Lombok, Nov. 22, 2021 – Meliá Hotels International, a world leader in premium resort hotels, looks to bring a touch of Spanish luxury to Indonesia with the opening of Gran Meliá Lombok in 2024. Already one of the hotel group’s most sought-after destinations, the new opening will mark the first Gran Meliá property on the paradise...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Nov. 18, 2021) – Alma Resort has elevated seasoned professionals Vu Thi Huong Giang and Rowie Villacencio to the highest realm of its management structure. Giang and Rowie have stepped up as resort manager and director of administration respectively at the 30-hectare resort overlooking Long Beach on Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula. Born...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (November 16, 2021) — One of Thailand’s most revered landscape architects, Wannaporn Pui Phornprapha, has declared her work at the new Hyatt Regency Koh Samui as one of her most “special” achievements. Wannaporn, the managing director of Bangkok-based firm P Landscape (PLA), has steered numerous award-winning projects during her illustrious career. Under...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (11 Nov. 2021) – As Thailand loosens the shackles of the pandemic and reopens to international tourists, Meliá Koh Samui has introduced a getaway that makes the most of its stunning beachfront setting, family-friendly facilities, dining and spa. The resort’s ‘Samui, I Miss You’ package coincides with Thailand’s ‘Test and Go’ program...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Nov. 11, 2021) — Raffles Hotel Le Royal, celebrated for more than 90 years as one of the “Grandes Dames” of Southeast Asia, has confirmed an agreement with EVA Air to provide their Gold and Diamond card holders a string of benefits during their ASQ stay at the hotel in Phnom Penh,...
HANOI, Vietnam (Nov. 10, 2021) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi will host a two-week celebration of modern Korean gastronomy featuring extraordinary dishes created by Chef Joseph Lidgerwood, an Australian native living in Seoul whose restaurant Evett holds 1 Michelin Star (2020 and 2021) and who personally won the Michelin Young Chef Award 2021. Now in...
KE GA BAY, Vietnam (Nov. 8, 2021) – Two new championship-level golf courses designed by legendary Australian golfer Greg Norman are opening this year in southeastern Vietnam, and Azerai Ke Ga Bay is ready to help guests hit the fairways. The secluded 46-key resort, which sits on a pristine five-kilometer stretch of white sand overlooking...
HANOI, Vietnam (Nov. 4, 2021) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has been proclaimed one of “The 101 Most Incredible Hotels in the World” for 2022 by Fodor’s Travel, extending the historic luxury hotel’s run of prestigious and world-class honours this year. The Fodor’s list includes only 14 hotels in Asia—and just two in Vietnam—and spotlights...
CAN THO, Vietnam (Nov. 1, 2021) – Azerai Can Tho in the Mekong Delta has appointed Nicolas Pillet as its new General Manager, as the resort announced plans to reopen on Nov. 12 following the easing of COVID-related restrictions in Vietnam. Pillet, a French national, brings a strong culinary background to Azerai Can Tho, having...
