Say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019 by traveling to the best places in Asia to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Watch fireworks from a rooftop in Taipei, participate in traditional Japanese traditions in Tokyo, soak up Halong Bay’s spectacular limestone karsts, indulge champagne sorbet and lobster on Koh Samui, or stroll through an open-air...
There’s no getting around the fact that, for many of us, tubs were the venues of our first great adventures. Picture yourself as an intrepid 4-year-old, with mom or dad at the faucet and a plea on your lips. “No, deeper.” Well, some things never change. Tubs can be as much the setting of an...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (July 18, 2018) — Banyan Tree Samui has become the first and only hotel in Thailand to be awarded “Gold Certification” at a single-property level by Earthcheck, the world’s leading scientific benchmarking, certification and advisory group for travel and tourism. Although other hotel chains have received similar accolades from EarthCheck at a...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (June 25, 2018) – Banyan Tree Samui, a luxurious 88-villa resort commanding one of Thailand’s most dramatic vistas, is paying homage this summer to the island’s most iconic natural resource – the coconut. Throughout July and August, the hotel’s spa is offering a Coconut Immersion package, designed to offer guests an invigorating...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (May 31, 2018) – A new law aimed at curbing environmental damage will go into effect in July on the Thai islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. The new measures will include a strict ban for at least the next two years on the feeding of marine life, wastewater...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Mar. 9, 2018) – To help celebrate Thai New Year, Banyan Tree Samui has introduced a “Songkran Indulgence” package at its spa throughout the month of April. The package combines a 90-minute massage treatment of your choice with a 60-minute “Rainforest Experience” for a discount price of 7,000 baht nett (US$200). The bamboo-themed Rainforest is...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Feb. 6, 2018) — Banyan Tree Samui, a luxurious 88-villa beachfront resort on one of Thailand’s most compelling island destinations, is handing out smartphones with room keys at check in. An initiative that got underway on December 16, the phones offer free and unrestricted international telephone calls and 4G Internet, as well as...
