Hospitality
History, hotels, hospitality: Evolution of the Asian hotel brands
06/10/2022 by Giovanni Angelini
This article was originally written as an exclusive by Giovanni Angelini for 4 Hoteliers.com TRAVEL, as we know it, is as old as mankind and since the very early stage of humanity, people have traveled in search of shelter, food, betterment, safety, and comfort. The Chinese rulers during the S [...]
Preparing for the booming Indian market: An Interview with MakeMyTrip’s Rajesh Magow
05/10/2022 by Jill Menze
In early September, Phocuswright published its India Total Market Report, which provides a comprehensive view of India’s travel market, including detailed market sizing and projections, distribution trends, analysis of major travel segments and key developments. Below, PhocusWire speaks with [...]
Searching for each and every Byway, travellers do it their way on slow travel holidays
04/10/2022 by Ian Jarrett
Travellers with world’s first platform for flight-free holidays are never alone with WhatsApp It’s midday and hot; you’ve missed your train from a station in a remote part of Spain. You’re worried. Who are you going to call? If you are a customer of Byway, the world’s first platform for f [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 04: India On The Rise, Web3 Disrupts Businesses, Lessons For Airlines
29/09/2022 by WiT
On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. This week, we're talking about India as the world's fifth largest economy and what that mea [...]
Tech in Travel: NFTs, a nifty friends and family travel app, and airlines told to fess up on fees
29/09/2022 by Ian Jarrett
Pandemic pushes travellers to the edge – of nature Is sustainable travel just a fad? A trendy travel choice that will fade faster than a politician’s promise? It depends on who you ask. A Trip.com survey found 21.3% of Europe-based respondents indicated that people opt for sustainable tra [...]
From Hotel California to no room at the inn – the change in fortunes for one Singapore hotel
27/09/2022 by Yeoh Siew Hoon
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 [...]
Top of the WiT Ep 03: AI-generated artwork, new world travel trends, MYAirline ready to take off
23/09/2022 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
On “Top Of The WiT”, we bring you a grab of the news that happened this week in travel, technology and Asia – interesting nuggets that caught our eye and made it into the weekly WiT newsletter. This week, we're talking about stunning artwork created by artificial intelligence, Airbnb's [...]
Tech in Travel: Hotel security, preparing for Japanese travel, bye-bye Misterfly, and More
22/09/2022 by Ian Jarrett
Be ready for the return of the Japanese traveller Wolfgang Emperger, senior vice president for Europe, Africa and the UK & Ireland at the Shiji Group, has been talking about the steps companies need to take as Japan cautiously opens its borders to travel. Shiji Group provides technological sol [...]
Airbnb: How local communities are benefiting from dispersal of post-pandemic travel
21/09/2022 by Arvindh Yuvaraj
IT'S been said over and over again that work and travel have fundamentally changed. That's not news. But what's interesting is how the line between work and travel – activities that used to be on opposite ends of the spectrum – continues to blur. People are working out of hotel rooms. More trave [...]
Tech in Travel: In the air (just) and on the ground, partnerships are flourishing
15/09/2022 by Ian Jarrett
From museums to hotel marketing, technology is taking care of business Klook, Tiqets expand global reach If you want to get ahead, get a partner. That message is driving new relationships across the tech space. Latest two to tango are Tiqets, an online platform for cultural and leisure exper [...]