Meliá Koh Samui Overlooking the powder-white sands of Koh Samui island’s secluded Choeng Mon Beach, nautical-themed luxury resort Meliá Koh Samui celebrated its grand opening on January 10 this year. The 159-room and 41-suite resort features a host of facilities including two restaurants, an executive lounge, a swim-up bar, spa, fitness centre, ballroom and, for...
CAN THO, Vietnam (Feb. 18, 2020) — Yoga fans and wellness enthusiasts will learn to master essential poses while calming their minds and re-energizing their bodies with new, multiple-day healthy yoga retreat packages at Azerai Can Tho. The retreats are for experienced practitioners and newcomers alike, and include 6 day/5 night (“Ultimate Yoga Retreat”) and...
Alma Cam Ranh Situated on Vietnam’s emerging Cam Ranh peninsula fronting Long Beach, Alma resort commands some 30 hectares of inspiring ground. Emblematic of Vietnam’s maturation as a destination, the bold and spacious integrated resort offers 580 oversized suites and pavilions that all afford sweeping vistas of the ocean, including contemporary three bedroom oceanfront pavilions...
Oh so many honeymoons involve powder-white sand, palm trees, turquoise seas and that sunset — you know the one. And they’re big business for resort hotels around the world. But the city need not play second fiddle when it comes to honeymooning. After all, there’s no place like the city for a cornucopia of eating and...
HUE, VIETNAM (Feb. 17, 2020) — Alba Wellness Valley by Fusion is getting into the flow of things with new retreats that tap the healing powers of a geothermal spring at the resort’s heart. A Reiki Training and Sound Journey in March, a Hot Springs Detox Retreat slated to run most months from May, and...
HANOI (Feb. 13, 2020) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has been awarded a Five-Star rating—the top level of recognition—from Forbes Travel Guide in the independent ratings agency’s assessment of luxury hotels, restaurants and spas in Vietnam. “Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is a supremely beautiful hotel, inside and out. Every corner is a compelling photo opportunity,...
LUANG PRABANG, LAOS (Feb. 12, 2020) — One of Southeast Asia’s leading boutique cruise operators Heritage Line, is making progress on its sumptuous new ten-berth ship Anouvong, which will be the first luxury boat to ply the upper-Mekong river in Laos upon its launch later this year. “We are well on course to complete Anouvong...
Not all hotel industry awards are cut from the same bolt of silk. Some are pay-for-play propositions that mean little, at the end of the day, since you pay for what you get. Others are the distillation of a meaningful effort. Among those are DestinAsian’s Readers’ Choice Awards. The 2020 Awards were announced Feb. 2,...
BANGKOK (Feb. 5, 2020) – Hospitality & building solutions group Louis T Collection is going green on the food front with the help of new corporate director of food & beverage, Anselm Cuypers. “As we move into a new decade we’re implementing a lot of changes in our F&B departments,” said Cuypers. “Our core focus...
SINGAPORE (Feb. 4, 2020) — GHM has announced plans to launch The Chedi Kudavillingili, its first resort in the Maldives, later this year. The 99-villa property will feature 36 overwater villas, a 150-metre-long central pool and desirable proximity to the Malé International Airport, a 25-minute speedboat ride away. Located on a 1-kilometre coral island called...
