Is GDS still the ticket?
The value of the GDS came into question after the formation of a pan-regional alliance by eight Asian LCCs. Dannon Har finds out if...
What Brexit means for Asia
Asian travel industry leaders ponder the implications on tourism and business following Britain’s vote to leave the EU − and it’s not an entirely...
Go deep, do good
Social enterprises are becoming a larger part of the sustainable tourism ecosystem but they too face competition and unique challenges, Raini Hamdi finds
With clients...
The psychology behind the click
To better understand how and why people pick vacations, Expedia gets into the head of its potential travellers – literally.
Utilising eye-tracking and facial-movement sensors,...
Race to the top
Hospitality players and tour operators in Kuala Lumpur are priming the city with a renewed sheen of luxury, keeping pace with efforts by the...
The quest for high-yield clientele
While TAT says it wants to focus on quality, a planned, coordinated approach is needed. By Raini Hamdi
With slower growth from Europe due to...
The confused world of hotel categorisation
TTG Asia‘s probe into mid- and upscale hotel labels uncovers flaws with a seemingly arbitrary classification system – and why travel agents want the...
Coping with currency woes
With the Malaysian ringgit in a recent flux, S Puvaneswary finds out what measures travel companies are taking to ease the effects of currency...
RCI: No need for purpose-built China ships
Swimming against the current, Royal Caribbean International (RCI) president China and North Asia Pacific, Zinan Liu, said “we do not do purpose-build (ships) for...
Made for Chinese
A fleet of new ships built specifically for Chinese cruise passengers is starting to come out of the docks and sail to their new...
