Time to shine
Trip.com Group turns 25 this year, and is one of the world’s leading online travel agencies with more than 45,100 employees and 400 million members. Jane Sun, CEO, shares how the company pulled through the pandemic and how the forward-looking company is forging ahead with AI
Making accessibility a norm
Yasmine Gray, founder of GetAboutAble, works to advocate and raise awareness for accessibility in tourism. She shares her experiences as a traveller with multiple sclerosis, the untapped economic potential of the disability travel market, and the need for more inclusivity and accessibility in travel and tourism sectors worldwide
International Women’s Day: Saluting Tourism’s Leading Ladies – Subashini Balakrishnan, director,...
The fight for gender equality is for everyone, and necessary for economies and communities to thrive. With this in mind, International Women’s Day 2020...
Open to all possibilities
Palace Hotel Co, an independent Japanese hotel brand, is expanding into Taiwan come 2028, and its president, Daisuke Yoshihara, is keeping his options open for further expansion
A peek into future travel
Travel giant Trip.com is at the forefront of China’s travel recovery, and has aligned its products according to new trends in domestic tourism. CEO Jane Sun tells Pamela Chow what global players can learn from the market’s revival
Not a one-legged stool anymore
Orlando-based Associated Luxury Hotels has morphed into a full service independent hotel chain with its purchase of WorldHotels 18 months ago. Its chief commercial officer Tom Santora, also executive chairman of WorldHotels, shares more about the acquisition synergies
Sustainability from an early adopter perspective
An early adopter of sustainability, Banyan Tree Holdings’ executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping sits down with Yixin Ng and shares how visionary thinking continues to shape the company's evolution.
Leading changes inside and out
In November, Catherine Germier-Hamel stepped into the shoes of chief executive officer at Destination Mekong at a time when the region was starting to reopen. She is now tasked with helping ease regional tourism recovery and steer rebound in a more sustainable direction
Riding the tide of change
With the pandemic blurring the lines between digital and physical spaces, Singapore Sports Hub CEO Lionel Yeo shares how the company plans to head into a post-Covid era on the front foot by embracing a “phygital” strategy for hybrid community events
Flying the flag for Nepal
Binod Chaudhary, Nepal’s sole billionaire, plays the role of entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist in his country. The chairman of Chaudhary Group (CG Global), a multi-dimensional conglomerate spanning hotels, real estate, banking and food businesses, tells Rohit Kaul why through building up a global hospitality empire, he seeks to bring the world to Nepal, and Nepal to the world.
