Seeking authenticity in travel
Experiencing all the different facets of a country, not shunning one for the other, will make for a fuller appreciation of a destination. The...
Celebrating travel people
People, not companies, disrupters, technology or behemoths, make travel go round.
What makes the world go round? For many, love makes the world go round....
A misunderstood generation
Millennials are a much-maligned and misunderstood generation. I’m saying this not because I myself and many of my colleagues and friends are millennials. For...
Come together, right now…
Even more heartening, these are unique attractions in their own right, a lesson for all theme products that all you need is love to...
Lean in and step forward, ladies
I firmly believe that success is not defined by gender but by the concerted effort we make to be the best that we can...
It’s not normal
The irony is, we now act as if by remote when a terror attack strikes. How did we come to this, to accept that...
No sound of music in the hills
Alas, if Switzerland is not able to find the solution to fill up the hotels in the mountains, its tourism industry will retreat as...
More suitors for the singles
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...
A premium economy ruse?
Airlines are already starting to charge for ancillaries and premium economy may be a way to push that pedal harder, ie, charge for everything...
When ‘glad we went’ feels sad
The last time I was in Nepal was two years ago. I left with the distinct impression the country was worse off than when...
