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View from the top: Thirayuth Chirathivat (Centara Hotels & Resorts)
RAINI HAMDI
One of Asia's next-generation hotel owners, the soft-spoken and calm Thirayuth has fire in his belly to make Centara Hotels & Resorts (CHR) Thailand the number one chain in the region, reports Raini Hamdi
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Full-service airlines stay strong despite headwinds
SIM KOK CHWEE
Although the world's economic centre of gravity has in recent years shifted towards Asia-Pacific, it has not immunised airlines in this region from the fallout of ailing economies in Europe and the US and, for a brief period, the Arab Spring. |
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Tangled alliances
SIM KOK CHWEE
It once appeared inevitable that any airline with a decent network would eventually join one of the three airline coalitions - Star Alliance, SkyTeam and oneworld. Until recently, it seemed certain that none of the major Gulf carriers saw any value in joining alliances and, to be fair, it seemed equally certain that none of the alliances welcomed them. |
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South America heats up
GRACIA CHIANG AND LIANG XINYI
Encouraged by closer business ties between Asia and South America and the maturing of tastes among leisure travellers in this region, Peru is looking East to tap high-growth markets. |
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Swiss in tactical mode
RAINI HAMDI
Switzerland Tourism, which opened a South-east Asia office in Singapore in June, is sealing partnerships with tour operators in the region to develop new itineraries targeting specific market segments. |
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View from the top: Boh Tuang Poh (Asiatravel.com Holdings Singapore)
RAINI HAMDI
A pioneer in Asia's online travel sector, Boh is still standing while most early players have perished. Business has become tougher with more competitors in the market, but he continues to have a game plan, rolling out TAcentre.com last week. Raini Hamdi talks to Boh about it |
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Home-grown habitation
LINDA HADEN, S PUVANESWARY, CHAMI JOTISALIKORN, ROSA OCAMPO AND MIMI HUDOYO
Tour operators around the region pick their favourite local economy hotels and highlight their edge over international competitors. Reports by Linda Haden, S Puvaneswary, Chami Jotisalikorn, Rosa Ocampo and Mimi Hudoyo |
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Luring the bargain hunters
LINDA HADEN, HONG XU, SHEKHAR NIYOGI AND S PUVANESWARY
As Asians' love for shopping keeps cash registers ringing at outlets worldwide, travel consultants are becoming more creative too. Reports by Linda Haden, Hong Xu, Shekhar Niyogi and S Puvaneswary |
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Opinion: Asian airlines ride the storm
DAVID BRETT, PRESIDENT, AMADEUS ASIA-PACIFIC
THE latest figures released from IATA may sound alarm bells for the global travel community. Though passenger demand for July was up 3.4 per cent year-on-year, it's a significant slowdown in comparison to the 6.3 per cent increase in June and average growth of 6.5 per cent over the first half of the year. What does this change mean for APAC travel players? |
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View from the top: Iqbal Jumabhoy (SilverNeedle Hospitality)
GRACIA CHIANG
The journey is just starting for this Singapore-based hotel company, which has undergone a consolidation in the last nine months and is now ready to expand in Asia-Pacific with its own business-focused brand, Next. Jumabhoy talks Gracia Chiang through the birth process |
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