Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Sunil Jagtiani, Bloomberg
Linking up international airports would be great news for Thailand's tourism industry but as always with these big infrastructure projects, it's about weighing up the costs and benefits.
15 hours ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Our first Asia Editor, Raini Hamdi, starts with us today and shares how she intends to cover the vast, fast, diverse, and dynamic region of Asia. Apart from remembering to breathe deeply, she'll be focusing on the stories that count.
1 week ago
Jinshan Hong and Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
Cathay Pacific isn't the first airline to suffer a data breach but this sounds like a pretty significant hack. CEO Rupert Hogg's priority is making sure it doesn't happen again.
3 weeks ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Design-branded properties are well placed to the growing number of Chinese middle- and upper-class consumers, thanks to the intersection of luxury travel and fashion.
2 months ago
Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
The Asia-Pacific region will see sustained passenger growth over the next 20 years. It will be interesting to see how this impacts the traditionally strong North American and European markets.
3 months ago
Bloomberg
A loss is bad news for Cathay Pacific and will cast fresh doubts on whether the airline can successfully turn itself around.
3 months ago
Bloomberg News, Bloomberg
Rising fuel prices are bad news for most airlines. We'll find out soon enough whether Cathay Pacific is strong enough to cope with the new environment.
3 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Even if you think you've heard enough about millennials and Chinese consumers, it's worth keeping an eye on how both are reshaping the luxury travel industry — especially as brands are looking to target them in the coming years.
4 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Like many airlines, Cathay Pacific underestimated the digital revolution and the threat of low-cost competition. It is playing catch up, and its recent financial results have not been pretty. But Cathay Pacific has an excellent brand, and it serves a lucrative home market. It should be OK.
5 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Asian destinations have been a big beneficiary of the global business travel boom. This has created complexity, however, for North American and European event planners as they look to hold events in more diverse locations.
6 months ago
Allan Leibowitz, Skift
With Asia becoming a more popular meetings destination for Western organizations, events professionals need to understand local capabilities and cultural nuances. Often, local assistance on the ground can be the difference between success and failure.
6 months ago
Laura Powell, Skift
How do you update an iconic hotel without losing its charm? That's the challenge currently facing interior designers working on Raffles Singapore.
7 months ago