Alta blog

By Rakesh Patel - Tis the season to be making new year forecasts. After another solid, if not spectacular, travel and tourism year in 2025, what does next year have

By Rakesh Patel - Tokyo has always held a special place for me. I spent the 1990s working in financial markets there, witnessing a bubble - and then a burst

By Rakesh Patel -The Asian hotel community gathered recently at IHIF in Hong Kong and HICAP in Singapore - valuable forums to exchange insights and perspectives. It was a pleasure

By Rakesh Patel - I did my first detox therapy at 16. It lasted two years and involved 13 glasses of fresh vegetable and fruit juice per day (total about

By Rakesh Patel - My recent trip to Barcelona and London underscored what’s on the mind of European tourists this summer: climate, crowds, costs - and the “Trump Slump”. Heatwaves and

By Rakesh Patel - These photos give me hope and happiness. Teaching financial literacy to underprivileged children was not only deeply rewarding, but also a powerful reminder of how fortunate