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Hospitality leaders predict strong growth at ITB

Holiday In Wales The message from the Hospitality Leaders` Summit in Berlin yesterday was that although 2002 will be a challenging year - in terms of demand, job creation and subsequent investment in the industry - the outlook for growth in Europe is extremely positive in the medium to longer term.

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Holiday Wales The Summit brought together more than 40 CEOs of the major lodging groups, between them representing over three million hotel rooms. The event was convened by the International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA ), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC ) and the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF). Discussions and debates, chaired by Sir Ian Prosser, Chairman of both Six Continents and WTTC, centred on the current and future prospects of the industry, security measures being taken post-11 September, and the need for recognition of tourism as a driver of economic growth in Europe.

sized enterprises (SMEs) do not have a business plan, according to new research. A study carried out by business advisors PKF reveals that 46 per cent of owners of small firms have a strategy for growth but no written business plan. An additional nine per cent admit to not having any plan at all, the survey indicates. However, the figures show that 65 per cent of SME managers are predicting growth for their companies this year.

Cottage Holiday In Wales Sir Ian Prosser said: "It is clear from our discussions today that, despite the events of the last few months, the industry`s outlook for the future is extremely positive," said .

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Caravan Holiday In Wales According to Jean-Claude Baumgarten , president of WTTC, the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the underlying recession will result in a decline of 7.4 per cent in total travel and tourism demand in 2001-02, and will cost the industry over 10 million jobs worldwide.

The GDP is expected to come in at 1.9% which indicates that traders are predicting a slowdown in US growth after last month's 2.5% figure release.

Camping Holiday Wales However, WTTC forecasts are bullish for the longer term. In 2003 travel and tourism demand is projected to rebound sharply, with the result that, by first quarter 2004, the industry should have fully recovered from the impact of 11 September, growing by 6.5 per cent. Looking further ahead, travel and tourism demand is expected to grow by an average of 4.5 per cent a year between 2002 and 2012.

The 1, 500 business leaders canvassed also rated the UK as top in terms of economic performance, with people running a business viewed as the most international in their outlook. The study highlighted the importance of the new European countries, with Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary expecting growth at a faster rate than the countries in the West. However, German firms appear less optimistic, with 37 per cent of business leaders predicting a fall in the country's work force next year

Accommodation Holiday Wales Paul Slattery, Director Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, shared this optimism. He set the scene with forecasts showing that in Europe, even with a modest 1 per cent compound annual growth rate, almost half a million new hotel rooms would be needed to satisfy consumer demand over the next ten years.

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