The Industrial 4.0 Revolution: Can it Positively Step into Sustainable Hospitality?

Technological advancements recently affected production, social and sustainable development. Few publications have addressed the industry 4.0 contribution to the sustainable hospitality industry. In this study, we review the ways and effectiveness of industry 4.0 in achieving sustainable development goals in the hospitality sector. Due to the modernity of the issue, resources used in this paper included articles from databases like SCOPUS, Sage, Elsevier, and Google scholar using keywords such as big data analytics, simulation, Artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 in hospitality, sustainable hotels, industry 4.0 adaption in hospitality and smart hospitality system. This literature paper outline has five main sections—section one introduces industry 4.0. Section two is a literature review that includes industry 4.0 connotation, Industry 4.0 elements, features and drawbacks. Regarding material and methods, this literature review was conducted using articles from online databases from 2016 to 2021. The primary output of this paper is Table.1, which summarizes the most critical components of advanced technology that can aid in achieving sustainable development goals in the industry, followed by the conclusion.