A guide to our industry expertise Leisure, travel & tourism

Draw on Grant Thorntons global leisure, travel & tourism experience

Succeeding in the leisure, travel & tourism industry is not easy: you have to find the right locations, create excellent facilities, develop long term plans and come up with just the right mix of services and features. Your organisation faces a range of business and operational challenges, including tax issues, due diligence, regulatory and compliance risks. Top performing organisations do not let these challenges become barriers to their success. This means getting industry specific services and advice from experienced leisure, travel & tourism focused professionals.

The Grant Thornton global advantage

we are a recognised global provider of audit, tax and advisory services to organisations in the leisure, travel & tourism sectors our comprehensive experience covers: feasibility studies; economic, operational and leisure planning services; corporate finance; tax consulting; internal and external audit leisure, travel & tourism is a Grant Thornton core industry focus and our global organisation has the necessary resources and experience. Grant Thornton provides innovative solutions to the critical industry issues that your organisation faces our global reach spans over 100 countries.

Grant Thornton knowledge and experience

Sectors we support:

Our clients are:

airports and airlines casinos and gaming entertainment food services and catering sport and leisure tourist accommodation tourist attractions tourist retail/shopping travel and tourism services travel incentives, conference venues and exhibitions.

national, provincial and local government and tourism authorities national, state/provincial and regional/local government new as well as established operators owners and financiers promoters/developers public and private sector organisations small and large businesses.

Our leisure, travel & tourism services

Data collection, analysis and forecasting accommodation sector data collection programmes benchmarking studies marketing evaluations visitor forecasting models visitor/guest segmentation studies visitor/guest surveys. Economic impact studies event, project or sub-sector economic impact studies financial and employment benefits privatisation strategies. Feasibility studies crisis management and restructuring financial evaluations market feasibility studies. Financial services appraisal and valuation studies business plans corporate recovery and insolvency franchise support fund raising mergers and acquisitions project monitoring.

Information systems advice food and beverage controls general accounting systems point of sale systems property management security and systems access yield management. Marketing strategies and plans competitive benchmarking enhanced management information systems internal controls reviews operator selection and contract review/negotiation organisational reviews payroll and productivity analysis planning, implementation and appraisal valuations project conceptualisation transaction advice (buying and selling properties). Operational services and reviews optimal market positioning.

Outsourcing bookkeeping/accounting services finance and accounting business process outsourcing payroll and related human resources services. Tax

employment tax international tax issues managing capital tax issues shareholder tax planning transaction tax.

Tourism planning studies and strategies best practice benchmarking community tourism plans destination marketing plans businesses ecotourism plans market research policy formulation strategy formulation/facilitation sub-sector marketing strategies (eg conference, ski, golf, etc.).

A natural choice for international companies

Leisure, travel & tourism is a people business and it takes the right people to make it work people who understand the industry and its challenges. We not only serve an array of travel and tourism clients, we also provide services to restaurant franchises, hotels and resorts, and sports and entertainment facilities. Your industry is a core focus at Grant Thornton and our highly committed partners and managers have the depth of experience working with leisure, travel & tourism companies around the world. We have the know how to help you meet your current needs and we have the insight to help you innovate for the future. Call a Grant Thornton leisure, travel & tourism expert today, and get the industry focused, partner-led services and advice your business deserves.

Global contacts Global leader and France Armand Angeli T +33 (0) 1 56 21 03 07 E armand.angeli@fr.gt.com Australia David Hodgson T +61 (3) 8663 6000 E david.hodgson@au.gt.com Brazil Ighor Abrahim T +55 (0)11 3886 2323 E ighor.abrahim@br.gt.com Canada Doug Bastin T +1 604 443 2149 E doug.bastin@ca.gt.com India Daniel Stefels T +91 (965) 000 2967 E dan.stefels@in.gt.com Italy Alessandro Dragonetti T +39 (02) 76 00 87 51 E alessandro.dragonetti@gtbernoni.it

Mauritius Raj Thacoor T +230 467 3001 E raj.thacoor@gtmu.com Morocco Stephanie Billard T +212 (22) 544 800 E s.billard@fidarocgt.ma Per Andrs Ropert T +51 (1) 615 6868 E andres.ropert@pe.gt.com South Africa Gillian Saunders T +27 (11) 322 4500 E gsaunders@gt.co.za Spain Alejandro Martnez T +34 (93) 206 39 00 E alejandro.martinez@es.gt.com United Arab Emirates Grant Salter T +971 (4) 447 3874 E grant.salter@ae.gt.com

United Kingdom Vasu Majumdar T +44 (0)20 7728 3455 E vasudev.majumdar@uk.gt.com United States Alvin Wade T +1 214 561 2340 E alvin.wade@us.gt.com Vietnam Kenneth Atkinson T +84 (8) 3910 9108 E ken.atkinson@vn.gt.com

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