1 month ago

The Top 10 Future Tech Trends From 5 Top Venture Capitalists

The only thing people in Silicon Valley like to do more than talk about the future of tech is to invent it. Tonight they settled for the second-best thing, in the form of the popular Top 10 Tech Trends dinner.

9 years, 2 months ago

Big Data Gets Bigger: Now Google Trends Can Predict The Market

Thuesday three economists, (Tobias Preis of Warwick Business School in the U.K., Helen Susannah Moat of University College London, and H. Eugene Stanley of Boston University) published an eye-opening paper that said Google Trends data was useful in predicting daily price moves in the Dow Jones industrial average, which consists of 30 stocks. Their research result:

9 years, 3 months ago

5 Trends You Will Want to Pay Attention to in 2013

Leaders are often easy to pick out from a crowd — they’re charismatic, driven people who simply stand out from the rest. However, there’s much more to leadership than taking charge and giving orders.

9 years, 4 months ago

5 Trends That Will Drive The Future Of Technology

Trends get a bad rap, mostly because they are often equated with fashions. Talk about trends and people immediately start imagining wafer thin models strutting down catwalks in outrageous outfits, or maybe a new shade of purple that will be long forgotten by next season.

9 years, 5 months ago

Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy

On paper, Frederic Larson is just one data point in five years of U.S. government statistics showing underemployment in dozens of industries and stagnant income growth across the board.

9 years, 6 months ago

Western Hoteliers Cater to Muslim Travelers

When well-heeled Muslim guests check into the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski in Munich, they know the management and staff will do everything they can to meet their special religious requirements—a marketing trend hoteliers in the West are beginning to emulate as Muslim travel takes off.

9 years, 6 months ago

Two Ways to Spot Industry-Changing Trends

All leaders want to know what trends will shape the future of their industries before they happen. To spot them early, you can't mingle with the usual suspects at industry events. You need to interact with the peripheries of your industry. Here are two ways to do that:

9 years, 7 months ago

Travel Players Predict 2013 Trends, Concerns

As hoteliers start planning for 2013, travel industry players are predicting the next big trends and concepts, said a group of panelists who spoke during EyeforTravel’s Travel Distribution Summit North America 2012.

9 years, 7 months ago

The Biggest Trends in Business for 2013: Unique Vending Machines Drive Stagnate Industry Forward

Recent innovations like touchscreen technology, electronic payment options and unique products could give the vending machines industry a boost.

9 years, 7 months ago