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India’s Outbound Boom: Rajeev Sabharwal on Weddings & Travel Trends | PTM 2025
When the great and the good of the global tourism trade gather on the trade show floor of Pacific Asia Travel Mart 2025 (PTM 2025) there...
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Sep 224 min read
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Nepal Beyond Everest: Adventure, Culture and Resilience in the Himalayas
Amidst the business networking on the trade show floor at PATA Travel Mart in Bangkok (PTM2025), the Trends pop-up studio managed to...
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Sep 224 min read
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Ark Travel Express: Steering the Philippines to a World of Journeys
Ark Travel Express, one of the Philippines’ most recognisable names in tourism. The company has weathered the tempests of global crises...
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Sep 214 min read
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Rewiring the future of travel: Simplenight
At the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s PATA Travel Mart 2025 in Bangkok, David Barrett, host of the Trends series, sat down with Mark...
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Sep 204 min read
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Where snow meets sand in Aseer, Saudi
At the PATA Travel Mart (PTM2025) in Bangkok, among the wealth of meetings, speeches and corporate displays, one conversation cut through...
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Sep 204 min read
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Guardian of Sanctuary Resorts
Pacific Asia Travel Association’s trade show floors are never short of outsized personalities. At the PATA’s PTM2025, hosted in Bangkok,...
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Sep 194 min read
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Bhutan: Where Travel Still Holds Its Mystique
Tourism in Bhutan has long carried an air of mystique. For decades, the Himalayan kingdom kept the world at arm’s length, its borders...
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Sep 184 min read
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Discova Charts a New Course: Global Scale, Local Soul in Asia Tourism
Discova, the destination management company owned by Australia’s Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG), has been steadily building its...
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Sep 154 min read
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Trends Ep 12 Pichai Pongsasaovapark Contemporary Artist in Sustainability, Environment & Social
Pichai Pongsasaovapark - Illuminating Environmental Crises and Social Issues Through Art  Continuing the theme of Sustainability, in...
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Feb 252 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 11 with Vivi Siriporn Sriram Blue Renaissance + 30X30 Coalition on Sustainability and UNDP
Vivi Sirporn Sriaram's Crusade for a Sustainable Future  We talk about saving the environment in Episode 11 of Trends. Vivi Sirporn...
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Feb 253 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 10 with much loved Colin Hastings, Expat, Sportsman and Publisher in Thailand
The Expat Extraordinaire: Colin Hastings and His Remarkable Print Publication in Thailand  Revelations. Rugby. Reigning supreme as the...
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Feb 252 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 9 How to become an Ordained Buddhist Monk in Northern Thailand with Mark Van Ogtrop of Beacon Sky Hospitality
In the world of high-end hospitality and corporate success, where the relentless pursuit of profits often takes centre stage, there are...
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Feb 253 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 8, TCEB - Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau President on the outlook for Thailand's Business Events Industry
Welcome to Episode 8 of Trends! In this episode, we have a special invitation to the President's Office at the Thailand Convention &...
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Feb 253 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 7: Chris Stafford Luxury Tented Camp Experiences - Visama Lodges Mae Chan, North Thailand
Discover the Art of Sustainable Luxury at Visama Lodges Mae Chan  In a world that often feels dominated by the fast-paced rhythms of...
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Feb 253 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 5 Bill Bensley, Bensley Design Creatively Curious
Trends Interview Episode 5: Pushing the Boundaries of Hotel Design with Bill Bensley: Hotels' Heartthrob, Landscape Lover, Design...
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Feb 253 min read
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Rediscovering Thai Elegance: The Montien Hotel Surawong Bangkok's Timeless Transformation
In this latest episode four of Trends, our host, David Barrett, in in conversation with Khun Montien Tantakit, the distinguished...
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Oct 10, 20233 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 6 with Coco LaShaun, Bangkok's Jazz Enchantress
Episode Six of Trends takes a soulful turn as David Barrett sits down with Coco LaShaun, Bangkok's resident American Jazz Songstress. In...
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Oct 5, 20233 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 3 Trends in Thai Hospitality with Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, President, Thai Hotels Association
Episode 3 of Trends is in conversation with Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, President of the Thai Hotels Association (THA). THA, a venerable...
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Sep 29, 20234 min read
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Trends Season 1, Ep 2: The Past, Present and Future of Thai Tourism: Imtiaz Muqbil Shares Insights
In the latest episode of "Trends," the insightful conversation delves into the annals of Thailand's vibrant tourism industry, guided by...
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Sep 29, 20233 min read
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Stay tuned to Trends
Next Friday Episode Two of Trends is published by TravelDailyNews Asia Pacific and I am in conversation with Imtiaz Muqbil, renowned...
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Sep 23, 20231 min read
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