HANOI, Vietnam – With its reputation rising as a gourmet haven, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is elevating its culinary appeal with a new director of F&B and a new member on its pastry team. As the hotel’s new director of food and beverage, Antoine Huc will oversee operations at the French restaurant, Le Beaulieu;...
ANGUILLA — A 14-year-old women’s tour operation is shepherding its groups onto the grounds of private resorts in Sri Lanka and Thailand next month for a series of surf and yoga retreats that run through the end of year. The wellness retreat organizer, SwellWomen, has in the past booked accommodation for its small groups in...
SINGAPORE – Eschewing the grand for the petite, Hua Hin’s newest retreat, Hotel Bocage, may be small with just six rooms, but it’s thinking big when it comes to luxury. Soft-opening in the first quarter of 2017, the hotel has opted for a small scale approach to the number of rooms, but has maxed out...
SAN FRANCISCO — People are smart, and people breathe, but most of us wouldn’t think the same of the walls that surround our living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. A couple of building professionals are trying to change that perception with what they believe is the smartest, most breathable wall ever developed. Called the ‘Smart Wall,’...
BINTAN ISLAND, Indonesia – The Sanchaya doesn’t necessarily expect to be the same setting for any couple’s proposal, wedding, honeymoon and renewal of vows, but a host of new packages coming out this year invites just such a possibility. The new packages leverage a storybook setting on Lagoi Bay, replete with powder white sands, aquamarine...
TOKYO – New England has its fall foliage, Holland its tulips and Provence its lavender, but none can compare to the cherry blossoms that open every spring along Tokyo’s avenues and waterways. Blossoming Tokyo, launched to coincide with spring in Japan, introduces guests to the beauty of sakura (cherry blossoms). During peak bloom, guests will...
HANOI, Vietnam – Following the country’s curves from North to South, the new ‘Quintessentially Vietnam’ package from Exotic Voyages features the country’s finest hotels and cruises in five dynamic destinations: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Ninh Thuan, and Ho Chi Minh City, at a savings of 25% when compared to booking direct. “If you’re only going...
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A recent survey of choice tables, inspiring balconies and powder-white sands across Asia has identified a number of spots where the odds of landing a ‘yes’ on a marriage proposal are higher than usual. Surveyors have found that a combination of factors — some ineffable, others effable — contribute to a reorientation...
