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Horwath HTL Report at the International Luxury Travel Market identifies ‘The Future of Luxury Travel’ - June 2011
Please click here to download a Horwath HTL report commissioned by the International Luxury Travel Market. The report reveals the changing pattern of luxury travel demands globally and takes into consideration the impact of the financial crisis and the rapid increase in demand for luxury from the emerging markets. ‘The Future of Luxury Travel’ report was delivered by Horwath HTL Chairman Robert Hecker in Shanghai at the International Luxury Travel Market Asia 2011 event. The report highlights four distinct profiles of luxury travellers for 2011/2; namely: The Independent Minded ~ seeking the authentic, active and personalised; The Explorer ~ seeking incredible experiences at limitless budgets; Candidates to Luxury ~ seeking high quality, high service; and Streetwise Purchasers ~ younger, social media experts.
Horwath HTL Contributes to the HOTEL yearbook - 2011 Edition
Horwath Hotel, Tourism and Leisure (HTL), the world's oldest and largest hospitality consulting network, produced two extensive regional market pieces for the HOTEL yearbook 2011 Edition. Twenty offices in total collaborated to write articles on the European and Asian markets. Each regional report contains specific country articles, with a ‘Situation Report’ looking at the current status quo, examining market conditions and the general economic situation before presenting the outlook for the year ahead. Please click here to download the relevant HOTEL yearbook 2011 Edition extract.
Europe, Middle East, and Africa Tax Facts - 2011 Edition
Fifty-four Crowe Horwath International firms contributed to this year’s update of the EMEA Tax Facts brochure. Click here to download this very handy and informative brochure.
“Talking Companies” - April 2010
The Companies Act 2008 is anticipated to come into operation in 2010. Horwath in Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, in collaboration with Companies Act Online (www.companiesactonline.co.za), presents a weekly volume of "Talking Companies" which deals in simple, non-technical, and concise terms with a particular issue of the Act. To access the published weekly volumes of “Talking Companies”, please click here.
Asset Appeal - March 2010
Con Quigley, the managing partner of Horwath Bastow Charleton in Limerick and the chairman of the UK Horwath HTL firm, examines European hotel asset value trends. Click here to download this insightful article published in the March 2010 issue of Hotel & Catering Review.
African Investment Conference - 2004
Joseph Aminzadeh was invited to speak at the African Hotel Investment Conference in 2004. He discussed the topic of attaining the most competitive funding for hotel developments in Africa. This document contains an abstract of the presentation and the presentation slides in which various case studies are shown.
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Tourism Environment in South Africa - 2001
An overview of the South African tourism industry with particular reference to arrivals growth, average expenditure and length of stay, as well as a brief overview of hotel sector performance.
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Hospitality Association 2001 Keynote Address - 2001
A record of the opening speech of the Fedhasa 2001 Conference by Colin Clark of Horwath UK. The address focuses on hindrances facing tourism growth in South Africa, with reference to the international aviation industry.
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Comparative Tourism Overview - 2001
South Africa is compared as a tourist destination to Thailand, Hong Kong, Brazil, Australia and Argentina. Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg are compared to Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Bangkok in terms of hotel occupancies, average daily rates, revpar and gross operating profit.
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Tour Operator Rates and Packages Analyses - 2001
An analysis of hotel rates in South Africa, geared towards providing an insight into the movement of tour operator margins. Tour packages available to South Africa are also compared to tour packages to other prominent long-haul destinations for outbound travel.
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Investment and Privatisation in International Tourism - 1995
Published in conjunction with the World Tourism Organisation, this report examines investment in tourism projects and ways in which governments can create a favourable climate for, and stimulate, investment within their country, or within a specific region of the country.
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Tourism Multipliers Explained - 1981
This report, published in conjunction with the World Tourism Organisation, sets out to explain tourism multipliers. The multiplier measures the impact of extra expenditure introduced into an economy.
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