Hotel Yearbook 2015

16 January 2015|The Hotel Yearbook 2015 will become available early January 2015. It features a comprehensive outlook for major geo markets as well as in-depth interviews with hotel group executives focusing on key segments including luxury and lifestyle brands. Additional articles include expert views in the fields of design, environment, technology, social media, finance, education, business travel and human resources.

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In this Edition

• “The asset light approach has been exhausted”
  By Demian Hodari, Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Ecole Hôtelière Lausanne (EHL)
  
• 2015: Still bigger, but bigger better
  By Nicolas Graf, Associate Dean at NYUSPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism
  
• Bullish in Scandinavia
  By Demian Hodari, Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Ecole Hôtelière Lausanne (EHL) and Sarah Sonne Larsen , Senior Hotel & Spa Consultant at Nordic Hotel Consulting
  
• When the butler is a robot, do we still need to tip?
  By Brian McGuinness , SVP Specialty Select Brands at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
  
• Hotel marketers: watch these five areas in 2015
  By Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, President and CEO, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
  
• The challenge of a unified standard across Europe
  By Hans E. Koch, President of the European Hotel Managers Association (EHMA)
  
• Wellness tourism and wellness real estate: new paradigms
  By Ingo Schweder, Founder & CEO at GOCO Hospitality, Managing Director at Horwath HTL Health & Wellness and Matthew Brennan, Director at Horwath HTL Health & Wellness
  
• Hotel distribution realities
  By Macy Marvel, Consultant at Opus Hospitality
  
• Dubai: back from the brink, roaring ahead
  By Claire Harvey, Director of Development, Planning at Jumeirah Group
  
• EXPO2020 Dubai: 5 years to go; 5 challenges to meet
  By John Fong, Director of Marketing & International Relations and an Associate Professor at The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM) and Angela Anthonisz
  
• China moves toward travel and tourism maturity
  By Giovanni Angelini, Advisor & Consultant at Angelini Hospitality
  
• Africa: moving beyond the handshake
  By Trevor Ward, Director, Head of Consultancy Services at Hotel Partners Africa
  
• Coming soon to a city near you: Hotel capital flows on the move
  By Gisle Sarheim, VP Development - Hilton Grand Vacations, Asia Pacific
  
• Ten questions hospitality students wouldn’t normally ask a CEO
  By Ashleigh Carroll, Student at The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in Dubai and Michael Jansen, Student at The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in Dubai
  
• Accor’s new digital strategy: the unanswered questions
  By Peter O’Connor, Chaired Professor of Digital Disruption at ESSEC Business School
  
• Tourism today and tomorrow – a billion opportunities
  By Demian Hodari, Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Ecole Hôtelière Lausanne (EHL) and Adrian Ruch, Analyst at HVS Hodges Ward Elliott
  
• Hospitality trends for 2015: blending order and chaos
  By Rohit Verma, Professor at Cornell School of Hotel Administration and Glenn Withiam, Director of publications for the Center for Hospitality Research
  
• The guest of the future
  By Ian Yeoman, Associate Professor at Victoria University School of Management
  
• Never mind 2015 – what about 2025?
  By Rohit Talwar, Futurist, Speaker at Fast Future
  
• Hotel investment in the Swiss Alps: reinventing a long-standing tradition
  By Andreas Roman, Senior Consultant - Real Estate Advisory at KPMG Switzerland
  

