Hate matters: Anti-Asian Hate is influencing travel intentions
Unlike the AAPI community who has to face the problem at home, the Asian travelling community has a choice of where they want to holiday. And they will very likely pick somewhere safe and welcoming.
Pride, not prejudice: Why the travel sector should be an...
The travel industry should stand up for equality and promote LGBTQ rights and acceptance, championing for openness, inclusivity and diversity – the very values travel is supposed to embody
A splendid time
Travel and tourism’s road to recovery have given birth to some of the liveliest and most creative case studies in marketing.
From leveraging the power...
Groundhog Day: Omicron brings back recovery woes
...living with Covid should not be an endless chain of disruption, confusion, complexity and hopelessness, as some of the Omicron measures taken by anxious governments have made people feel
Sleepless in Asia: Destination developments keep chugging on
Some of these developments will help to push traveller traffic away from the usual popular haunts – so important in a safe-distanced, post-pandemic world – and into areas that can stand to benefit from some tourist income.
Don’t remind me of your crisis
Every other day since November, I have been receiving ‘Bangkok Demonstrations’ update from Bangkok-based DMC Destination Asia and regular ‘Situation Update: Thailand Political Developments’...
Hey, who turned on the lights?: Defeating darkness with creativity
Travel and tourism players may be living in one of their darkest times in modern history, but these are also days of bright ideas that could forever change how people travel and appreciate destinations.
Sense and sensibility
Learning to live with C-19 is key to stable recovery
Ready for change
The purpose of innovation needs clarity and buy-in from all levels and users, so as to avoid fear and suspicion of technology coming in to replace jobs held by humans
An industry with heart: Poor in business for now but rich...
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.