ELITE TRAVEL TRENDS Hans
ELITE TRAVEL TRENDS Hans E. Koch President, EHMA KEY TOP-END EVENT 43 RD EHMA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – LIMASSOL, CYPRUS - 7-10 APRIL 2016 “DRIVERS AND TRENDS OF LUXURY HOSPITALITY” Every year, the European Hotel Managers’ Association AGM is a not-to-be missed event for the very “elite” managers of Europe’s top hotels. While close to 5,000 4- and 5-star hotels operate in 80 major destinations of the European market (the majority located in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and France), EHMA currently has 435 members in 27 European countries, corresponding to around 10% of the market. Currently presided by the Swiss National Delegate, Hans E. Koch, the association is a veritable “who’s who” of the business. The AGM is accompanied by information sessions, seminars enabling benchmarking in hotel service excellence, and local tours, which are exceptional platforms for networking, through which new partnerships and ideas often arise. EHMA was established in Rome in 1974 as a non-profit association of Hotel Managers operating first class and luxury hotels across Europe. EHMA is concerned with safeguarding the ethics of the hotel profession. Its members are committed to fostering fellowship and respect, as well as their own professional improvement to better serve the industry. Its mission is to become the number one platform for collective intelligence, education, networking and professional development among European hotel managers of 4- and 5-star properties. 6 Hotels - 1 Team If the delegates of the EHMA 2016 congress will enjoy an exciting agenda, this is thanks to the all the ideas and hard work put in by the organising committee, consisting of a group of players from 6 hotels who form a fantastic team. This again proves the strength of EHMA in capitalising on men and women of exception - combining forces. They work together to provide a service to all delegates in the spirit of EHMA’s values: safeguarding the ethics of the hotel profession, fostering fellowship and respect - to better serve the industry. For some years now, Cleverdis has been a key media partner of EHMA, as we share the same values when it comes to the fostering of intelligence, and growth through thought leadership and mutual assistance. THE ASSOCIATION IS A VERITABLE “WHO’S WHO” OF THE BUSINESS
EUROPE Hotel & Tourism SMARTreport #29 2016 Spring Edition 17 EUROPE TOPS TOURISM GROWTH Cliffs, Clare, Ireland Destinations in Europe can justifiably look back over the past year and celebrate the tourism sector’s outstanding performance. 2015 marked a year of healthy growth for European tourism, consolidating the firm increases recorded over the past six years and promoting tourism as one of the best performing sectors and key generator of income and employment. Despite strong headwinds caused by socio-economic agitations, fluctuating exchange rates and security concerns, most recent estimates by the World Tourism Organization reveal that international tourist arrivals to Europe grew by 5.1% last year. This growth in arrivals to European destinations was, in particular, supported by solid intra-regional demand boosted by the recovery of many euro area economies: visits from Germany and France mirrored the increase in consumer consumption and improved consumer confidence, UK citizens benefited from the strength of the pound against the euro. >
