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Episode description
The pandemic might have almost closed Hotels and the hospitality industry, but that doesn’t stop us from chatting to Ciara Crossan, a tech entrepreneur who combined a degree in Business Information Systems with a family background in hotels to found WeddingDates 13 years ago.
Ciara is an expert in sales, marketing, and PR for small businesses. Under the leadership of her infectious enthusiasm, industry knowledge, and entrepreneurial drive, She has won numerous awards including Innovative Business 2019 at the All Ireland Business Awards and Best Online PR at the 2011 Social Media Awards.
She was also accredited as a Thought Leader in International Hospitality Marketing by the All Ireland Business Foundation in December 2019.
Today Ciara enlightens us on
- how the hospitality industry plans to bounce back after the pandemic
- how your hotel stay will change with the introduction of AI
- and will there even be jobs in hospitality once the robots arrive
But we start with a close look at the current state of the hospitality industry.
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