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www.travelweekly-asia.com Making A Difference www.travelweekly-asia.com 29 October 2014 1 Published by Northstar travel Media siNgaPore Pte ltd issN: 2382-6061 MCi (P) 166/07/2014 Day OFFICIAL DAILIES 1 ITB ASIA Official Dailies | Continued on page 22. Advice From A Travel Trade Show Guru There is a reason why it's called TravelRave. Here are 10 tips to survive a crazy week. Talking PoinT 2 Travel companies should eye the EMCS Watch out for the Emerging Middle Classes. They have the money and the inclination to travel. HoT news 23 Getting To Know An Iconic Hotel Situated on the banks of the Singapore River and etched in the history of the island is The Fullerton Hotel Singapore. DesTinaTion 8 The Seven-Year Hitch The Airbus A380 is certainly an impressive aircraft, but is it too big for its own good? Travel Weekly Asia investigates. aViaTion 12 poSiTivE START FoR iTB ASiA Up, up and away with Yeoh Siew Hoon launching "Little Big 10". it is a timely exercise given that the travel industry is gathering in large numbers in Singapore this week for iTB Asia and related TravelRave events. it is timely, too, because 2014 is finishing the year with several thorny issues – Ebola in Africa, terrorism in the Middle East, austerity measures in China, and patchy economic By ian Jarrett ASiA oUTLook: iT'S Looking good FoR 2015 headwinds across the globe – that have the potential to stifle tourism growth. On the flip side, the US economy is perking up, low-cost airlines continue their relentless growth, packing more and more first-time travellers into economy seats, and people in many parts of Asia who once dreamed of international travel are now penciling in annual holidays. "Brisbane or Bangkok this year, darling?" Travel Weekly Asia has been out and about, taking the pulse of the industry by asking some key players for their views on what 2015 might hold for international and domestic tourism. Marina Bay sands is helping Messe Berlin (singapore), organiser of iTB asia 2014, to stage the trade show's first-ever carbon neutral event in its seven-year history. This year's ITB Asia is the first of a three-year run at Sands Expo, Marina Bay Sands. The integrated resort's team of sustainability experts intends to reduce the show's carbon footprint by five per cent from 399 tonnes in 2012. A range of measures will include choosing food items sourced regionally for the Harvest Menu, utilising newly activated in- room motion sensors to ensure maximum lighting efficiency in the meeting rooms and setting a room temperature of 24 degrees. The total carbon footprint produced during the three-day event will also be offset entirely. The carbon credits will in turn be invested in two regional climate change mitigation projects, Sungai kerling Hydropower in Malaysia and Wayang Windu Geothermal in Indonesia through the integrated resort's partner Carbon Story. it's the green, green show that grows on you

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