“Never let anything stop you from travelling”: 10 best quotes from intrepid women travellers
Timing is everything and timing was on my side when I was in Penang when the “Zafigo Talk: Intimate Conversations with women on travel and culture” was on as part of the George Town Festival.
The talk was moderated by Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, founder of Zafigo.com, a new website to cater [...]
The Wrap: Airlines adapting IFE offerings to meet changing consumer demands
The weekly news roundup: Airlines’ enhancement of inflight entertainment, AirAsia’s gift of free flights to Asean Olympians, first driveless taxi in Singapore
TECHNOLOGY: Airlines adapting IFE offerings to meet changing consumer demands
Airlines worldwide are making adjustments in thei [...]
Five qualities of superior leadership and what makes effective digital talent
It’s all very well to say you want to embark on a “digital transformation” – as every company and his dog seems to be doing today – but it’s another thing to have the leaders and team who can deliver it.
In a global survey of views on leadership development, done in July and August 20 [...]
Do we need to be more ‘touchy feely’ in a high tech world?
In the BBC TV series, “Humans”, the world is now divided into humans and “synths”, human-like robots who work among us. They work in our police force, clean the house, look after our children and pets, and really they can do anything we can, just more efficiently and without question.
How [...]
Bowie by my bed, Old Clare is turning conventional hotel thinking on its head
The black-and-white framed photograph of David Bowie by my bedside got me at first sight. Next to it was a note that said, “We are big fans of David Bowie too … Hope you’ll enjoy one of our favourite quotes from the man. Life is not meant to be just black or white, we are constantly pushing an [...]
Nok Air’s Patee on the emotion of social media and Pokemon Go
As far as Patee Sarasin, CEO of Nok Air, is concerned, social is the biggest phenomenon influencing the airline industry.
“Mobile is just a technology but social is about emotions, and it’s harder to manage emotions,” said the Bangkok-based executive who set up the low cost airline 12 years [...]
Business or Pleasure – why not both?
Bertrand Salliet, general manager of FCM Travel Solutions South East Asia, shares his insights on the impact of Bleisure, and how the travel industry and companies can best leverage on the trend and opportunities.
As business travel increasingly becomes a necessity, more and more executives [...]
Letter from Australia: Pokemon On The Go
Pokemon Go, the augmented reality game where players collect in-game items and catch Pokemon characters or monsters, could either be the best thing to happen to gamers and travellers or the biggest social disaster waiting to happen.
I found myself having near collisions with people in Melbourne. [...]
Inspire true hotel loyalty by making your programme stand out
This is a guest post by Patrick Bosworth, CEO of Duetto, a San Francisco-based revenue strategy technology company.
A recent survey commissioned by Choice Hotels International showed that almost two-thirds (61%) of travellers find loyalty programmes and points do impact their choice of vacati [...]
The Wrap: A mile-high (book) club takes off with Jetstar
The weekly news roundup: Jetstar’s Big Book Swap, five personas of Chinese travellers, Edmond Travel partners with Travelport
AVIATION: A mile-high (book) club takes off with Jetstar
Fancy being member of a mile-high club, of the book kind? Low cost carrier Jetstar has started one with t [...]
