Articles tagged “asia monthly”

Engines aren’t the only things revving in Singapore this weekend, so are hotel rates, loyalty redemptions, and travelers’ appetite for the extras beyond the race.

Branded homes already carry a price premium in Dubai, and big hotel brands are racing to partner up with developers.

The world’s biggest travel market is now being shaped by algorithms, as Chinese travelers lean on AI to plan trips, book last-minute, and travel more independently than ever.

Hotel investment in Asia Pacific slowed sharply in the first half of 2025, but the pullback looks temporary. Lifestyle hotels, fueled by demand for design and experience, are positioned to drive the rebound.

Hong Kong is a major aviation and logistics hub. A 36-hour suspension, or even a day of heavily curtailed operations, would ripple through global supply chains and connecting flights.

When three industry titans swap war stories and one-liners, you get more than laughs... You get a masterclass on how no industry mixes grit, glamour, and gut instinct quite like travel.

Agoda trimmed jobs in Singapore, Shanghai, and Budapest, but the layoffs aren’t what landed the online travel agency in trouble. The bigger controversy is how the company warned employees not to seek help from authorities or unions, with severance pay on the line if they did.

CheckIn shows how Prism is trying to reinvent itself for a new kind of Indian traveler. It built its empire on budget hotels, but the company now sees its future in catering to people willing to pay more for better stays.

Two of the biggest online travel agencies in Asia have decided that sharing inventory is a faster route to scale than going it alone. That is the key takeaway.

An Oyo IPO has been rumored for years, but CEO Ritesh Agarwal's shifting tone signals momentum. A listing in India would spotlight how the world’s fastest-growing travel market is also producing global hospitality players with scale and ambition to match.