Fresh optimism
New Zealand’s 2025 tourism ambition is still in its infancy but Tourism New Zealand’s (TNZ) chief, Kevin Bowler, is reporting good progress. He tells Karen Yue what has been achieved so far
The family striker
In Asia, many hotel owners are starting to transfer the authority to their sons and daughters. How will younger-generation hotel owners in the region...
Keeping a cool head
Having proven her mettle in corporate finance, AirAsia CEO, Aireen Omar, tells S Puvaneswary how staying composed helps her to navigate workforce dynamics as...
View from the top: Iqbal Jumabhoy (SilverNeedle Hospitality)
The journey is just starting for this Singapore-based hotel company, which has undergone a consolidation in the last nine months and is now ready...
View from the top: Dillip Rajakarier
The man Bill Heinecke promoted as the very first CEO of his hotel division is a mirror of Heinecke in drive and passion to...
Dream come true
His role is as large as a ship: making Asia’s first luxury cruise line a dream come true. Thatcher Brown, president of Genting Hong...
View from the top: Allen Law (Park Hotel Group)
Fresh out of school when he first joined the family business, 32-year-old Allen Law has taken the Singapore-based owner-operator from one to eight hotels...
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...
Strictly beachfront
Outrigger aims to be 'the premier beachfront resort brand in the world'. Bitsy Kelley, a member of the Kelley family which owns the group, and its vice president-corporate communications, tells how the family thinks and operates.
Bridging and leveraging
Like her father, Stanley Ho, Pansy Ho is a force behind Macau tourism’s destiny – although she insists she does not call the shots....
