DALAT, Vietnam — Seventy-five years ago, French entrepreneurs sewed the hillsides of this highland town with one exquisite collection of villas after another. Today, the colons are gone, but the Vietnamese entrepreneurs who have taken their place are no less enamored with the ‘City of Eternal Spring,’ and villas are sprouting again. Le Ngoc Khanh...
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand — Two years after its grand opening, Hilton Queenstown has expanded its ambitions on the country’s South Island and re-established itself as Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa. “We felt somewhat confined by the original name, which didn’t quite communicate the expansiveness of the guest experience here,” said Andrew Nisbet, general manager. “As...
LUANG PRABANG, Laos — Though lauded as a land where slow movement is all but a way of life, they’ll be running their hearts out in the one-time royal capital Oct. 5 in a half-marathon aptly dubbed La Procession. Named for the daybreak processions of Buddhist monks, who walk the streets, bowls at the ready,...
HANOI, Vietnam — The bonds between Hanoi and Washington. D.C. just keep getting stronger. In July, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi reached halfway around the world to the U.S. capital and the award-winning Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square for its new director of food and beverage, Vincent Gernigon. Gernigon succeeds Thibault Souchon who joined the...
When we launched the Balcony Media Group in 2006, we did so as a vehicle for hotels, resorts and golf courses that wanted to generate media exposure in English-language media markets around the world. We’ve had tremendous success in that regard, as you’ll note from the stories we feature monthly in our Clip of the...
HANOI, Vietnam — The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is uniting couples in the capital with the finest in wedding inspiration, preparation, and style in a full-day Romance Fair on August 17. The Metropole is partnering with the experienced planners of WedinStyle for its inaugural Romance Fair, featuring a bridal runway show, gown galleries from standout...
DANANG, Vietnam — Asia's newest destination-marketing initiative, Central Coast Vietnam, has partnered with one of the region's premier communications firms in hopes of carving out a place among the world's top tourism hubs. On July 15, Balcony Media Group, an American-based company that has been working with high-end hotels and resorts in Vietnam since 2006, assumed...
URI, Switzerland — Alain Bachmann, a Swiss native whose resumé includes management stints at some of the world’s finest hotels, has been engaged as general manager of GHM’s forthcoming debut, The Chedi Andermatt. Scheduled for a Winter 2013 opening, GHM’s ambitious new hotel is the centrepiece of the Andermatt Swiss Alps project, the largest...
HANOI, Vietnam — After more than a century of refining tastes in the Vietnamese capital, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is unveiling a new cultural itinerary for discerning holidaymakers in 2013. Designed to steer visitors through the best of charmingly chaotic Hanoi via a series of personalized tours, culinary adventures and historical connections, the...
