To celebrate our one year anniversary, 50 Shades of Hospitality producer, Egidio Marcato is re-releasing his podcast.The global hospitality industry is still feeling the effects from the COVID pandemic and trying to find solutions to the many challenges that it is facing.  Lack of qualified staff as well as staff retention have been causing havoc in many hotels and restaurants.  But are we doing enough to face these challenges?  Egidio analyses the current situation and pinpoints the lack of vocational education and training for young people interested in entering the field. From the Veneto region of Italy, Egidio Marcato has had a prestigious career in hospitality and hospitality education. Egido studied hotel management in Aban Terme and received a Master in Business Administration from Endicott Collegein the USA.He has worked for over four decades to promote the profession of hotel receptionist and co-founded the Swiss AICR competition for best receptionist known as the Bucherer Trophy.  In 2015 he was appointed president of the jury of the David Cambell Trophy (world’s best receptionist award).In recognition of his vast experience and expertise, SwissSkills appointed him Swiss expert/coach at WorldSkills and EuroSkills for the profession of hotel receptionist. In 2020, he founded his own company, the Swiss Hospitality Guild, a training centre for those wishing to excel in the art of hospitality.