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Postcards from Asia

Back in the USA, after 20 months of no travelIt is my first flight since March 2020, and the ritual of flying with Singapore Airlines felt oddly surreal yet familiar,...

Inspiration, the new transactionWe in Asia have been travel-deprived for 18 months. We need inspiration.

Ah, to be able to hurl snowballs at somebodyCould the travel industry coordinate with medical professionals to manage pandemics without reflexive shutdowns? Dr. Paul...

Traveling again -- albeit at homeSingapore is spending $33 million to get us at home to explore our home.

Feeling 'Cosmically lonely'? Here's to what we miss -- and to doing it againI wonder what Hermes, the god of trade and travel, would think of Covid-19 and what it's done to his domain -- I sense a lot of...

Remember when an 'event' meant meeting people face to face?Until recently, I had never run an event in the midst of a pandemic. We brainstormed ideas for survival.

Code Orange is the new normal in SingaporeIn spite of Covid-19 fears, life goes on.

A kimono moment in Japan's New Golden AgeTaking the Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to anywhere in Japan is like riding a fast train into the past.

Sharing the samurai spirit with travelersTrain your body and mind, and you, too, can be a samurai.

In Asia, agents are still learning cruise sellingAs the Asian cruise market evolves, travel agents who focus on price and commissions must adapt or be left behind.