International Women’s Day: Saluting Tourism’s Leading Ladies – Michelle de Ocampo-Ballesteros,...
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...
Making 70 the new 50
Best Western International turned 70 years last year. David Kong, who has helmed the chain since 2004, will navigate it through the fast-changing industry...
Breaking down gender barriers
Oakwood appointed its first female regional general manager for Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand, testament to the company's continued commitment to grooming women for leadership roles. Oakwood Asia Pacific's Paul Stocker, tells Rachel AJ Lee more.
Sabre – a year later
It’s been a year since Abacus International became Sabre Travel Network (STN). Raini Hamdi asks Roshan Mendis, who heads STN in Asia-Pacific, what has...
Dusit’s power lady
Having made her mark as CEO of Thaicom Plc, Suphajee Suthumpun, the new group CEO of Dusit International, is someone to watch in this...
Charting a course for recovery
The cruise tourism industry has taken a beating from the combined impacts of Covid-19’s tourism freeze and negative media reports on infections onboard – tough times that Cruise Lines International Association is helping its community to navigate through with enhanced education, government advocacy and careful planning with medical experts. Managing director Australasia & Asia, Joel Katz details how
Forging a new path forward
As the hospitality industry ushers in a new world of travel defined by safety and hygiene norms, melding sanitation with service remains a tough balancing act, says Garth Simmons, CEO, South East Asia at Accor.
Transporting Singapore hospitality to London
Pan Pacific London marks the brand’s foray into Europe. Its tagline is ‘Authentically Singaporean, distinctively British’. General manager Anne Golden, who is also Pan Pacific Hotels Group’s vice president operations for UK & North America, spills what it is like to interpret and transport Singapore hospitality to world city London
Newsmaker: Urhammer preps Contiki for the future
WITH no prior experience in the travel industry, Casper Urhammer took on the top job at Contiki Holidays over a year ago and now plots...
Newsmaker: Vaissie keeps International SOS on crisis watch
THE lack of an adequate emergency and medical system in Asia three decades ago was what prompted Arnaud Vaissie, chairman and CEO of International...
