Opinion

Since the mid-’90s, the clarion call to travel agents has been – and still is – for them to embrace technology. So I could...

Chains and independent hotels to me are an oxymoron...For one, independent hotel groups tell the stories of their individual hotel members, while chains spend...

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...

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.

As a traveller, I used to lament how tiresome flying has become...But today I’d have more stringent checks at airports, planes and trains, hotels,...

Philippine hospitality, including hotels, are turning out to be one of the biggest casualties of the tourism lockdown the past nine months and counting....

To see, hear, and feel the locals’ emotional, cultural and spiritual connection to the land allows the Balinese personality, character and essence to shine...

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...

For an industry that often says its success depends on its people, losing good people to despair and other industries is worrying. On the bright side, this crisis could be a turning point for the travel, tourism and business events profession.

Asia is one region but every nation is different in many ways, which makes a mutually agreed upon travel restart strategy challenging to achieve.