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Appendix A: 55 Trends Shaping the Future of the Hospitality Industry, and the World Hospitality and Travel 2015 by M. Cetron, F.J. DeMicco O. Davies POPULATION TRENDS 1. The world’s population will grow to 9 billion by 2050. Early versions of this report predicted that the world’s population would double by 2050, and population growth has proceeded almost exactly on schedule. However, even this estimate may be too low. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, most official projections underestimate both fertility and future gains in longevity. Unfortunately, the