Making a connexion
Former Raffles International’s head honcho Richard Helfer is back with a luxury hotel in a humble neighbourhood of Singapore. Raini Hamdi talks to the...
Balancing, juggling
Globally, only two females head international hotel chains as CEO – Trudy Rautio of Carlson and Kathleen Taylor of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts....
Seeing red and blu
He’s been with the group for 20 years and in April this year took over from Simon Barlow as Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s president...
View from the top: Tim Hansing
Now in bed with Tune Hotels, Bangkok-based Red Planet Hotels is charging ahead with one deal a week, one opening a month. CEO, Tim...
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...
View from the top: Urs Eberhard
For 24 years, Urs Eberhard has marketed Switzerland to the world. He now finds the traditional markets he’s worked hard to build crumbling before...
Staying nimble
From a three-man operation in Vietnam to a 700-strong Asia-focused DMC today, Exotissimo Travel Group is now making inroads into East Asia. Hamish Keith,...
An independent streak
James Reed, CEO and group managing director of Destination Asia, is no stranger to the ever-changing travel trends and mix of visitors to the...
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: Jan Smits
He continues to rise at IHG, with Middle East/Africa under his wings aside from Asia/Australasia since last July. Smits does it through being competitive...
