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The past decade has seen exponential growth in luxury hotel spas and spa resorts, due mainly to significant customer demand, and the fact that margins on spa operations are among the largest in the hotel industry.

A new paradigm in international tourism has been established through the growing trend of holistic hotel and resort design, according to leading industry architects, interior designers, and sustainable tourism consultants.

According to the world's leading climate change expert, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, global warming is now at an extreme danger level. Whilst the main cause of global warming is the high levels of carbon dioxide caused by industrial emissions, there is no doubt that travel and tourism organisations can play a critical role in helping arrest environmental degradation.

Gaining entry into a luxury tour operator\'s programme is often a critical necessity for many luxury properties, due to the operator\'s loyal databases, premium positioning, and wide distribution.

Over the past 18 months, several medium-sized hotel chains have migrated from using the codes of affiliated and often better known marketing groups to their own GDS (Global Distribution System) code. Some experienced initial concerns, due mainly to scant information and confusion about the technology. Several months later, all are reporting excellent results, and considerable savings to annual global revenue.