NTOs reflect on the past year and look ahead
What troubled tourism bureaus this year and what developments are poised to make waves in 2015?
From left: Thailand plays up its cultural strengths;...
Charting the ups and downs of aviation
Sim Kok Chwee offers a window seat on the airline world in 2014, tracking a year of significant breakthroughs and tumult
FOR far too long,...
In 2015, I resolve to…
With New Year just around the corner, travel agency bosses reflect on the changes they want to make in their businesses and personal lives
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Owners’ picks 2014
Asian hotel owners tell Raini Hamdi which hotel in their portfolio was most memorable for them this year, and which one by the competitor...
Securing the unchained
Independent properties such as boutique hotels are gaining favour with travellers, and GDSs are leveraging this trend
GDSs are fine-tuning their hotel content towards a...
Value for money
While considered to be a more economical option for budget-conscious travellers, P2P accommodation booking sites, in actual fact, are also capturing the higher-end of...
GM express lane
Raini Hamdi looks at how hotel companies are disrupting the HR system in a bid to attract Millennials
Legacy human resource practices of hotel companies...
Fighting Ebola’s fallout
Geographical misunderstanding is scarier than Ebola, opines trade. Mimi Hudoyo looks at its impact on travel to Africa
Despite their locations thousands of kilometres away...
Putting the house in order
Singapore has imposed stricter rules on the conversion of shophouses to boutique hotels in historic districts. Paige Lee Pei Qi finds out how the...
Raising the standards
Mimi Hudoyo examines Indonesia’s quest to certify its tourism professionals and businesses in the run-up to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
Indonesia is trying to...
