HUE, Vietnam (Feb. 7, 2018) — La Residence Hotel & Spa, twelve years after opening as one of the hottest new hotels in Asia, is wrapping up work on the first phase of a two-step renovation that will stand as the most dramatic pivot in its short history. While the canvas of the hotel’s art deco...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Feb. 6, 2018) — Banyan Tree Samui, a luxurious 88-villa beachfront resort on one of Thailand’s most compelling island destinations, is handing out smartphones with room keys at check in. An initiative that got underway on December 16, the phones offer free and unrestricted international telephone calls and 4G Internet, as well as...
BINTAN ISLAND, Indonesia (January 30, 2018) – While most practitioners of mindfulness retreat to the pagoda and the sangha for space and community, The Sanchaya is stepping up as an alternative venue for a retreat that indulges silence and calm, to be sure, but great food and fine wine, as well. The 10-hectare beachfront estate...
HANOI (Jan. 30, 2018) — In the days leading up to the Lunar Year of the Dog, Vietnam’s most storied hotel will host a festive open-air bazaar featuring more than a dozen stalls selling gourmet foods and beverages, designer clothing and luxury gifts. The five-day Tet Ha thanh (Hanoian market in Vietnamese) at Sofitel Legend...
Start off the Year of the Dog at one of these festive destinations: Grand Hyatt Taipei People tend to overdo it around the holidays, especially when it comes to food. At Grand Hyatt Taipei, revelers can ring in the Year of the Dog with a lavish Chinese New Year banquet complete with live entertainment and...
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HO TRAM, Vietnam (Jan. 17, 2018) — The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip has retained its status as one of Golf Digest’s best golf courses in the world — only now it is 39 places higher than it was in 2016, when the planet’s most widely-read golf publication released the follow-up to its inaugural ‘World 100...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Jan. 17, 2018) – Fusion Resort Cam Ranh, on Vietnam’s south central coast, welcomed the new year with a new name and a new wellness concept. The all-spa inclusive resort has revamped its spa menu and is introducing a packed schedule of healthy and healing activities ranging from anti-gravity yoga and yoga...
HANOI (Jan. 16, 2018) – Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has made Condé Nast Traveler‘s highly influential list of the best hotels in the world for 2018. Vietnam’s most storied hotel was hailed as the No. 1 Hotel in Hanoi by the editors of the prestigious US travel publication. Spanning six continents and 54 countries, the...
