"Welcome to the 2018 Savills Cross Sector Outlook, in which our team of research experts forecast the top performers and key trends across each sector"

"Climate change is affecting ski resorts across the world. Getting wise to the challenges and building resilience is key to the future success of the industry"

"Skiing and winter sports attracted 400 million visitors worldwide in 2016, a figure that has been broadly stable over the last decade. But what about the future?"

"Paul Tostevin, Associate Director, Savills World Research, and Jeremy Rollason, Director, Savills Ski, assess residential market performance, drivers and prospects across the Alps and beyond"

"Identifying the trends and destinations that will shape the winter sport industry"

"Despite fewer new store openings globally, brand strategies to invest in more strategic locations and streamline their portfolios, has seen some brands relocate/consolidate stores and open larger stores in the ‘best’ locations in a given market"

"Beyond the top three, there are a number of global luxury cities that stand out in terms of potential macro trading fundamentals and relative rental affordability"

"The top cities for ‘affordable luxury’ store openings were closely aligned with the wider luxury market, with Paris ranking top and London performing better, ranking second"