Luxury Travel Advisor - January 2008 - (Page 4) PUBLISHER'S LETTER LUXURY T R AV E L A D V I S O R jmcmahon@questex.com rterrero@questex.com llambert@questex.com Knowledge is the Key in the New Year s we enter the New Year, I have to admit that my head is spinning. I thought I had a handle on all of the great hotels around the world; in fact, at one point, if someone asked me about a specific destination, I could rattle off a list of all of its top properties. Well, I am officially announcing that I can’t do that anymore, even though I feel that between me, Ruthanne Terrero (our editorial director), and our staff we log in more time on the road visiting these wonderful destinations than anyone else in the industry. (It is our job, after all!) There are more luxury hotels opening now than ever before and I can tell you that not even the most seasoned luxury travel advisor can keep a handle on it. I recently attended World Travel Market in London and The Leading Hotels of the World’s annual conference in Monte-Carlo, as well as our own Luxury Travel Expo in Las Vegas. What I’ve found is that there are new brands, new hotels and even new destinations popping up all over the place. Don’t worry, the classics are still around and these new players have a long way to go before competing with the likes of SBM MonteCarlo’s properties. (Pictured with me left is the luxury hotel company’s president and CEO, Bernard Lambert.) Nothing can replace classics like his Hôtel Hermitage, where I recently stayed. So what are we going to do about this knowledge gap? You guessed it, we are going to step up the pace and deliver more and more content that is essential to your job. You’ll soon be receiving the first of our weekly luxury e-newsletters designed to keep you in the know on our fastpaced industry. Luxury Travel Advisor has become one of the most crucial informational tools for top advisors around the world and we shall continue to raise the bar on how execute our mission. You have are commitment, and it’s what we love to do! Hope to see you along the way. Inspiring and Educating Sellers of Affluent Travel Group Publisher: John McMahon (212) 895-8243 Editorial Director: Ruthanne Terrero, CTC (212) 895-8423 Managing Editor: Lindsay Lambert (212) 895-8434 Staff Editors: Mark Rogers, Erin F. Sternthal, Joe Pike, Susan J. 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