Transacting B2B online
More tour operators are awakening to the potential of having their own booking engines, while early movers are working on upgrades
Destination Asia, Thailand
Victoria Sertic,...
A fair future?
Will consumer travel fairs - an important source of cashflow and a key marketing tool for travel agencies - come undone by competition from...
Tailored to a tee
From health-conscious wanderers to those travelling with little tots, tours are being created to meet needs of all kinds
Eat your way through Asia
Having found...
Experience is everything
Customers want holidays to be hassle free from start to finish. Mimi Hudoyou, Paige Lee Pei Qi, Shekhar Niyogi and S Puvaneswary look at...
LCCs: low fares, high ambitions
Budget airlines have enjoyed a stellar rise since their emergence in South-east Asian skies a decade ago. Will these carriers go the distance over...
Recovering from disasters
So, how do we rebuild a crisis-hit destination? Raini Hamdi asks brand and communications experts.
Typhoon Haiyan robs the Philippines of its Fun. Thailand’s anti-government...
The making of halal travel experts
It’s a market waiting to be served. Many are bothering to, seeing how halal travel demand is growing and how real value add is...
More than a Colossus: a tribute to PATA legend Joop Ave
Joop Ave -- Credit: Tonny Syiariel
"MEMORY," said Cicero, "is the treasury and guardian of all things."
Friends and colleagues who treasure the memory of Joop...
Affordable luxury rooms (part 2)
The space between economy and luxury is hotting up as a string of new mid/upscale hotel brands hits the region and jostles to be...
Creating smooth passage for cruising
As a flood of passengers begins to descend on the region's shores, there is a greater urgency to address operational challenges. How robust is...
















