TRAVEL WEEKLY ASIA
O F F I C I A L D A I L I E S
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2 26 October 2017
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TRAVEL WEEKLY EVENTS
PRESIDENT, TRAVEL GROUP Robert G. Sullivan
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EVENTS, TRAVEL GROUP Alicia Evanko-Lewis
After a brief career break I feared the industry
might have moved on. I needn't have worried.
With all the talk of technology replacing jobs
it still boils down to connections. A year might
have lapsed but the show is still reassuringly
familiar – or maybe it's just the people. Good
conversation seems a prerequisite for joining
the industry. The abundance of free coffee
always helps, too.
— Danielle Yong, Singapore correspondent
"New experiences". "Out of the
ordinary". Buyers are echoing
these words as they look for
novel options in emerging
markets. Easy air connectivity
and cost effectiveness are the twin boosters for
this demand
— Esther Lew, editor-in-chief
I've been advised while in
Singapore I should try shinrin-
yoku. I was dead keen until
I found out it wasn't a fancy
cocktail served at Harry's Bar.
Shinrin-yoku is a Japanese term that means
"taking in the forest atmosphere" or "forest
bathing". No swimsuits required. A young
lady who is training to be a guide with the
Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT )
said despite its small size, Singapore has 300
parks and four nature reserves, so finding trees
is not difficult. Her advice to ITB Asia visitors: "Go
to a forest. Walk slowly. Breathe. Open all your
senses". Give it a go.
— Ian Jarrett, editor-at-large
