2017 Summer Edition
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
NEWS
EVENTS
ELITE TRAVEL TRENDS
- EUROPE STILL TOP OF GLOBAL TRAVELLERS’ WISH LISTS THIS SUMMER
- In the field with Evelyne Gaudin: PRIVATE ISLAND RESORTS AND NATURAL WONDERS
- REALLY GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL – IN THE ISLANDS OF TAHITI
- ROMANTIC SECLUSION IN THE HEART OF BALI’S TROPICAL JUNGLE
- LILY BEACH VOTED MALDIVES’ “LEADING ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT”
- A NEW TAKE ON LUXURY IN ISTANBUL
- A PRIVILEGED MOMENT
ASIA PACIFC
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- ASIAN TOURISTS BOOST REGIONAL TOURISM
- AIR TRANSPORT
- APAC LEADS AIR PASSENGER GROWTH
- ASIA PACIFIC INBOUND
- Trends & Figures : ROSY PERSPECTIVES FOR HOTELIERS IN ASIA
- MALDIVES: AIRLINES STEP-UP FREQUENCIES FOLLOWING QATAR AIRWAYS BAN
- BEAUTIFUL REEF… BY NAME AND BY NATURE
- A DIFFERENT TAKE ON SE ASIA, Edouard George, President, Phoenix Voyages
- MALAYSIA NAMED AS OFFICIAL PARTNER COUNTRY OF ITB BERLIN 2019
- BALI: MASSIVE GROWTH CONTINUES
- IA ORA NA
- “PROUD TO BE PUNCHING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT” Dr Jennifer Cronin, President, Marco Polo Hotels
- STAYING AHEAD OF THE GAME IN SEOUL, Matthew Cooper, General Manager, JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square, Seoul
- THE FRENCH TOUCH IN TOKYO
- ASIA PACIFIC OUTBOUND
INNOVATIONS & TECHNOLOGIES
Editorial: 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 22nd 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!
- Richard Barnes – Editor-in-Chief