Staying fit to outrun competition
Changing customer behaviour and new competition drive established players to revamp their game in order to stay fit. Raini Hamdi interviews Preferred, Design and...
How far should companies go to cater to Muslim travellers?
In marketing to the Muslim traveler, companies should be mindful of the differences between Islamic travel markets. Travels motivated by spiritual reasons – such...
An explosion of fun
As theme parks flourish in Asia, expert producers urge differentiation through storyline
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
The year 2012 was a bountiful year for most of Asia-Pacific’s...
Reinventing Hiroshima
The City of Water is revamping itself to entice more travellers to its turf, with new adventure offerings, historical and cultural experiences, and plenty of tasty eats
Pivot needed on human capital
In 'Travel companies all in a spin', Raini Hamdi looked at how travel companies must make strategic realignments to ensure their business model is...
Setting the stage right
Music festivals are finding their way onto events calendars across Asia, but they don’t always strike the right note with travel consultants.
ZoukOut, one of...
Bangkok’s rate quandary
Asian arrivals are filling up rooms in Bangkok, but while occupancy is strong, room rate growth isn’t because of the changing market mix, writes...
Keeping China’s aviation industry on the fast track
To ensure that China stays on the fast track of air travel growth, continued cooperation, ongoing liberalisation and a level competitive playing field will...
Budget is looking up
Gone are the days when budget hotels are sniffed at by both developers and tourists. Economy has never been sexier - as these latest...
Hot sellers
The TTG Asia team asked buyers near and far which destinations are flying off the shelves and what they have their bets on for...