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	Tourism & Leisure

Tourism is one of the world’s greatest economic engines and has a major impact on the global development of infrastructure and cultural assets. As a sector it has exploded in both absolute and relative terms since the end of WWII, and now accounts for something like 9.4% of global GDP and almost 1 in every 13 jobs around the world. In some smaller economies, tourism may account for over 50% of GDP and over 70% of employment.

And it is set to carry on growing, despite the current economic slowdown – as tourism is an aspirational activity that flourishes as developing countries, from Eastern Europe to China, to India and Mexico and so on, create a new middle class with disposable time and income as a result of increasing economic development and living standards.

Leisure of course has a wider connotation and includes major sectors such as Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Culture, Heritage and aspects of Retail. It too benefits from increased living standards, but does not rely on a major travel component. Arguably, Leisure is more resilient to economic hard times – people still have to spend their non-working time doing something.

Key Trends

	Globalisation of markets with more efficient (and sustainable) methods of travel and information exchange via the Web

	Move from mass tourism to more bespoke, “experiential” activities

	Development of a major investment class

	Increasing professionalisation of the industry

	Rising customer expectations

	Growth of “Days Out” and more frequent short breaks

	Greater awareness of environmental impact and regulation

Tourism & Leisure Consultancy - How can we help?

Salon Partners and Associates have essentially spent their entire 25 to 40 year careers in the tourism or leisure business; most took first, if not second, degrees in it; and all are acknowledged experts in their own specialisms. Our people have helped shape the way the industry looks today and have been involved with Governments, National Tourism Authorities, Operators, Investors and Lenders all over the world.

We can provide tourism and leisure consultant services that cover all of the major aspects of the industry from Policy to Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Real Estate, IT, Operations and Human Resources. Many of our people have sat on Boards, Councils and Industry bodies, addressed domestic and international conferences and are advisors to leading academic institutions. If you have a problem - the chances are we can solve it; or a question - we can answer it.

Please contact us today to find out how our Tourism and Leisure consultancy services can solve your problems and help your business.