CAM RANH, Vietnam (Jan. 20, 2021) – Family resort Alma will usher in the Lunar New Year with a four-day program packed with Tet merriment ranging from a vibrant night market and live entertainment to traditional games and competitions. The 30-hectare resort’s program kicks off on Lunar New Year’s Eve, Thurs. Feb. 11, with a...
KRABI, Thailand (19 January 2021) — Banyan Tree Krabi, a 72-key luxury beach resort that celebrated its grand opening in October, has unveiled a new spa boasting a unique hydrotherapy facility and eight treatment rooms, each of which has been fitted with a selection of coloured lighting designed to help enhance the well-being of each...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Jan. 11, 2021) – The first Meliá resort to open in Thailand is turning one this month, offering a complimentary night’s stay to holidaymakers for each night booked in celebration of its first birthday. Overlooking secluded Choeng Mon Beach on the north-eastern tip of Koh Samui island in the Gulf of Thailand,...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Jan. 6, 2021) – Hyatt is blazing new ground in Southeast Asia with the opening of Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh on January 6, 2021, marking the first Hyatt hotel in the Cambodian capital and the debut of the Hyatt Regency brand in the Kingdom of Wonder. With 247 guestrooms including 43 residential-style...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Dec. 22, 2020) – The soon-to-open Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh is already elevating its culinary appeal with the appointment of Sandeep Jinarajan as the hotel’s director of food and beverage. Located within walking distance to some of the city’s biggest attractions including the Royal Palace and the Mekong River, the 247-room hotel...
When Greg Norman offers an opinion on a golf course, it pays to take heed. The Australian is an observer who demands respect. A legend of the game — one whose CV is studded with major wins and whose post-playing career in golf course architecture has shaped some of the world’s most exciting layouts— Norman’s...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (December 18, 2020) – The Alma resort has appointed two executive sous chefs who bring more than two decades of hospitality experience to 14 restaurants and bars at the new 30-hectare beachfront property. Alma’s general manager Herbert Laubichler-Pichler this month named Mai Ly Huong and Francesco Conzattu as executive sous chefs at...
LANG CO, Vietnam (December 8, 2020) — One of Vietnam’s greenest resorts, Laguna Lang Co, is urging sustainability projects around the nation to take advantage of a new eco grant scheme it has helped to develop. With initiatives including a moratorium on single-use plastics and its “edible golf course” planted with rice fields and tended...
