Less growth, more equity
No stranger to this post, Thailand’s minister of tourism and sports Weerasak Kowsurat tells why the country’s tourism sector needs to stop its addiction to increasing visitor arrivals but instead place serious emphasis on achieving equity for all stakeholders
Certain steps upwards
Cruise demand is growing day by day, and customers are returning with a bigger appetite for immersive experiences over longer duration, observes Eamonn Ferrin, vice president for international business, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)
Taking over the world
Airbnb may have started out as an air mattress rental business, but this hospitality behemoth now wants to be the engine driving a new kind of travel and experiences in modern living. Co-founder and chief strategy office Nathan Blecharczyk tells why Airbnb’s future lies in more than just accommodation
Newsmaker: Wyndham turns focus to SE Asia
HAVING grown massively in China, Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG) is now bent on huge growth in South-east Asia, where it admits it’s been “a...
Bringing back the shine to a hospitality career
Hotelier Lim Boon Kwee takes up the education mantle for the hospitality industry as new CEO of Shatec Institutes, and he is determined to amplify the allure of the profession he has so loved for almost four decades
Letting go to let it grow
Rather than owning 100 per cent of his “beloved baby”, Marc Steinmeyer, CEO of The Green Oak Hotel Management, the holding company of Tauzia Hotels, tells why he’s willing to cede a 70 per cent stake to Ascott to achieve his vision of growing the business beyond Indonesia
A whole new start at Radisson
When she joined then Carlson-Rezidor Hotel Group last September as president Asia-Pacific, she inherited what was largely seen as an unstable regional office while the whole chain was seen as lacking direction. Katerina Giannouka tells Raini Hamdi why that’s old news
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
Travel matters
Elected into the presidency of the Federation of ASEAN Travel Associations when the future of travel and tourism was bright, Tan soon finds himself tackling the world’s biggest travel freeze and one that has brought his industry to its knees.
Powering up fun in Phuket
Andamanda Phuket's soft-launch on May 21 signals new beginnings for the destination's Kuthu district and an opportunity for Phuket to bring in valuable tourists, shares Proudputh Liptapanlop, executive director of owner Proud Group
