Opinion

The travel and tourism community, as I know it, is hardly greedy and selfish. We seek humour in tough situations and we reach out to lift one another, even if we are competitors in the business.

Destinations that are most desperate for the return of tourism but have lost marketing budget or tourism leadership due to their own set of challenges, are finding it hard to make themselves heard in the din of intense destination marketing today.

Overt objections of overtourism – such as anti-tourist protests in some parts of Europe – and stealthy push-backs – like signs in English or...

People around the world are becoming increasingly health conscious, and their needs are fuelling impressive growth in wellness products and services. According to the...

I most certainly sit in the laggard category within the technology sphere. Most tech innovations do not send a shiver of excitement through me, and I remain contented with my trusty circa-2015 MacBook Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE (for context, the S23 was launched this February).

Conversations at trade events for our industry have been gravitating most towards three areas – digitalisation, manpower pains, and sustainability. Naturally, these three topics...

For travellers who yearn for off-the-beaten-path experiences, whether to feed their desire to be first-movers or to avoid contributing to overtourism in hot locations, Asia-Pacific has plenty of gems waiting to be discovered

Most people don’t want the pursuit of sustainability to be a personal burden

Learning to live with C-19 is key to stable recovery

Between the human survival instinct of fight or flight, some travel companies have chosen to fight back in innovative ways.