Due to automation and inadequate talent management, up to fourteen million tourism jobs are in risk over a period of time. Better policies need to be implemented by governments across the globe as presently tourism is facing uphill task of convincing top levels that this is a money spinning industry. Business research conducted proves that there is massive skill gap with number of countries being unable to train staff for key roles in the industry. A number of talented people are leaving tourism and moving to other ones such as management consulting.