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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | www.opensesame.com | (503) 808-1286 | 2 When viewed on the global scale, hospitality, especially the enormous tourism sector, present specific DEI challenges because they often operate within existing structures of multiculturalism. For domestic businesses challenges are numerous though less in part to multiethnic dictates, but more to myriad market considerations, not the least of which are restrictions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) had predicted the number of potential tourist arrivals globally at 1.5 billion-plus by 2020 1 – until COVID-19 arrived and everything and everyone in the industry tried to adapt to a changing dynamic. Unlike most organizational initiatives, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion programs and processes are fluid, open-ended endeavors that evolve to meet changing needs. When it comes to creating industry-specific solutions, there is no one-size-fits-all, particularly for an industry as broad and inherently diverse as hospitality. 1 "Radically Remaking the Future of Hotel Industry Post COVID." David Nitkin. November 2020. Prior to 2019 the global tourism industry was experiencing rapid growth and driving the overall expansion of the hospitality market.

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