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":"eac66514eafa708d239728d61b0e5625","s":"5d88276d440acb91"}
Share your thoughts. Click here