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World Tourism Forum Lucerne and Deutsche Hospitality team up on New Generation focus
World Tourism Forum Lucerne,

As part of the 2017 "Next Generation Competition", international tourism CEOs and their young top talents will meet up in central Switzerland in May with other leading like-minded professionals from the industry. The global gathering will take place on the eve of the 5th World Tourism Forum Lucerne. The aim (in cooperation with Next Generation partner Deutsche Hospitality) is to encourage multi-generational cross-sectorial exchange and lay a firm career foundation for the next generation of senior managers.

Sustainable tourism as an interesting market niche
World Tourism Forum Lucerne,

Holidaymakers generally favour the idea of sustainable travel, but are not willing to pay significantly more for a “sustainable” holiday. This finding was confirmed in a study conducted by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in preparation for the World Tourism Forum Lucerne 2011. The study is based on the responses of nearly 5,000 Swiss customers of the travel operator Kuoni.

Spirit of optimism at World Tourism Forum Lucerne
World Tourism Forum Lucerne,

The second World Tourism Forum Lucerne – dedicated to the topic “Sustainability in tourism: Challenges, pathways and intelligent business models” and attended by 230 participants from around the world – drew to a close at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne. Besides a series of keynote addresses, the Forum centred on numerous interactive workshops, breakout sessions and a World Café, not to mention networking events at the highest level held throughout the three days. “We saw that it is essential for all stakeholders to work together if we’re going to make any decisive progress in the areas of sustainability and talent management”, concludes Martin Barth, General Manager of World Tourism Forum Lucerne. The event attracted 230 decision-makers from 30 countries to Lucerne, clearly surpassing the number and the importance of participants of the first event in 2009. The three-day Forum offered a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in tourism.

 

Second World Tourism Forum Lucerne opens its doors
World Tourism Forum Lucerne,

The second World Tourism Forum Lucerne got under way this afternoon with an opening event hosted by its General Manager, Prof. Martin Barth. The three-day international summit is fully dedicated to the topic “Sustainability in tourism: Challenges, pathways and intelligent business models” and 230 members from 30 countries have travelled to Lucerne to participate.

Promotion of young talent at the World Tourism Forum Lucerne
World Tourism Forum Lucerne,

World Tourism Forum Lucerne is scheduled to take place for the second time at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne from 13-15 April 2011. With its select group of participants and renowned speakers from the international tourism scene, the Forum offers CEOs as well as young talents a unique opportunity to discuss the very latest global developments and challenges affecting the industry and to further expand their network of contacts.

Second World Tourism Forum Lucerne, 13–15 April 2011
World Tourism Forum Lucerne,

World Tourism Forum Lucerne is scheduled to take place for the second time at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne from 13–15 April 2011. Since its successful start in 2009, the Forum has gained the status of a major summit of the international tourism industry. So far, numerous prominent speakers from Switzerland and abroad have agreed to participate in the event, where they will engage in a solution-oriented dialogue on the challenges facing the tourism industry in the coming decade.

Interhome: exclusive partnership with Orascom Development
Interhome,

Interhome – Europe's leading provider of holiday homes and apartments – has announced further international expansion by entering into an exclusive partnership with Orascom Hotels & Development S.A.E. of Egypt. The latter is a 100% subsidiary of Orascom Development Holding AG (Orascom Development), a leading developer of fully integrated towns. From 1 March 2010 Interhome will have its own local office in the Orascom Red Sea resort of El Gouna, making Egypt the 27th country in Interhome’s portfolio of destinations. Orascom Development and Interhome are considering further cooperation in the luxury sector.

South Africa – Interhome already on the ball!
Interhome,

The world of football is already focusing its attention on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Excitement is increasing in those nations which have qualified – among them, Switzerland. And Interhome of Switzerland, one of Europe’s leading providers of holiday homes, has already booked its ticket for Africa’s leading travel and tourism destination. The company is expanding its international portfolio of properties by entering the market in South Africa, where carefully selected homes and apartments

Les voyages intervilles plus appréciés que jamais
Travel.ch,

Les voyages intervilles connaissent un véritable boom chez travel.ch – depuis mars, l’agence de voyages en ligne suisse enregistre un nombre de réservations en constante hausse. Les cinq destinations les plus prisées pour les vacances d’automne sont Londres, Barcelone, Berlin, Vienne et Rome. La raison de ce boom est à rechercher dans la baisse du prix des hôtels et des vols ainsi que dans la technologie d’un type nouveau offrant de la flexibilité dans les réservations – en exclusivité chez travel.ch.  L’outil d’évaluation intégré complète le service et révèle un certain nombre de bizarreries.

Interhome expands to India
Interhome,

Interhome (Switzerland's leading holiday homes group) is expanding its operations to India – its third source market outside Europe. It has concluded a strategic cooperation deal with the Switzerland Travel Centre, which is opening a new Representative Office in Delhi and will take over the marketing of Interhome in India from 1 January 2009.

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