HO CHI MINH CITY — Ten years after signing its first contract with an award-winning hotel group that is still on its roster, Balcony Media Group is moving into its second decade as Asia’s leading PR agency for hotels and golf courses. Founded by a journalist with nearly two decades’ experience as a reporter and...
BINTAN ISLAND, Indonesia – The Sanchaya is offering a free villa or suite for every seven booked to entice MICE planners to lock in a luxurious beach getaway retreat on Singapore’s doorstep as part of its “Seventh Heaven” promotion. Situated on Indonesia’s Bintanisland – a 45-minute ferry ride from Singapore’s Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal...
HANOI & HUE, Vietnam — The leading hotels in each of Vietnam’s most culturally profound destinations have come up with ‘A Capital Idea,’ a five-day, four-night exploration of cities that each reigned for a spell as the country’s capital. Hanoi was capital of Vietnam from 1010 to 1802, and has been since 1945. Hue was...
HUE, Vietnam — As plans gear up for the biennial Hue Festival April 29 to May 4, La Residence Hotel & Spa is holding the line against outsized pricing with a Memorable Hue Festival package at 3.5 million VND (US$160) per night. Memorable Hue includes two nights accommodation, daily breakfast for two, a one-way airport...
HANOI — Global golf icon Gary Player hailed Vietnam as one of the leading lights in the development of golf in Asia during a stop in Hanoi last week. The nine-time major champion and acclaimed course architect was in country to visit with the chairman of Vingroup, whose golf division, Vinpearl Golf, has engaged with...
HALONG BAY, Vietnam — Paradise Hotels & Cruises, the No. 1 cruise provider on Halong Bay, is dropping an anchor in the 4-star sector by assuming management of La Vela Cruises. In operation since 2008, La Vela Cruises tours the bay with two steel boats of similar size but different style — the 28-cabin La...
HANOI — A collection of 30 photographs that illuminate Hanoi and Hue at night will go on display at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi April 14 – 24 and at the MGallery La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa in Hue April 29 – May 4. Conceived, executed and produced by Sebastien Laval, a Poitiers, France-based...
At the Waldorf-Astoria last year, an elegant woman of Eastern European extraction was crossing the hotel lobby in Chicago. It was near midnight. She wore a tight-fitting grey cotton dress. Red heels. Her eyes swerved for a look at a man coming her way in a dark sport jacket with a sheaf of papers under arm. This...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – In 1845 an errant cannonball hit a Dutch villa that is today the Galle Face Hotel. Earlier this year the heritage hotel finally found out who fired the 30-pound ball that inspired an annual cannonball run, a 100 meter dash set for March 18th this year. “There was a famous story...
