Property: from boom to unbalance in tourist locations! Programme in pdf (2 Mo - last updated : October 26th, 2007) Last update : December 6th, 2007 Wednesday, December 12th 17h-19h Opening session Françoise Devouassoux, President of the Chamonix Mont-Blanc Tourism Summits Association, France Serge Nocodie, Vice President of the Rhône-Alpes Tourism Commission, Lyon, France Denis Bouchet, Vice-President for Sport, Tourism and Mountain Policy, Haute-Savoie General Council, Annecy, France Brief introduction to the theme of this Conference Prof. Peter Keller, President of the Tourism Summits Scientific Committee, Bern/Lausanne, Switzerland  Inaugural debate The future of holiday accommodation and the development of tourism Moderator : Claude Comet, Head of projects, Savoie Mont-Blanc Tourism, Chambéry, France Primary residences: how can we make the principal residence more attractive to residents? Bruno Fareniaux, Inspector General of  Equipment, Ministry of Transport, Equipment, Tourism and the Sea, Paris, France The main markets in residential tourism : what are the tendencies for the future ? Martin Brackenbury, President of the International Federation of Tour Operators (IFTO), London, UK New developments in the international industry of accommodation Christian Laesser, Director, Institute for Public Service and Tourism, University of St Gallen, Switzerland Discussion Thursday, December 13th 9h00 – 10h30 First debate The holiday home market: why invest and buy? Moderator: Pierre Lefèvre, freelance journalist and writer, Montrouge, France Overheating in the property market: the reasons? Paul Robberse, Estate agent, Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France The construction industry and the rental agencies: are they the motors behind the growth of a destination? The case of Verbier  André Guinnard, Rental agency owner, Verbier, Switzerland Why has Spain become a country of holiday homes? Jordi Datzira, Expert IASET, Barcelona, Spain Discussion 11h00 – 12h30 Second debate Innovations in leisure accommodation: how can we better use and market holiday accommodation? Moderator: Martin Brackenbury, President of the International Federation of Tour Operators (IFTO), London, UK Innovative business models in the domain of leisure accommodation: what can we learn from the Italian cases? Luigi Gaido, Director IRE Srl, Turin, Italy What is Hapimag's contribution to the better marketing of residential tourism? Kurt Scholl, President of Hapimag, Baar, Switzerland Investing in leisure accommodation: what role does it play in the development and marketing of a resort? The case of Courchevel Denis Zanon, Director of Tourism in Courchevel, Courchevel, France 15h00-16h30 Third debate The stagnant structures of accommodation: what can we do against these empty beds? Moderator: Sylvain Allemand, writer and journalist, Auxerre, France The concept of development in the commune of Lech-Zürs: how we succeeded in safeguarding the equilibrium between accommodation for sale and accommodation for holiday letting Luwig Muxel, Mayor of Lech, Lech am Arlberg, Austria Does patrimonial transmission harm the better utilisation of available accommodation? The international comparison Anne Cheseaux, Consultant, CFB Network, Zurich, Switzerland Holiday accommodation: how is the problem of under-utilisation of holiday accommodation dealt with in North America? The example of Whistler Mountain Prof. Peter Williams, Expert, Simon Fraser University, Burbany, Canada Discussion 17h00-18h30 Fourth debate Property policies for tourist communities: how can tourist accommodation and the local habitat begiven a face-lift? Moderator: Serge Delémontex, journalist, Annecy, France The new tourist destinations in the Balkans: can we master the growth in the number of holiday homes? Tony Travis, International Consultant on Tourism Planning, Birmingham, United Kingdom Growth or restriction: what are the tools in managing the sustainable development in the growth of holiday accommodation to the benefit of the resort? Peder Plaz, Forum des Grisons, Coire, Switzerland Can a tourist resort with few hotels have economic success? The new strategy of Courmayeur Fabrizia Derriard, Mayor of Courmayeur, Italy Discussion Dinner Friday, December 14th 9h00 – 10h30 Fifth debate The resident populations: can we master the socio-economic effect of the huge demand for holiday accommodation? Moderator: Alain Boulogne, Mayor of Les Gets, Les Gets, France The problem of holiday homes: how this was solved by Garmisch-Partenkirchen Peter Ries, General director, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Tourist Office, Germany The overheating in the leisure property market: what are the financial and judicial mechanisms? Nathalie N'Guyen, Lawyer, Lyon, France Secondary residences: what are the levers of action to improve the social and economic effects? Claire Virole, Construction Engineer, Project Leader, ODIT France, Chambéry, France 11h00-11h30 The Tourism Summits' Prize Prize-giving for the winning 2006 project Le jardin des Cimes de Passy by Ernest Nycollin, President of the Departmental Council of Haute-Savoie, Annecy, France Presentation of the 2006 project Announcement of the winner for 2007 11h30-13h00 Final debate Measures in order to master the development in leisure accommodation: should the State intervene? Moderator: Michel Charlet, Mayor of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France The question of the durability  of the tourism/economic activity: what are the concerns of the local authorities? Alain Boulogne, Mayor of Gets, les Gets, France The problem of residential tourism: how can the State promote the development of a park of competitive and profitable accommodation in the tourist resorts? Michel Champon, Director of Tourism at the State department for Consumption and Tourism, Paris, France Property, local development and tourism: what are the economic interdependences? Sergio Arzeni, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development, OECD, Paris, France Conclusions and lessons to be learned Conclusions of the study by the National Tourism Council on property Gilbert Blanc-Tailleur, Mayor of Saint-Bon, Courchevel, Vice-President of ANMSM, France Peter Keller, President of the Scientific Committee of the Tourism Summits, Bern/Lausanne, Switzerland Françoise Devouassoux, President of Sommets du Tourisme, Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France