Singapore (16 June 2025) – TravMedia is honoured to welcome Richard Quest, CNN's foremost international anchor and business correspondent, as the Keynote Speaker at The TravMedia Summit Asia, held at Suntec Singapore on 13 October as part of IMM Asia 2025.

Renowned for his commanding presence and decades-long career in journalism, Quest is celebrated for his hit series Quest's World of Wonder, in which he explores global destinations and uncovers the stories that shape them. Based in New York, his unique voice and storytelling style have made him one of the most recognisable figures in international broadcasting.

“Richard Quest is one of the most compelling voices in travel and business journalism,” said Nick Wayland, CEO and Founder of TravMedia. “Following his electrifying keynote in North America and Australia, we're thrilled to bring him to Singapore to inspire Asia's leading travel communicators and media with his unmatched perspective on the travel industry's past, present and future.”

Quest also anchors Quest Means Business, CNN's flagship business program, and serves as the network's airline and aviation correspondent, presenting CNN Business Traveller monthly. His work has earned him interviews with leading airline executives and global icons, and he has reported on everything from the fall of financial markets to the disappearance of flight MH370.

Quest said, “Singapore is a dynamic crossroads of global travel. It's an honour to headline The TravMedia Summit Asia and engage with the region's top voices in travel media and tourism.”

The TravMedia Summit is a vital forum for connecting travel brands, PR professionals, editors and writers from across APAC. Held on the first day of IMM (International Media Marketplace), the conference features thought-provoking keynotes, expert panels and trend-driven discussions on topics including wellbeing tourism, rewriting the rules of freelancing, the best AI tools for PR and media, and understanding the new Indian traveller.

Additional speakers for The TravMedia Summit Asia 2025 will be announced soon.

To register and learn more about panel topics, visit travmedia.com/immasia/summit 

For more information, contact:

Lauren Moelk
Chief Communications Officer
TravMedia
lauren.moelk@travmedia.com 

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About Richard Quest

Richard Quest is CNN's foremost international business correspondent and anchor of Quest Means Business, the definitive word on how we earn and spend our money. Based in New York, he is one of the most instantly recognisable members of the CNN team.

Quest hosts CNN International's signature monthly feature program, Quest's World of Wonder, an immersive travel series that finds him exploring a new destination each month and meeting fascinating people who reveal the heart of that city. He is also CNN's established airline and aviation correspondent, where he presents the monthly CNN Business Traveller show, the definitive authority on making the most of doing business on the road. He has interviewed all the major airline executives, including current Delta CEO Ed Bastian, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes and President of Emirates Sir Timothy Charles Clark. His book 'The Vanishing of Flight MH370: The True Story of the Hunt for the Missing Malaysian Plane' details his unique perspective on covering MH370 for CNN.

Quest also serves as CNN Business editor-at-large and often hosts the digital live financial show "Markets Now" live streamed from the floor of the NYSE at CNNBusiness.com. Quest has covered every major stock market and financial crisis since Black Monday in 1987 and has reported from global financial centres, including Wall Street, London, Sao Paulo, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Quest's coverage of breaking news, which has spanned more than three decades, has seen him report on a range of stories from the COVID-19 pandemic, the death of Yasser Arafat and the Lockerbie Pan Am 103 crash to the death of Michael Jackson. Quest is more than just business; few journalists have had guests as varied, from His Holiness, The Dalai Lama to actress Joan Collins to the founder of Playboy Magazine, Hugh Hefner.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) awarded Quest the 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his work as a business journalist reporting on the tourism industry. Prior to joining CNN, he worked at the BBC, where he was the North America business correspondent based on Wall Street for 12 years.

About IMM

TravMedia's IMM is the leading travel industry event for travel brands and destinations to connect with the media. In its 13th year, IMM hosts more than 2,500 media and international travel brands annually in six countries worldwide. Upcoming IMM events include IMM Asia in Singapore 13-14 October 2025; IMM North America in New York City on 21-22 January 2026; IMM Australia in Sydney on 26-27 February 2026; IMM Germany in Berlin on 2 March 2026; IMM UK in London on 9-10 March 2026; IMM France in Paris on 11 March 2026; IMM Brazil in Sao Paulo in April 2026.

For more information and registration for IMM 2025 events, visit www.travmedia.com/imm or email imm@travmedia.com.