LUANG PRABANG, Laos —Luang Prabang's Villa Maly and its upstream sister property, Kamu Lodge Experience, welcomed a new general manager last week as parent company Apple Tree Group put Axel de Boynes in charge of the group’s Laotian hospitality properties from Feb. 14. Since 2009, the group has also operated a lunch and dinner cruise...
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Three years after joining GHM as executive assistant manager at The Chedi Muscat, Andy Kunz is trading the sands of Arabia for a riverside perch in one of Thailand’s most compelling destinations Kunz succeeds Stefan Noll as general manager of the GHM property when Noll departs for cooler climes and a...
The publisher of a prominent magazine once sketched out for me the ways and means of a PR agency he once knew. Describing the principals at a cocktail party, he described “her in that corner with a glass of white” and “him in that corner with a glass of red.” I was thinking about this...
HANOI, Vietnam — The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi appointed a new executive assistant manager this month, hiring Julie Marie-Anne Bruley to head up its rooms division. Bruley’s post at the Metropole comes after a two-year sabbatical during which she achieved her Executive MBA from the European School ESCP. She complemented those studies with additional coursework...
DANANG, Vietnam — Vietnam’s premier resort is celebrating the launch of direct flights between Hong Kong and Danang by rolling out an offer aimed at families, couples and golfers. The Nam Hai's newest promotion takes wing March 28 when Hong Kong-based carrier Dragonair commences service to Southeast Asia's hottest new holiday destination. Between now and...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The Caravelle is entering the running for most memorable MICE package in Vietnam with a residential meeting offer showcasing a cross-section of Saigon’s colourful history and its legendary motorcycle traffic. Planners looking for a dynamic destination to hold their business events can book the Caravelle’s new ‘Saigon Buzz’ package...
BAGAN, Myanmar — Bagan Lodge, a highly anticipated luxury lodge by the Apple Tree Group in the heart of historic Bagan, is set for its soft opening on April 15, 2013. Located near the eastern shore of the legendary Irrawaddy River, the property offers 85 air-conditioned rooms in three classes of accommodation, ranging from 261...
HANOI, Vietnam — Tom Hayden, one of the founders and leaders of the 1960s student movement and an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War, returned to Hanoi in in December to burrow through his history in the city, as well as a warren of subterranean rooms he’d last visited when bombs rained on this war-torn...
When I first showed up in Vietnam in 1992, Coca Cola was not readily available, nor was Pepsi. A trade embargo was in effect. American companies could not sell in Vietnam. And so, back then, we drank Tribeco soda, which wasn’t all that bad. After the embargo, consumer brands dipped their toes in Vietnam’s waters....
