Better partners now
Believe it or not, airlines still love travel agencies. That, in a nutshell, is what Conrad Clifford, who replaced retired Maunu von Lueders as...
Tall as super tree
It’s about nation-building, country branding and an entertaining tourism attraction. Raini Hamdi talks to Tan Wee Kiat, the man who envisioned Singapore’s Gardens by...
View from the Top: Raphael Saw
Far East Organization (FEO), a household name property player in Singapore, now moves like Jagger in building hotels in the city, which is red-hot...
Game on in Macau
Not content with its state of play, Macau’s new tourism chief tells Prudence Lui the destination wants to diversify, including breaking out of its...
Going beyond growing pains
Thailand’s minister of tourism & sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul tells Xinyi Liang-Pholsena why creating sustainable inclusive growth in tourism remains an enduring aim and challenge
What’s...
We built the City
The ‘City’ he built turned 50 last year – richer, greener and peppered with hotels. At 72, the Singapore tycoon has more indefatigable energy...
Fresh thinking
At only 26, Chris Gothong, owner and general manager, Best Western Sand Bar Resort, Cebu, Philippines is blazing a path in hotels for a...
Support from an old hand
Expectations are high for Myanmar’s minister of hotels and tourism Ohn Maung, whose decades of practical experience as a hotelier and tour operator dates...
Not a clash of titans
Nobu Hospitality believes its upside-down model from restaurants to hotels is hotter than hell’s kitchen. After expanding in the US, Europe and the Middle East, it is now whipping up interest in Asia. CEO Trevor Horwell talks to Raini Hamdi
Ready to bloom
Built up by HP Kong 55 years ago, family-owned Lotus Tours' challenge is to remain competitive in today's digital environment. Leading the travel service...