Forbes Travel Guide announces a new CEO, Singapore to host the Formula 1 until 2028 and more...

Forbes Travel Guide announces a new CEO
Monday, 7th February 2022

Forbes Travel Guide announced the appointment of Hermann Elger as chief executive officer to lead the 64-year-old company and its highly respected team into a new phase of strategic growth in global travel.

Elger succeeds Forbes Travel Guide CEO Filip Boyen, who is stepping away from his position in mid-February after three-and-a-half years and will remain an ambassador for the company >>

Singapore to host the FIA Formula One World Championship until 2028
7 Feb 2022 : Race will return in 2022 to reinvigorate tourism and lifestyle sectors, as well as support local jobs and businesses, while adopting solutions to reduce its carbon footprint >>

News from around Asia Pacific
6 Feb 2022 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: Thailand Government is expanding Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, Sri Lanka plans to develop Galle Port into a tourism hub and more >>

One&Only opens its first resort in the US
5 Feb 2022 : Lone Mountain Land Company and Kerzner International are pleased to announce One&Only Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana, the first One&Only resort and residential community in the United States >>

MO Hyde Park, London unveils a new dining concept, The Aubrey London
5 Feb 2022 : The Aubrey London, which replaces Bar Boulud, is described as ‘an eccentric Izakaya’ with two distinctive bar experiences and accompanying Japanese cuisine >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Hong Kong: Looking Back at the Past Two Years, What Have We Learned?
Monday, 7th February 2022

Speech given at the SKAL Club of Hong Kong by highly respected hotelier and mentor, Giovanni Angelini in December 2021.

We are entering the 3rd year of this nasty pandemic and yes, all of us are tired and fed up with it in particular with the traveling restrictions and with the status of our business, travel and tourism continues to be brutalized.

And even worse, is that no one can accurately predict the course of the pandemic. When all this will end? We simply do not know >>

Latin America’s Strong Recovery is Losing Momentum, Underscoring Reform Needs
Economies in Latin American and the Caribbean are losing steam after making a strong comeback last year, Governments will need to combine fighting inflation with structural policies that reignite growth >>

Editorial: A Tale of Two Games
Beijing 2008 was a symbol of the acceptance of China into the Champions league of nations in an increasingly globalised and cooperating world.

Beijing 2022 presents a China facing serious economic, ecological, political and social problems, more feared than admired in the world >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of February 04, 2022
Accor Northern Europe travel trends report, Middle East RevPAR recovery highest among global regions and more >>