HANOI, Vietnam — Openasia, a Hanoi-based investment firm with a growing group of hospitality interests in Vietnam has acquired the 37-cabin Emeraude cruise ship and set about a series of upgrades to enhance the passenger experience on famed Halong Bay. With the acquisition, Openasia initiated the final phase of work on a three-year refurbishment that...
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Taipei Leverages Outdoors In Tempting Package
TAIPEI, Taiwan — With Taiwan dropping onto bucket lists the world over, the Grand Hyatt Taipei is harnessing three great drivers of the country’s appeal in a tempting new stay package called Tempting Taiwan. The three-night package trades on the rising allure of Taiwan as a destination for outdoors enthusiasts, design aficionados and value-minded travelers...
Jan. 2015
Louis T Collection Inks Deal With Frontdesk
SINGAPORE — Louis T Collection (Louis T), a new hospitality and building solutions company, and Frontdesk Anywhere, a leader in cloud-based hotel management software, have recently joined forces to provide independent hotels with an all-in-one platform that manages front desk operations alongside centralized rate and inventory management, revenue management and online distribution. A rising new...
Jan. 2015
Four Vietnamese Hotels Hailed As World’s Best
NEW YORK — For the second straight year, the same four Vietnamese hotels achieved coveted placement on the T+L 500, an awards list compiled by Travel + Leisure magazine in the United States. The named hotels were the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, The Nam Hai Hoi An, La Residence Hotel & Spa in Hue and...
Andermatt Named Switzerland’s Top Hotel
SINGAPORE — The most recent property to debut under the GHM banner, The Chedi Andermatt, has bested the playing field in all Switzerland, winning favour as the country’s top-rated hotel by reigning European Newspaper of the Year SonntagsZeitung. The accolade lights another milestone on GHM’s journey as a developer and operator of some of the world’s most exclusive...
Dec. 12, 2014
PHT Kicks Off 2015 With A $50,000 Stay Package
TOKYO, Japan — The arts, gastronomy, culture and natural wonders of Japan are coming together in a new JPY 6,000,000 experience offered by Palace Hotel Tokyo beginning this January. The package, Quintessentially Tokyo, combines a collection of previously introduced Palatial Pursuits in an opportunity to capture the essence of Japan over a five-night, six-day stay....
A New York Jazz Singer Takes The Stage In Hanoi
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...