Out of the wraps
Veteran hotelier Edmond Ip arguably created the wave of contemporary China brands and is back to take his Zitan out of the wraps. Raini Hamdi talks to the vice chairman of Artyzen Hospitality Group.
View from the Top: Winnie Chiu
She may be all of 31, but Chiu has mapped out an ambitious plan to take the Hong Kong chain global
Winnie Chiu, President and...
View from the Top: Simon Barlow
How did you land this job?
I was with Hilton International as vice-president of Asia and later as president of the Americas. When Hilton Hotels...
Life beyond Six Senses
Almost a year after Pegasus Capital acquired Six Senses Resorts & Spas, Timothy France catches up with its former founder and CEO, who is...
A pulse on tourism
Tran Trong Kien ditched the medical profession for travel & tourism and listens so well to its heartbeat that his Thien Minh Group, which...
Top of the world
Worldhotels’ EVP Asia-Pacific Roland Jegge talks to Raini Hamdi about changes in the independent hotels market as he marks 20 years of heading Worldhotels...
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...
Looking to diversify
Just like the travel agencies it serves, Amadeus, too, is expanding into new business lines. Newly appointed Asia-Pacific president, Angel Gallego, tells Gracia Chiang...
Smooth succession
Laurent Kuenzle fills the big shoes of Luzi Matzig as the new CEO of Asian Trails Group. But apart from the new title, nothing has...
View from the top: Boh Tuang Poh (Asiatravel.com Holdings Singapore)
A pioneer in Asia’s online travel sector, Boh is still standing while most early players have perished. Business has become tougher with more competitors...
















