“On the one hand, you have markets such as Singapore and Thailand, with an extremely strong inbound booker market and a well-developed tourism industry. You also have markets that are just opening up to tourists, like Myanmar, that have massive growth potential and then markets that are extremely fragmented within themselves such as Indonesia.”

Dutch businesswoman

Gillian Tans is a Dutch businesswoman. She led Booking.com as chief executive officer from 2016 to 2019, overseeing its global strategy and operations. At Booking.com, she was responsible for the company’s business units and later became chairwoman, with her term renewed until 2021. From May 2022 to May 2023, she served as president of the Dutch bicycle and e-bike company VanMoof.