The global pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard. Yet despite the havoc wreaked by COVID-19, resorts in Thailand, Vietnam and Bali are supporting their communities during this difficult period. Melia Koh Samui’s team helps others doing it tough in the wake of pandemic The staff at the new Melia Koh Samui, on Thailand’s second...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (July 23, 2020) – Meliá Koh Samui has been granted the Thai government’s new ‘Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA)’ certificate, recognising the resort’s health, safety and hygiene measures designed to prevent the spread of the pandemic. The first Meliá property launched in Thailand, the 159-room and 41-suite luxury resort overlooking...
BALI (July 23, 2020) – As Bali starts to welcome travelers back, the former family retreat of a noted Indonesian architect is launching with a new name and a new offer as a lure to its mystical grounds. The two-villa sanctuary Duadari, a Residence by Hadiprana, was originally designed as a spacious family holiday home,...
HUE, Vietnam (July 22, 2020) — This summer Azerai Resorts is offering travelers in the Mekong Delta and in Vietnam’s former imperial capital of Hue a range of exclusive getaway packages, as domestic tourism in Vietnam continues to accelerate following the country’s remarkable success in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. The new “Resident Getaway” package at...
NEW YORK (July 20, 2020) — The Chedi Muscat, a 160-room seaside resort on the Gulf of Oman, was crowned with laurels by hundreds of thousands of Travel + Leisure readers, who voted the property into the no. 2 spot on a list of the top hotels in the Middle East and North Africa. Announced...
HO TRAM, Vietnam (July 16, 2020) — The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip has joined forces with The Grand Ho Tram Resort & Casino to tee-up a dream opportunity for Titleist Vietnam customers: an all-you-can-golf extravaganza at the club on Vietnam’s south central coastline. Dubbed “The Ultimate Golfing Escape”, the new promotion, which runs from now...
OSAKA (July 15, 2020) – Zentis Osaka, the first of a new hotel brand with designs on raising the bar on select-service hospitality, opens today in the bustling port city of Osaka. The new, 16-storey build features interior architecture and design by internationally renowned UK designer Tara Bernerd of Tara Bernerd & Partners, a dining...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (July 14, 2020) – Pent-up demand for travel in the wake of COVID-19 has surged onto the shores of Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula, where the new 580-room Alma resort welcomed 14,000 guests in June. Vietnam’s handling of the pandemic has been hailed a success story the world over with no new cases...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (July 10, 2020) – The Anam has launched its ‘Home Away From Home’ experience with more than 50% off its 2019 rates for its three-bedroom Family Hill Villas with their own private pools, as families seek a safe summer vacation in the wake of COVID-19. To coincide with Vietnam’s school holidays that...
