Racing ahead as host countries
South-east Asia is garnering plenty of interest as a competition venue for international events, attracting both high-spending sports stars and their loyal followings
A muay...
Tips on how to wow today’s customer
Veteran hotelier and independent consultant, Giovanni Angelini, offers pearls of wisdom on how to stay afloat in today's competitive industry.
In this first instalment,...
Middle man’s not dead yet
From Left to Right: Mark Flower, Director of commercial, South-east Asia InterContinental Hotels Group,Budi Tirtawisata, CEO, Panorama Group and David Shackleton, COO, Dusit International
Despite...
Asia a darling for couples
Thailand is hogging the spotlight for weddings and honeymoons - and increasingly birthday celebrations too. Shekhar Niyogi gets tips on how hotels and travel...
Running strong
Meetings and incentives: Busier days ahead
Asia’s healthy economy brings hope of better business and looser purse strings.
A spot of hand-wringing among meeting and incentive...
Customised cosiness
Hotel companies profile their fastest expanding mid or upscale brand in Asia and tell TTG Asia how they tailoring them to the palates and...
Competing for clicks
Expedia
Dolly Chin, chief marketing officer, AirAsiaExpedia
Who
Expedia has close to 30 localised sites across the globe. In Asia, we operate hotel-only sites in Indonesia, the...
Luxury Manila
Big brands enter, but is that enough?
New upmarket hotels that will rise over Manila’s skyline over the next five years will drive the demand...
The road ahead
What’s on the horizon for the region’s travel trade? Major associations tell TTG Asia what they’re firing up their engines for
Indonesia
Elly Hutabarat, chairman, Association...
Tips for hotel owners to ring in a successful 2013
Tasos Kousloglou, senior vice president – strategic advisory & asset management, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
As the annual budgeting process ends, hotel owners are finalising...














