Coastal confidence
The Gold Coast is striding with purpose into the new year, armed with a fresh, eclectic mix of business events hardware
In nature’s embrace
Outdoor attractions are coming into favour, appealing to travellers who are desperate for a break from home isolation. We profile some outstanding places to go and things to do in Asia that play up nature’s best features.
By TTG Asia reporters.
Tapping the metaverse for tourism players
In this new world, hospitality and travel stakeholders can now endeavour to build and fund virtual and physical hotels with NFTs, create meta-international attractions and immersive events, promote their offerings, alleviate manpower crunch, and so much more. By Serene Foo
Catch up with Luther Low
CWT Meeting & Events’ regional operations director APAC shares why he likes cultivating vegetables, and what values have stuck throughout his storied career. By Rachel AJ Lee
Green and gorgeous
Singapore’s eco-friendly tourism pursuit is absolutely serious but hardly sombre judging by the many fun and thoughtful sustainable experiences in the city, discovers Serene Foo
Follow the scent
Thailand is stepping up its culinary game with an NTO-led project to develop and promote itself in the gastronomy tourism space
Changing face of workspaces
The rise of remote working has fuelled an appetite for extended stays among travellers seeking to escape from work-from-home routines. With that, hospitality players and destinations are adapting their offerings to tap on the longer-stay trend. By Cheryl Ong.
Luxury travellers desire the meaningful and memorable
Bart Buiring, chief sales and marketing officer – Asia Pacific for Marriott International, explores how expectations from luxury travellers are quickly evolving.
Regional foray
Australia’s tourism engines have been in high gear since lockdowns ended, but international travel has not fully returned to the Hunter Region. Stakeholders are confident that numbers will increase as traveller confidence improves.
Conscious cruising
Although often accused of their heavy carbon footprint, cruise lines have dedicated much of their resources to sustainable operations.
Serene Foo charts their key green strides forward