Country Reports

• COTE D'IVOIRE - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Charlotte Specht, Hospitality Consultant - Horwath HTL
  Africa|Cote d'Ivoire
• ETHIOPIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Michele de Witt , Director at Horwath HTL South Africa
  Africa|Ethiopia
• NAMIBIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Michele de Witt , Director at Horwath HTL South Africa
  Africa|Namibia
• NIGERIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Béatrice Montagnier, Senior Consultant at Horwath HTL
  Africa|Nigeria
• ARGENTINA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sergio Giorgetti, Fieldwork Director at Horwath HTL
  Central & South America|Argentina
• BRAZIL - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Mariano Carrizo, Formerly with Horwath HTL
  Central & South America|Brazil
• CANADA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Peter Gaudet, Senior Associate at HorwathHTL Canada
  USA & Canada|Canada
• CHILE - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sergio Giorgetti, Fieldwork Director at Horwath HTL
  Central & South America|Chile
• COLOMBIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Maria José Gutiérrez , Managing Director at Horwath HTL LatAm North
  Central & South America|Colombia
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sotero Peralta, Executive Director of Horwath HTL, Dominican Republic
  Global|Dominican Republic
• ECUADOR - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Maria José Gutiérrez , Managing Director at Horwath HTL LatAm North
  Global|Ecuador
• MEXICO - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Maria José Gutiérrez , Managing Director at Horwath HTL LatAm North
  Central & South America|Mexico
• PANAMA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Maria José Gutiérrez , Managing Director at Horwath HTL LatAm North
  Global|Panama
• PERU - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sergio Giorgetti, Fieldwork Director at Horwath HTL
  Central & South America|Peru
• USA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By John Montgomery, Managing Director, Horwath HTL
  Global|United States
• CHINA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Linda Li, Project director, Horwath HTL Beijing Office
  Asia Pacific|China
• HONG KONG - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Mina Li, Senior Consultant at Horwath HTL
  Global|Hong Kong (SAR)
• INDONESIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Matt Gebbie, Director, Pacific Asia at Horwath HTL
  Asia Pacific|Indonesia
• IRAN - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sinisa Topalović, Project Manager at Horwath HTL
  Global|Iran
• JAPAN - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Koji Takabayashi, Managing Director at Horwath HTL, Japan
  Asia Pacific|Japan
• KAZAKHSTAN - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sinisa Topalović, Project Manager at Horwath HTL
  Global|Kazakhstan
• KOREA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Steve Baek, Director at Horwath HTL Singapore
  Asia Pacific|Korea, Republic of
• MALAYSIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sen Soon-Mun, Director - Kuala Lumpur / Pacific Asia at Horwath HTL
  Global|Malaysia
• MALDIVES - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sam Sheldon, Consultant at Horwath HTL Singapore
  Asia Pacific|Maldives
• MYANMAR - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Eilidh Callum, Consultant with Horwath HTL Singapore
  Global|Myanmar
• PHILIPPINES - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Mina Li, Senior Consultant at Horwath HTL
  Asia Pacific|Philippines
• SINGAPORE - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sam Sheldon, Consultant at Horwath HTL Singapore
  Global|Singapore
• SRI LANKA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Damien Little, Director of Horwath HTL, Asia
  Asia Pacific|Sri Lanka
• THAILAND - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Eilidh Callum, Consultant with Horwath HTL Singapore
  Global|Thailand
• VIETNAM - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Vicki Jian, Consulting Horwath China
  Global|Vietnam
• AUSTRIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Gerald Kroell, Formerly with Horwath HTL
  Europe|Austria
• CROATIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Kristina Milin, Senior Consultant at Horwath HTL Croatia
  Global|Croatia
• BELGIUM - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Marco van Bruggen, Senior consultant, Horwath HTL
  Europe|Belgium
• CYPRUS - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Christos Michaelides , Executive Chairman at Cypronetwork
  Global|Cyprus
• FRANCE - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Philippe Doizelet, Partner Horwath HTL (France)
  Europe|France
• HUNGARY - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Marius Gomola
  Global|Hungary
• IRELAND - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Anne Walsh
  Global|Ireland
• ITALY - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Zoran Bačić, Senior Partner and Managing Director of Horwath HTL, Italy
  Europe|Italy
• MACEDONIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Branko Bogunović, Project Manager / Partner at Horwath HTL
  Global|Macedonia
• MONTENEGRO - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Sanja Cizmar, Formerly with Horwath HTL
  Global|Montenegro
• NETHERLANDS - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Marco van Bruggen, Senior consultant, Horwath HTL
  Europe|Netherlands, The
• POLAND - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Janusz Mitulski, Formerly with Horwath HTL
  Global|Poland
• ROMANIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Ružica Herceg, Project Manager / Partner at Horwath HTL
  Europe|Romania
• RUSSIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Michael O’Hare, Managing Director, co-founder and partner of Horwath HTL Hungary & Russia
  Global|Russian Federation
• SERBIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Silvija Lovreta, Managing Partner at Horwath HTL Belgrade
  Europe|Serbia
• SLOVENIA - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Silvija Ilišković Balagović , Formerly with Horwath HTL
  Global|Slovenia
• SWITZERLAND - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Michaela Wehrle, Partner & Project Manager, Horwath HTL’s Swiss office
  Global|Switzerland
• SPAIN - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Philip Bacon, Senior Director, Head of Planning & Development and Valuation at Horwath HTL
  Europe|Spain
• UNITED KINGDOM - a 2014 snapshot, and business scenarios for 2015 and beyond
  By Erlend Heiberg, Managing Director at Horwath HTL UK
  Europe|United Kingdom