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MAY 2016
CORPORATE
TRAVEL AND
THE SHARING
ECONOMY
The sharing economy is making the likes
of Airbnb and Uber an attractive option for
clients of travel management companies.
Our cover story shows that caution is giving
way to gradual acceptance of the sharing
economy across the globe.
P3 VOICES: Why hoteliers should be like Casanovas P4 TECH TALkING: Travelling Brilliantly with Marriott P10 DESTINATION:
Vegas vows to fight back P12 AVIATION: Around the world in low-cost airlines P16 CRUISE: Headwinds can't slow
momentum in China P18 HOSPITALITY: The day the Queen of Sweden invited my son for breakfast P20 TOUR OPERATOR:
Contiki's enduring appeal for 18-35-year-olds P22 GAME CHANGER: A war child's remarkable journey
COVER STORY
Sharing secrets
of the sharing
economy
TALkING POINT
Give me a robot
called Chuck or
Bruce
2
PRODUCT
Understanding
bespoke travel
8
Credit:
Xavier
Amau/iStock
6
DESTINATION
One Farrer:
Richard Helfer's
work of art
14