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.
Making sustainability the way to go
The four-year SUSTOUR Laos project aims to improve sustainability by integrating local tourism businesses into the supply chain through the promotion and certification of sustainable business practices, says project manager, Connor Bedard
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Klooking towards the future
Wilfred Fan, chief commercial officer of Klook, details how a pivot to hyper-local experiences has helped the travel OTA to ride through the pandemic, and why the domestic market cannot be overlooked
Fresh eyes on Asia
Angie Stephen, Royal Caribbean Cruises’ new managing director for Asia-Pacific, compares and contrasts the western cruise market with this region, and finds that digital media proliferation here is shortening the cruise adoption process. Asians are taking quickly to cruising and there’s still plenty for her to learn, she tells Karen Yue
From tourist spot to green plot
Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, co-founder and president of the Sustainable Tourism Development Foundation, delves into the interplay between thriving tourism and environmental stewardship in Phuket
Evolving destinations
Ni Made Ayu Marlhini, deputy minister for marketing at Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, talks about developing new destinations, rural tourism and the power of domestic travellers
An intelligent approach
As ForwardKeys crosses its 11th year in the business of intelligence, co-founder and CEO Olivier Jager recounts how data application in the travel and tourism industry has evolved and how the research process has to roll with the pandemic's lightning-swift punches.
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
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
