Hotel & Tourism SMARTreport #35

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