Hey, who turned on the lights?: Defeating darkness with creativity
Travel and tourism players may be living in one of their darkest times in modern history, but these are also days of bright ideas that could forever change how people travel and appreciate destinations.
Keeping TTG Asia in shape
People sometimes ask us, ‘How long has TTG Asia been in the market?’ And all the time, we’d be pausing and scratching our heads...
2019 travel trends in pictures: how Instagram inspires and changes travel
As 2018 came to a close and year-end holiday travel hit a global high, I was treated to a non-stop visual feast of travel...
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...
Pride, not prejudice: Why the travel sector should be an...
The travel industry should stand up for equality and promote LGBTQ rights and acceptance, championing for openness, inclusivity and diversity – the very values travel is supposed to embody
New beach wave
Each appears to be heeding lessons on sustainable development learnt from their predecessors...And all of them seem to have a firm idea of their...
Don’t remind me of your crisis
Every other day since November, I have been receiving ‘Bangkok Demonstrations’ update from Bangkok-based DMC Destination Asia and regular ‘Situation Update: Thailand Political Developments’...
Hate matters: Anti-Asian Hate is influencing travel intentions
Unlike the AAPI community who has to face the problem at home, the Asian travelling community has a choice of where they want to holiday. And they will very likely pick somewhere safe and welcoming.
Digitalising travel: Dreaming of a streamlined travel future
I dream of the day I can travel anywhere without a physical passport, where my official travel document is available as a secure app – just as my Singapore identity card is – and my face or my palm is my access key.
Getting to know ChatGPT
ChatGPT is great as a starting point for travel and tourism content, which makes it a great customer engagement tool for companies keen to build travel interest and then reel the customer towards conversion