How social-media-reliant Gen Zers and millennials’ travel planning differs to that of Gen Xers and baby boomers, and why authentic experiences are key.

Set-jetting will be a trend in 2024, reckons Expedia – Thailand may draw White Lotus 3 fans, for example. Lonely Planet wants sustainable travel to be a theme; places to avoid the crowds are a thing too.

Spaniard becomes biggest name to make switch since Open champion Cameron Smith joined in 2022.

Mastercard will be able to issue branded bank cards and run an independent payment information exchange network for fund settlements and transactions in China following the approval.

Hotel room rates will rise at least 10 per cent in 10 major cities next year, a report finds, and there will be increases in all 80-plus cities surveyed. Rising business travel is a factor for some.

Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei managed to only sell 28 of the 39 paintings on offer for a total of HK$455 million (US$58.1 million) 24 per cent less than the bottom estimate.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, also CEO of Paytm, increased his stake at the firm after purchasing shares from Ant Group subsidiary Antfin amid broader concerns about Chinese ownership in Indian fintech firms.

Lounges might just be one of the best parts of a luxury travel experience – from Cathay Pacific’s first-class lounge with its massage parlour to Qantas’ incredible cocktails, here’s where to go

Happy 25th birthday to Hong Kong International Airport! As the city celebrates this quarter-century milestone, we take a look at all the fantastic reasons we love it – modern updates included

From touring, studio albums and merch to investing in real estate and helping those in need, here’s how Tay Tay got so rich, so fast – and how she’s giving back to those in need

Tencent will let foreign users link their Visa cards to their WeChat mobile payments accounts from July, after a similar move by Ant Group’s Alipay.

While China specialised in becoming the world’s factory, India has spent the past three decades quietly attracting multinationals to set up so-called global capability centres – which now generate more combined revenue than the entire economy of Nepal.

Tourists are increasingly travelling to locations they see on television shows, from the dreamy hotels in The White Lotus to the streets of the French capital pictured in Emily in Paris. Here’s why.

An outright US ban of the app would be a devastating blow to many of the small businesses that have turned to TikTok to reach potential customers.

From Accor, Marriott, Intercontinental and Hilton to Kempinski, Anantara and Pan Pacific, we look at how hotel loyalty programmes work and how to get the best out of them.

Despite Cher’s 1986 Oscars look being described as a ‘bat-crazy mash-up of witchy showgirl and Halloween Big Bird’, it still made headlines – as did these other unforgettable red carpet ensembles

Airwallex acquired 100 per cent of online payments and information services firm Guangzhou Shang Wu Tong Network Technology and it is now a third-party payments provider in China.

‘People want to see that their government is inclusive and represents everyone no matter who they love, no matter what their identity,’ said Albanese, the first sitting prime minister to take part in the LGBT event.

His net worth may have halved after Adidas and Gap slashed contracts with him, but his gigantic property portfolio, Porsches and Mercedes-Benzs, and queue of loyal music listeners keep his value up

Environmental concerns, rising ticket prices, increased flight cancellations amid staff shortages and a boom in online videoconferencing are all undermining the single-day trip option as an industry standard.

Remember those damning sexual abuse allegations around Armie Hammer? Well, here’s an update on the disgraced actor’s possible whereabouts today …

Wealthy wanderlusters are seeking more extreme holidays for bucket-list travel destinations, from Rwanda to the Galapagos Islands, while prioritising remoteness and family first

Book a luxury berth and cross Europe by train, go on safari in Mexico or seek adventure in the Arctic Circle – today’s trips look to meet the need for more conscious travel

Christina Chung talks to Kate Whitehead about surviving an abusive father, a gambler first husband and a catwalk creep, finding love, raising six daughters and returning to modelling at the age of 50.

The self-taught chef changed the rules of fine dining for Hong Kong. With the reinvention of Bo Innovation and the imminent launch of Celebrity Demon, Alvin Leung is rewriting his own story, again.

Will Ferrell may make US$20 million per film he acts in, but he also produces HBO hit Succession and is set to star in the new Barbie movie – so which other comedians have truly hit the big time?

She was the first Korean to graduate from Harvard Business School … but how did the mum-of-two earn her whopping US$4.1 billion fortune?

American Express International claimed Regina Leung Tong Ching-yee had ‘refused, failed or otherwise neglected’ to settle an outstanding bill of HK$93,155 as of April 28.