Vijay Verghese

As the US-Israel-Iran conflict rages on, East-West travel will seek fresh routings, and domestic travel in Asia will continue to grow

In the pre-Google-maps era, new hotels started lavishing gifts upon taxi drivers to ensure they remembered the address for future fares. But taxis still get lost. 

Actually, would-be passengers may not know their destination either as empty leg flights are random offerings at random times

Why travellers are seeing stars (not just at hotels) and scratching their heads in the dark – to simply fall asleep. New travel trend sees hotels embark on fresh pillow fights

The emotional takeaway may be the biggest gift a hotel can offer its guests. And this is where many fail in their pursuit of head-turning design at the expense of heartwarming service

And how many aircraft engines does it take to make flying safe? Are six better than four, or two? Some aircraft have landed with no engines at all

Muji now operates three hotels with its trademark minimalism and affordable rates. And its rooms use Muji products as a real-time testing lab. Is this the future of business?

Nine lifestyle practices of those living in such areas may help latter-day adventurers achieve stress-free harmony

Cathay Pacific faces strong headwinds as political pressure mounts for new routes and trainee captains are grounded for egregious flying errors

Holidaymakers should follow airline and hotel efforts to save the planet, but separate scams from sustainability