Asia Travel Booming Despite China’s Slow Recovery

Executives at the world’s largest hotel companies are all reporting extremely strong growth in Asia. Skift reviewed the latest earnings calls from Marriott International, Hilton, IHG Hotels and Resorts, Accor and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. While terminologies may differ, the message is broadly similar – even though China’s recovery remains uneven, there is strong demand … Read more

Somaya Critchlow Puts Black Nudes Among Old Masters

When the English artist Somaya Critchlow was at art school around a decade ago, she once showed a tutor a painting she had made of her cousins sitting on a sofa. When the teacher likened it to the glam-realist style of David Hockney, Critchlow was taken aback. “This sucks,” she recalled thinking. “That’s not what … Read more