From Hotel California to no room at the inn – the change in fortunes for one Singapore hotel
Farm, CoComelon, Razer gaming suites – “this is what we joined the industry for – to make people happy, to create experiences”
THE last time I interviewed Marcus Hanna, general manager of the Fairmont and Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore, we were both masked, his hotels were like ghost tow [...]
“The end is inevitable. Your kind is destined for extinction.”
Not if you blend old world experience with new world tech – just look at Maverick
In the movie “Top Gun: Maverick”, there’s a scene in which Rear Admiral Cain (Ed Harris) is telling Maverick (Tom Cruise) that “soon we will have pilots who don’t need to eat, sleep, p… and disobey order [...]
Kathleen Tan on how MYAirline aims to be different, two decades after low cost was born in Malaysia
“We bring experience to a new generation of leaders”
Kathleen Tan, who started her airline career with AirAsia in 2004, and went on to head up commercial and eventually, became CEO of North Asia, has returned to the industry after a four-year break. She’s now executive advisor to MYAirline, a [...]
Nine years after, these Doinn digital nomads have landed in Singapore
Mission to expand their cleaning services to short-term rentals in Asia
IT was back in 2013, when the terms “remote worker” or “digital nomads” had not yet been coined, when husband-and-wife team, Nuno Rodrigues and Noelia Novella, did a round-the-world trip, covering 11 cities and spending [...]
Ixigo sees rise in revenues, fuelled by lower tier cities
Aviation activity – Air India, Akasa, Jet Airways – will spur growth: Aloke Bajpai
AS travel recovers in India, Ixigo’s revenues are also seeing a rebound. According to the company’s financial statement published on its website, the Gurugram-based travel booking app saw revenues grow 2.8X t [...]
July passenger demand remains strong
THE recovery in air travel continues to be strong, according to July 2022 data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Total traffic in July 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 58.8% compared to July 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 74.6% of pre-cr [...]
Letter from Bangkok: What the world needs now is a lot more wellness
RAKxa invests $27m to transform Suan Sampran into RXV for “Everyone's Wellness”
YOU know the theme song from “America’s Greatest Hero”, Walking On Air, which goes, “Believe it or not, I am walking on air, I never thought I’d feel this way.” Well, that was the song (I know, showing m [...]
Solving a boring problem in travel? One Travel Ventures wants you
Pandemic has surfaced “unsexy” issues, says Weinstein
IF your startup is solving a boring problem, like fixing the back end of travel, then One Travel Ventures, the Israeli-based travel and hospitality-focused fund, wants to hear from you.
In fact, said co-founder Henry Chen Weinstein, “th [...]
Grab me a Volocopter: eVTOL service gears up for 2024 launch in Singapore
The future of urban air mobility in Singapore and Asia, the land of millionaires
The 2021 Asian Air Passenger Urban Air Mobility In Perspective report states, “The Asia-Pacific region is a key market for UAM and for premium transportation modes in markets like China, India, Singapore, and South [...]
Seera Group set to launch tours and activities marketplace with Klook in Saudi Arabia
Rebound in all sectors puts group in strong position, “this is just the beginning”
ON the back of another quarter of growth, with its consumer brand Almosafer recording the best quarter in its history for travel bookings, Riyadh-based Seera Group is looking to expand aggressively into the tours [...]
