HANOI, Vietnam — An American Jazz Diva is relocating this month from Bangkok to Hanoi where she’ll command the stage six nights a week at Le Club in the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi. The Diva, Kristen Evelyn Rossi, will sing Tuesday through Sunday from 8:45 pm, accompanied by the hotel’s jazz ensemble. Her repertoire includes...
HUE, Vietnam — Alba Hot Springs Resort is courting couples this holiday season with a pair of promotions tailor-made for twosomes. From Dec. 23-25 and Dec. 30-Jan. 1, the wellness retreat 30 kilometers north of Hue is offering deals on rooms for two inclusive of welcome drinks, fruit plates and 15-percent discounts on food and...
TOKYO, Japan — Less than three short years since its debut, Palace Hotel Tokyo’s Crown restaurant has made good on its ambition to light up the city’s culinary appeal with its first Michelin star. The French fine dining establishment now joins the city’s top restaurants in the 2015 Michelin Guide for Tokyo just released last...
HANOI, Vietnam — Flavors from around the world started rotating through the Press Club Oct. 1 as the new chef at one of Hanoi’s most venerable dining establishments rolled out his new lunchtime series. Each day, from Monday to Friday, the lunchtime buffet offers up either a new cuisine or a new culinary theme as...
BANGKOK — October has been a month to remember for the Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit. Two weeks after being hailed ‘Best New Business Hotel’ at Business Traveller’s annual awards ceremony in London, the two-year old property made Conde Nast Traveler’s list of the 25 ‘Best Hotels in Southeast Asia.’ Both accolades were bestowed upon the hotel...
The Great White Shark came ashore in southern Vietnam last week to cut the ribbon on one of Asia’s most eagerly anticipated golf courses — ever. At a ceremony on the first tee at The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip, Australian golf icon Greg Norman officially opened his 87th design by calling it “a true links...
NEW YORK — After years of perfectly respectable placements on the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers Choice Awards list, Vietnam has now won the No. 1 spot on a list of the Top Hotels in Southeast Asia. Announced in New York on Oct. 20, the results of Conde Nast Traveler’s 27th annual survey placed five...
