Introduction: For the past decade, the employability displacements caused by the technological advancements adopted within the different sectors across the world resulted into a peer pressure for employers to react. The latest developments resulted into the creation of systems capable to reduce or even replace the human interaction with the task itself; websites and service technologies, along with online and/or mobile apps led to visible changes in the degree of productivity, employment and occupancy rates specific to the accommodation sector. Aim: the current study intends to analyze the evolution of employment and productivity 16 accommodation sectors (out of a total of 27 European Union members) for which data was provided by country representatives. Whether these transformations are already affecting the tourism industry, and more specific, the accommodation inputs, are under analysis. Method: As for estimating the change in regard to the selected indicators, it was applied a logarithmic model. Findings: The current research proves that an increase in productivity leads to a decrease in employment within the accommodation sector, within a timeframe when the majority of the accommodation entities subscribe to high and very high ranges of digital intensity. Originality and value: After decades of similar evolution., the hotel industry’s productivity and employment started a process of departure, symbolically mirroring the jaws of a snake. The current results prove that the 2020 pandemic caused a rift for this evolution, aspect that was captured only within the following results, across the entire literature.