The real icon of Singapore tourism
The real icon of Singapore tourism is not the the SkyPark pillared by three towers, or the water-spouting Merlion before it, or the Vanda...
Loving Europe all over again
For Asia to grab the opportunity to expand its share of the European market in 2016, real marketing dollars must be put back into...
Be a positive agent of change
Be a positive agent of change
It is with anticipation that I read that the Asia-Pacific Network on Accessible Tourism is setting up country chapters...
Rouble rouble toil and trouble
The impact will be far-reaching. Industry members who adopt a “it is not my problem because I don’t do Russia” may want to think...
A deeper shade of green
What if sustainability policies reduce profits – would hotel and tourism companies still do them?
Sustainable tourism practices must move on to the next level...
Have a lifestyle brand
Now my question is, if hotel groups keep on reinventing, shouldn’t travel agencies be doing the same?
We’ve seen how the hotel industry reinvented the...
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...
And then came The Chedi Andermatt
Raini Hamdi visits The Chedi Andermatt and discovers a thrilling story of a real purpose behind an unreal world of jaw-dropping luxury
Every once in...
Decoding a coup
Clearly, there’s a wide gap between how Thai sellers and buyers perceive a military intervention in Thailand. The former sees it as a measure...
Shoring up excursions
There is no need to build swanky cruise terminals. What’s more important is for destinations to manage the supply chain on which their chance...