Why are DMCs so hot now?
What’s exciting for me is this criss-crossing of DMC acquisitions – India into Asia, Japan into Europe, Middle East into Asia.
Appreciating Philippine tourism achievements through the work of TPB’s Susan del...
Even as Susan del Mundo recently retired after 40 years with the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the learnings on destination marketing that she accumulated...
When too much love can hurt
What can we do to travel sustainably? I’ll adopt my uncle’s cendol mantra – don’t follow the crowds.
Sleepless in Asia: Destination developments keep chugging on
Some of these developments will help to push traveller traffic away from the usual popular haunts – so important in a safe-distanced, post-pandemic world – and into areas that can stand to benefit from some tourist income.
Giving Pattaya a second chance
Pattaya’s historical baggage should not be a life sentence. The much-maligned city has shown determination in wanting to rise from the shadows of its unsavoury past...
The robots are coming – and why tech still needs a...
We’re living in such exciting times now. Travel technology continues to evolve at a dizzying pace which, aided by connectivity, artificial intelligence (AI), automation,...
Difficult start for Thailand’s tourism reopening
Thailand has finally put the Phuket Sandbox into play, but hopes and reality seem to continue to be at odds.
Two weeks on, Phuket's high...
Next 50 years of ASEAN tourism
What’s needed is the reverse: convincing governments of the need to protect their country from tourism...
No to spoilt Millennials
That, to me, is the danger, that a few spectacularly spoilt Millennials become the standards by which the industry benchmarks the changes it has...
Delayed payments to hotels hosting OFWs woeful
Philippine hospitality, including hotels, are turning out to be one of the biggest casualties of the tourism lockdown the past nine months and counting....
