HANOI, Vietnam —The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is once again proving some things only get better with age. International luxury magazine Robb Report lauded the 112-year-old Metropole as one of the World’s Top 100 Hotels in its prestigious annual rankings of the best urban properties in 100 cities worldwide. The award is the latest in...
HALONG BAY, Vietnam — Nearly 10 years after its launch as one of Southeast Asia’s most transporting cruises, Emeraude Classic Cruises has produced a 112-page narrative history that details the remarkable adventure of a colonial French family, an historic paddle steamship and its contemporary namesake. The book — The Jewels of Halong Bay: A Tale...
LUANG PRABANG — Apple Tree Group is strengthening its presence in Laos with the appointment of French native Coralie Vongsouthi as sales and marketing manager for boutique resort Villa Maly and eco-retreat Kamu Lodge Experience. A fresh face on Luang Prabang’s hospitality scene, Vongsouthi began her career with degrees in Technical Tourism and Applied...
SHANGHAI — Ahn Luh expanded its presence in China today with the signing of hotel management contracts with the Qinsen Group. The agreements cover two upscale hotels: Ahn Luh Lanting, scheduled to open in fall 2014, and Ahn Luh Zhujiajiao, opening in spring 2015. “Shaoxing and Zhujiajiao are both ancient river towns with arched stone...
BANGKOK — After quietly biding its time as a local secret, Praya Palazzo, a boutique hotel on the banks of Bangkok’s legendary Chao Praya River, has hired a blossoming management company and multifaceted general manager to lure international travelers to one of the city’s most appealing locations. Late last year, the Lifestyle Brand , headed...
SINGAPORE — GHM expanded its hospitality interests on the Arabian Peninsula March 11 when the luxury hotel group signed a contract to manage the Al Bait Sharjah hotel, scheduled to open in early 2015 in the U.A.E. GHM currently manages The Chedi Muscat in Oman and is planning to open The Chedi Khorfakkan in 2015....
We increased one of our client hotel’s Facebook fan base by 50%, from 1,122 likes on the day we started to 1,683 likes 55 days later. That boost, over the course of two months, is equivalent to the number of fans the hotel had garnered over the previous two years. How did we do this?...
