Better partners now
Believe it or not, airlines still love travel agencies. That, in a nutshell, is what Conrad Clifford, who replaced retired Maunu von Lueders as...
Keep the love coming
Travellers are staying away from Australia due to global media coverage of its raging bushfires but Chris Schumann, owner of Kangaroo Island Seaside Inn, stresses that the destination will need tourists more than ever in its recovery.
Firing on all cylinders
Joining Minor Hotels from Accor as chief commercial officer, Ian Di Tullio’s appointment reflects Minor’s growth ambitions and, along with it, the need to evolve its commercial strategy
Digitalising with a personal touch
As Diethelm Travel rebrands to DTH Travel, CEO Stephan Roemer, who owns it together with equal partners Thomas Maurer and Gonpo Tsering, details his vision leading to the renaissance of the enduring DMC
Phillipa Harrison
Tourism Australia’s domestic tourism push has been successful, and the next challenge is to win back international visitors, its managing director tells Adelaine Ng.
Rebuilding, rethinking travel
Travelport’s chief marketing officer Jennifer Catto shares her thoughts on the digitalisation of the travel industry, post-pandemic opportunities, and the future of travel technology on the sidelines of the company's The Future of Travel Retail Thought Leadership event held recently in Dubai
Kuoni’s sale logic
Kuoni Travel Holding CEO, Peter Meier, tells Raini Hamdi that ‘focus’ is the key to triumph in a fast-changing environment, which is why the group is lopping off its tour operating division and concentrating on two other core divisions
Airport lounge for the masses
Frustration with the poor passenger experience at airports was what led Song Hoi-see, CEO & founder of Plaza Premium Group, to pioneer the world’s first independent airport lounge business
Creating a mark in the travel domain
Naveen Kundu, managing director of EbixCash Travel & Holidays Division, an international supplier of on-demand infrastructure exchanges to the insurance, financial, and healthcare industries, shares about the growth plans of the company
Off to an adventure
Adventure tourism is a valuable forte for destinations to develop, asserts Hannah Pearson, Adventure Travel Trade Association’s regional director for Asia, as it is a multi-billion dollar segment that keeps most of the earnings within the local community and demands a sustainable approach to development
