The International Herald Tribune (IHT) has today launched its first Luxury Hospitality 2013, an exclusive think tank for luxury hospitality leaders, taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland on 6th June 2013. Organised with the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) , the world's leading hospitality management school, the one-day Luxury Hospitality 2013 conference will bring together senior representatives from around the world to discuss and rethink the concept of luxury hospitality.

Designed to offer an exclusive, niche forum, Luxury Hospitality 2013 will offer limited places to a delegation of chief executives in the luxury hospitality industry including hotel owners and directors, travel operators and agents, brand directors, developers and investors, consultants, suppliers and heads of tourist boards.

The new event will feature five sessions led by high-profile and influential speakers, including senior figures from St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, The Luxury Collection & W Hotels Worldwide, Nobu Hospitality Group and Yoo Hotels. Alongside other experts, the panel will share their vision for the future of luxury travel, divulge the latest research and forecasts for the next decade and engage with participants to exchange insights.

Topics for discussion include the new luxury consumer, applying innovation and technology to service, new design concepts, business models and hospitality trends.

Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, publisher, IHT, commented: "We identified that there was a gap in the market for a think tank limited to decision-makers in the luxury hospitality industry. With the launch of the Luxury Hospitality Summit we have created an exclusive event, bringing together carefully selected delegates who are tired of sales-driven events and want to learn from and network with inspiring thought-leaders."

Michel Rochat, General Director of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne said: "We are thrilled to host such an inspiring event uniting stakeholders of the world of hospitality." Ray F. Iunius, Director of Business Development and Marketing added: "We strongly believe that it is part of our role as a leading educational institution to support think tanks such as this, in order to shape the future of hospitality worldwide."

Luxury Hospitality 2013 will take place at the world-renowned Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, located in a beautiful forested area only 10 minutes by car from Lausanne and 50 minutes from Geneva. To register and find out more please visit the website.

Follow @LuxHosp on Twitter for regular updates from the team behind the Luxury Hospitality Summit. A limited number of press passes to attend the conference are available upon request. Please visit the link below or get in touch with a media contact to register interest.

About the International Herald Tribune

The International Herald Tribune (IHT) is the premier international newspaper for opinion leaders and decision-makers around the globe. It combines the extensive resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times, is printed at 40 sites throughout the world and is for sale in more than 160 countries and territories. Based in Paris since 1887, the IHT is owned by The New York Times Company. For more information about the IHT, visit ihtinfo.com.

About The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company, a leading global, multimedia news and information company with 2012 revenues of $2.0 billion, includes The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com, Boston.com and related properties. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news and information.

About EHL Group

EHL Group is the global reference in education, innovation and consulting for the hospitality and service sector.
With expertise dating back to 1893, EHL Group now offers a wide range of leading educational programs from apprenticeships to master's degrees, as well as professional and executive education, on three campuses in Switzerland and Singapore. EHL Group also offers consulting and certification services to companies and learning centers around the world. True to its values and committed to building a sustainable world, EHL Group's purpose is to provide education, services and working environments that are people-centered and open to the world. www.ehlgroup.com

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