Travel and hospitality
June 15, 2016
Image courtesy of Peninsula Hotels
By Forrest Cardamenis
Nearly 80 percent of affluent Asian consumers plan to increase spending on travel, according to a new report from Agility Monitor.
{"ct":"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","iv":"f86e500ba490be9f99f087330c3aa58c","s":"cd369682e8767111"}
Share your thoughts. Click here