Local leverage
As Asian travellers increasingly seek tours where soft adventure meets culture, travel players are discovering the benefits to community support and preservation.
Food advantage
As Macau nears the home stretch of its four-year plan to promote its food culture, it is time to look back at how the destination has fared. Can more be done?
Guiding ways
As experiential tours cement their standing in travel, the need for tour guides with niche knowledge, greater accountability and authenticity is swelling.
Good for the family
Families that play together, stay together, and there are several retreats and attractions here in Asia that encourage just that
Bonding generations
Regional industry players are fine-tuning offerings to welcome a growing number of multigenerational groups from high-end longhaul markets
A great place to stay
Serviced residence operators in Asia-Pacific that have readied their hardware and heartware for Muslim travellers are having their efforts paid off, winning over families, young couples and even business travellers.
The way to a Muslim traveller’s heart
Quality dining is a critical ingredient for an enjoyable trip, but not all destinations keen on attracting Muslim travellers have been able to score well in this aspect. TTG Asia reporters find out what four non-OIC destinations in the region are cooking up to win over a Muslim traveller’s heart and belly.
Young and curious
The female Muslim traveller profile is changing, presenting rich opportunities for destinations and tourism suppliers who know how to read the signs and take the right steps to be more welcoming.
The big lure of little lodges
Myanmar’s rising collection of eco-lodges, which are tapping a new breed of eco-conscious travellers, are helping to lift communities out of poverty while preserving cultural traditions. By Marissa Carruthers
No end in sight
The Covid-19 outbreak that has shut down much-needed Chinese arrivals to Sri Lanka has thrown yet another spanner into the works for the destination’s global marketing campaign launch, which has been delayed for years. Feizal Samath reports
















