Working the magic
After two decades in the business of operating Disney theme parks, Randy Garfield concedes that nothing beats the satisfaction derived from putting smiles on...
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...
A passion for frontier markets
Willem Niemeijer, co-founder and CEO of Khiri Travel Group, ventured into countries when they were just opening up, leading Khiri Travel to become one...
Walk on the wild side
The Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) CEO, Lee Meng Tat, who joined in March 2012, admits he is not 'an animal kind of person', but...
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...
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...
The F1 party queen
Sonia Irvine, founder of Amber Lounge, takes Raini Hamdi backstage into a testosterone-charged world and gives insights into what it takes to throw the...
Sabre – a year later
It’s been a year since Abacus International became Sabre Travel Network (STN). Raini Hamdi asks Roshan Mendis, who heads STN in Asia-Pacific, what has...
Dreams of a new sheen
Will Singapore-based Pontiac Land Group – lover of art, architecture, refined services and all things beautiful – redefine luxury hospitality with its new brand,...