HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Jan. 3, 2018) – A neighborhood of leafy avenues, storied palaces and pagodas, meaningful museums and some of Vietnam’s most striking colonial architecture, District 3 is one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most underrated enclaves. As well as history and heritage, it is also home to some of the city’s...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Dec. 20, 2017) – Grand Hyatt Taipei has tapped veteran hotelier, Jan-Hendrik Meidinger, as its new general manager. In his new role, Meidinger will lead one of the region’s most iconic luxury properties and its 1,000 hotel Ambassadors. Meidinger relocates to the Taiwanese capital with more than 25 years of experience in the...
SINGAPORE (Dec. 20, 2017) – Hospitality executive Mikael Svensson has joined hospitality management and building solutions company Louis T Collection as senior vice president. Svensson will oversee operations of the group’s current hotel portfolio and work closely with its technical services team on new projects. The Swedish-native has spent the past 25 years in hospitality...
RIO SAN JUAN, Dominican Republic (Dec. 19, 2017) — Ani Villas Dominican Republic, a secluded, 14-key private resort that commands its own dramatic peninsula, opened on December 16. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, the four-acre estate trades on spectacular vistas. Twelve of the resort’s 14 suites front the ocean with great banks of windows...
HANOI (Dec. 14, 2017) — An actual lake and real-life farmers form the foundation of a cultural spectacle that recently debuted on the outskirts of Hanoi. Called The Quintessence of Tonkin, the outdoor play is staged on a lake next to one of Vietnam’s oldest Buddhist pagodas and performed by a cast of 250 characters,...
PHU QUOC, Vietnam (Dec. 13, 2017) – Fusion Resort Phu Quoc, the tropical island’s newest spa resort, is moving full steam ahead this month with the launch of three “Wellness Voyages” that promise a journey of mind, body, and soul. The new three-, five-, and seven-day packages are crafted around health pillars designed to address...
HANOI (Nov. 30, 2017) – Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi kicks off the holiday season with an official invitation-only Christmas Lights Ceremony on December 1. For the first time, British cycling legend David Lloyd will join forces with six foreign ambassadors to take part in a bicycle ‘race’ to generate enough electricity to turn on the...
BALI, Indonesia (Nov. 29, 2017) — The newest golf venue in Bali is already the best par-3 course in the world. That’s a distinction Bukit Pandawa Golf & Country Club now holds after last Saturday’s World Golf Awards ceremony in southeastern Spain. The year-old layout won ‘World’s Best Par-3 Course 2017’ at the red-carpet event,...
DANANG, Vietnam (Nov. 28, 2017) — For the second year in a row, Ba Na Hills Golf Club has earned a prominent place on one of the biggest stages in world golf. On Saturday, the Luke Donald design on the outskirts of Danang won ‘Asia’s Best Golf Course’ at the 2017 World Golf Awards in...
