With Global Wellness Day on June 12 fast approaching, people around the world are being inspired to ask themselves: “How can I live a healthier and better life?” Throughout Asia, hotels and resorts are helping provide answers to this question with the introduction of a range of unique new wellness activities, several of which are...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (May. 20, 2021) – Alma, a 30-hectare beachfront resort with 14 dining outlets and a cascade of 12 swimming pools, has been recognized as the leading luxury family resort in Vietnam by this year’s Luxury Lifestyle Awards. Based in New York City, the global awards are in their 13th year and assess...
CAN THO, Vietnam (May 18, 2021) — Former MasterChef Vietnam Champion Chef Ngo Thanh Hoa will join Azerai Can Tho’s Executive Chef Ricardo Luján in the kitchen for an extraordinary three-day culinary event at Azerai Can Tho in the Mekong Delta from June 25-27. The weekend will feature two exclusive Vietnamese fusion fine-dining experiences, along...
Many of us may be stuck at home right now, but that hasn’t stopped us from dreaming of our next luxurious getaway. Here are incredible hotels across Asia that we can’t wait to visit once the world gets back to normal. The Reverie Saigon (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam) Located in downtown Ho Chi Minh, The...
KRABI, Thailand (13 May 2021) — Thailand’s famous Massaman Curry was once again voted “Best Food in the World” by the editors at CNN Travel this year, and to celebrate the success of this ever-popular “spicy, coconutty, sweet and savory” dish, Executive Chef Jakkrit Traibun of Banyan Tree Krabi hotel has concocted his own version,...
BALI (May 5, 2021) – As Bali prepares to welcome tourists from July 1st one local resort has launched a stay package designed for this new period of travel. Aptly named “The Art of Renaissance”, the new offer from Tanah Gajah, a Resort by Hadiprana, draws inspiration from a time in history marked by great...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (April 27, 2021) – Holidaymakers on Vietnam’s up-and-coming Cam Ranh peninsula are defying gravity in the name of wellness. The Anam’s resident yogi Umesh Sharma has introduced aerial yoga classes that suspend participants in an array of reinvigorating poses in mid-air beside the resort’s stretch of Long Beach. Also dubbed anti-gravity yoga,...
KRABI, Thailand (23 April, 2021) — While Thailand’s palm-fringed beaches are famed for soft white sand and turquoise seas, they have also come under scrutiny in recent years for the amount of plastic waste in their waters and its effect on marine life and coral reefs. Now, at least one hotel, Banyan Tree Krabi, has...
Balcony Media Group is now representing new five-star hotel Meliá Chiang Mai in Thailand’s mountainous north, slated to open September this year. Meliá Chiang Mai will cut the ribbon on 260 rooms and suites, as well as two restaurants, two bars and two lounges including a 21st-floor executive lounge with panoramic views of Chiang Mai. The...
