
Category: Travelling
How an Airline Is Casting a Shadow on India’s Elections(Bloomberg) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi rode to power five years ago on his business friendly credentials and the promise of generating millions of jobs. Now an airline is on the verge of collapse, bringing Modi’s image under attack just months before national elections.Struggling in…
A bookish, bespectacled man in his forties with a fedora on his head walked onto a neon-lit stage decorated with fluorescent tapestries of Ganesha, Shiva, Vishnu, Lakshmi, and Kali and started rapping.The staccato rhythm of the lyrics was punctuated by his propulsive body language: “Ganesh is so fresh chillin on his throne / surrounded by…
TAIWAN “MUST and will” be reunited with the mainland, declared Xi Jinping, China’s president, on January 2nd. Chinese leaders have been saying such things since the retreating Nationalists separated the island from the rest of the country after losing the civil war to the Communists in 1949. But Mr Xi has done more than just…
It’s been a little less than two years since Keith Barr became the CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), succeeding former CEO Richard Solomons, but in that time, Barr has made it a point to make sure that IHG is a very different company.“I’ve had a lot of people talk to me, saying, ‘Wow, you know,…
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But as a plane for hire, this bulbous airliner could be flying for decades to comeAFTER A century of refining their craft, planemakers have become masters of building safe, reliable jets that bring air travel within reach of the masses. Occasionally their products win cult status among passengers. Concorde, the world’s only reliable supersonic passenger…
Hello BoF Professionals, your exclusive ‘This Week in Fashion’ briefing is ready, with members-only analysis on the key topic of the week and a digest of the week’s top news. On Tuesday, Apple announced that Angela Ahrendts is exiting the company in April, five years after the longtime fashion executive and catalyst of Burberry’s luxury…
Australia and New Zealand are sweltering through a record-breaking heatwave that has sent snakes slithering into bathrooms and sparked warnings from the authorities not to walk around outside barefoot. The soaring temperatures come as travellers from across Asia are expected to head down under en masse for the Lunar New Year next week. In Sydney,…
As Australians ring in 2019, goals are being set for the New Year, and without a doubt, ‘work less; travel more’ will be the resolution topping many of these lists.So where are Aussie holidaymakers headed this year? Leading accommodation provider Oaks Hotels & Resorts is lifting the lid on some of the hottest trends in…
1 min read 国内竞争加剧 携程提速出海步伐 – Beijing Business TodayWhat happened: Ctrip, China’s biggest online travel agent, is planning to expand its businesses to Europe in 2019, CEO Sun Jie announced at the company’s annual meeting. Ctrip has been plotting its global expansion over the past few years, first focusing on securing a firm foothold in Asia…