Hotel & Tourism SMARTreport #35
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Richard Barnes<br />
Editor-in-chief<br />
richard.barnes@cleverdis.com<br />
Tel: +33 (0) 4 42 77 46 00<br />
<strong>Hotel</strong> & <strong>Tourism</strong><br />
<strong>SMARTreport</strong> <strong>#35</strong><br />
2017 Summer Edition 5<br />
FOREWORD<br />
TOURISM AS A GUIDING LIGHT<br />
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br />
As the United Nations Year of Sustainable <strong>Tourism</strong> for Development<br />
unfolds – an initiative for which Cleverdis has been named by the<br />
UNWTO as Campaign Supporter – it becomes increasingly evident<br />
that the mere act of travelling the world opens peoples’ eyes to the<br />
essential nature of sustainability. And as we arrive at the 22 nd session<br />
of the UNWTO General Assembly in Chengdu, China, more than ever,<br />
the future of the planet and its peoples takes centre stage.<br />
To this end, in this edition of the <strong>SMARTreport</strong>, we have chosen to<br />
spotlight the activities of the World <strong>Tourism</strong> Organisation with regard<br />
to sustainable tourism, but also to place the spotlight on a leading<br />
global figure when it comes to promoting this – in the shape of Lynn<br />
Cutter – former EVP at National Geographic, and a person with a<br />
deep concern for the methods and actions employed by all those in<br />
the industry when it comes to reducing our impact on the planet,<br />
helping local communities in a sustainable way through tourism, and<br />
building infrastructure that includes the latest “green” concepts and<br />
ideas. In no region is this more important today than perhaps Asia-<br />
Pacific – the featured region in this edition. Wishing each and every<br />
one happy reading… and a sustainable future!<br />
CONTENTS<br />
6 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW<br />
6 THE DIRECTION OF<br />
SUSTAINABILITY IN TOURISM<br />
Lynn Cutter, Former Executive Vice President<br />
of Travel - National Geographic Partners<br />
9 NEWS<br />
9 GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR SET TO<br />
TAKE TOP ROLE AT WORLD TOURISM<br />
ORGANISATION<br />
Zurab Pololikashvili,<br />
Ambassador of Georgia in Spain<br />
10 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: TIME FOR<br />
A GLOBAL COMMITMENT<br />
11 EVENTS<br />
11 VIRTUOSO TRAVEL WEEK<br />
13 THE TOP INDUSTRY EVENT IN THE<br />
WORLD’S CAPITAL OF TOURISM<br />
14 HTNG EXPANDS INTO HOSPITALITY<br />
VERTICALS<br />
15 EVENTS CALENDAR<br />
17 ELITE TRAVEL TRENDS<br />
17 EUROPE STILL TOP OF GLOBAL<br />
TRAVELLERS’ WISH LISTS THIS<br />
SUMMER<br />
19 IN THE FIELD WITH EVELYNE GAUDIN<br />
PRIVATE ISLAND RESORTS<br />
AND NATURAL WONDERS<br />
20 REALLY GETTING AWAY FROM IT<br />
ALL - IN THE ISLANDS OF TAHITI<br />
21 ROMANTIC SECLUSION IN THE HEART<br />
OF BALI’S TROPICAL JUNGLE<br />
21 LILY BEACH VOTED MALDIVES’<br />
“LEADING ALLINCLUSIVE RESORT”<br />
22 A NEW TAKE ON LUXURY IN<br />
ISTANBUL<br />
23 A PRIVILEGED MOMENT<br />
25 ASIA-PACIFIC<br />
25 ASIAN TOURISTS BOOST<br />
REGIONAL TOURISM<br />
26 AIR TRANSPORT<br />
APAC LEADS AIR PASSENGER<br />
GROWTH<br />
28 ASIA-PACIFIC INBOUND<br />
TRENDS & FIGURES : ROSY<br />
PERSPECTIVES FOR HOTELIERS<br />
IN ASIA<br />
30 MALDIVES: AIRLINES STEP-UP<br />
FREQUENCIES FOLLOWING QATAR<br />
AIRWAYS BAN<br />
31 BEAUTIFUL REEF…<br />
BY NAME AND BY NATURE<br />
32 A DIFFERENT TAKE ON SE ASIA<br />
Edouard George, President, Phoenix Voyages<br />
33 MALAYSIA NAMED AS OFFICIAL<br />
PARTNER COUNTRY OF ITB BERLIN<br />
2019<br />
34 BALI: MASSIVE GROWTH CONTINUES<br />
35 IA ORA NA<br />
36 “PROUD TO BE PUNCHING ABOVE<br />
OUR WEIGHT”<br />
Dr Jennifer Cronin, President, Marco Polo <strong>Hotel</strong>s<br />
37 STAYING AHEAD OF THE GAME<br />
IN SEOUL<br />
Matthew Cooper, General Manager,<br />
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square, Seoul<br />
38 THE FRENCH TOUCH IN TOKYO<br />
39 ASIA-PACIFIC OUTBOUND<br />
TRENDS & FIGURES:<br />
INDIA: ASIA’S NEXT BOOMING<br />
OUTBOUND MARKET<br />
40 WELCOMING THE JAPANESE VISITOR<br />
41 INNOVATIONS<br />
& TECHNOLOGIES<br />
41 KEEPING UP WITH THE PHONES<br />
42 APAC CONTINUES TO LEAD THE PUSH<br />
TOWARDS A COMPLETELY MOBILE<br />
TRAVELLER LIFE CYCLE<br />
44 THE ONSET OF MOBILE<br />
46 REDEFINING THE HOSPITALITY<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
48 IN THE FIELD WITH DAVID ESSERYK<br />
MOBILE APPS