Opinion: Creating a more profitable business
Tony Hopwood
Director
Hopwood TMC Consulting
WITH the ever-changing travel industry landscape, the need for your business to keep up with the pace of change is essential...
Room to grow
Demand for serviced apartments in Asia-Pacific is expected to grow this year but more needs to be done to realise the full potential of...
New ways of connecting
AMADEUS
David Brett
President
Amadeus Asia Pacific
A web-based GDS on the way
Next-gen products We have a number of exciting announcements planned this year, including developments in...
Encounters of the Middle East
Asian DMCs are eager to tap the lucrative Arab market, which is growing in quantity and quality
The Philippines
Marianne Carandang
New developments
The emergence of high-end resorts...
Giants join in
It isn’t just creative, independent hotel developers who are conjuring up pretty properties. Some mega hotel companies have also joined in, courting business travellers...
Court these beauties
Court these beauties
Pangulasian Island Resort
Date of opening January 2012
Location Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, the Philippines
Number of rooms 42 deluxe accommodation, eight Canopy Villas...
Age of design
Corporate travellers are craving for finer experiences, and the proliferation of design and boutique properties with character is a reflection of the new demand
Sofitel...
Watching costs of travel
Corporate travel in Asia stays buoyant but interest in policy compliance and cheaper options heightens as prices rise
Courtesy of Park Hotel Group
Despite an anticipated...
Setting sail on growing demand
Asia’s cruising scene heats up as more international ships arrive, helping to also cultivate outbound markets
Travel consultants in Hong Kong are gearing up to...
Have a peach and scoot off
WHEN low-cost carriers (LCCs) burst onto Asia’s aviation landscape about a decade ago, they were initially greeted with scepticism due to restrictive bilateral air...