Interviews
SO/ Maldives scales up bespoke luxury programming amid rising demand for conscious travel: Olivier Moies-Delval
Olivier Moies-Delval, General Manager, SO/ Maldives, in conversation with Travel Daily Media, shared insights into how the resort leverages personalisation, avant-garde design, and conscious luxury to drive business value and long-term brand loyalty
Resort leader slams volume-chasing rivals, says ‘simplicity’ sustains ultra-luxury rates
Paul van Frank, General Manager, Milaidhoo Maldives, in conversation with Travel Daily Media discusses how Milaidhoo Maldives is strengthening its position in the ultra-luxury segment through personalised guest experiences, sustainability-led operations, strategic global partnerships, and an authentic Maldivian identity centred on emotional luxury and exclusivity.
Resort leader says future luxury value lies in ‘tangible feelings,’ not flashy infrastructure
Hussain Shahid, General Manager, Noku Maldives, Vignette Collection, An IHG Hotel in conversation with Travel Daily Media discusses how the resort is leveraging the global strength of IHG Hotels & Resorts while preserving its island identity, investing in sustainable tourism, and creating experience-led luxury.
Beyond the buzzwords: HOFTEL’s Simon Allison outlines new priorities for hospitality investors
In an exclusive interview with Travel Daily Media, Simon Allison, founder and chairman of HOFTEL, shares his insights regarding hopitality investment in Southeast Asia ahead of SEAHIS 2026.
‘Stop working in silos’: BCD CEO says 80% of travel buyers have overhauled risk systems
Eight in 10 firms now integrate traveller tracking alerts and emergency coordination systems.
‘We do the expert work’: CEO says travel agents can bypass fragmented global rail rules
Luxury train tourism and fragmented booking systems drive specialist rail travel growth.
‘Get in early’: Tech executive warns hotels to master AI search optimization or lose guests
Lighthouse warns early adopters of GEO optimisation will hold structural advantages over rivals who delay investment.
‘Asia is not one market’: Agoda CEO says local partnerships critical to battle fragmentation
Bank rewards and payment platforms influence how travellers complete hotel reservations.
‘Treat your points like perishable inventory’: Executive warns of $1T travel rewards trap
Tribuescape says airlines and hotels can expire balances or change redemption rules without warning.
Langham upgrades core property management systems as hotel cyber threats escalate
As hotels embrace AI, connected technologies, cloud-based platforms, and increasingly personalised guest experiences, the importance of cybersecurity, data privacy,
Luxury boutique hotels double down on guest intimacy as global mega-chains expand scale
The EDITION brand is built on providing unique and original experiences, shares Robert Pattenden, General Manager, The Singapore EDITION, in conversation with Travel Daily Media. He affirms that the common belief as a team is that true luxury is not defined by the offerings, but by the feelings evoked in guests.
Crisis response models must change to combat AI misinformation, intelligence CEO says
Sophisticated, AI-generated disinformation during the Middle East crisis has severely compressed decision-making timelines for the travel industry, Riskline CEO Suzanne Sangiovese told Travel Daily Media. Sangiovese warned that travel management companies can no longer treat intelligence verification as an afterthought amid a flood of unverified social media claims.
‘Think global, act local’: LHC International managing director shares blueprint for hospitality hiring
Owners now expect general managers to drive commercial and financial performance.
‘It’s all about partnerships’: Smiling Albino CEO reflects on a quarter-century in luxury tourism
Guests are staying longer to connect more deeply with destinations.
‘Hotels lost control’: Roibos CEO vows to democratize travel distribution landscape
Hotels lose pricing control through fragmented B2B distribution
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