HALONG BAY, Vietnam — Leave it to a company called Paradise to launch the most heavenly boat Halong Bay has ever seen. Last week, one of the leading providers of luxury hospitality services in Vietnam put the first of two Paradise Elegance cruise ships on the water. The 200-ton steel craft measures 61 meters long...
HUE, Vietnam — La Residence Hotel & Spa, one of Vietnam’s most highly acclaimed hospitality properties, has hired two new managers to head up operations and manage sales. Adrien Marie has joined the hotel as operations manager, and Huynh Xuan Hanh comes aboard as director of sales. Each reports directly to General Manager Phan Trong...
INLE LAKE, Myanmar — Unlike such icons as floating vegetable gardens, stilted wooden homes and Intha fishermen who propel their boats with a one-legged rowing style, Myanmar’s Inle Lake region isn’t famous for winemaking. Yet. To give travellers a taste of Myanmar’s budding wine industry, Sanctum Inle Resort has launched its ‘Wheel and Wine: Cycling...
HANOI — It’s no secret amongst wine connoisseurs that the Bordeaux region in France produces some of the finest wines in the world. Thus, the coming of Bordeaux Rendez-vous 2017, Southeast Asia’s largest Bordeaux wine event, to the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi on March 9 is cause for a well-deserved celebration. This is the first...
HANOI — Paradise Group, one of Vietnam’s fastest growing luxury hospitality providers, has made a highly seasoned international hotelier the chief operating officer. Carmen Marienberg, who has helped shape standards at some of the finest boutique properties in the world over the last 30 years, stepped into the role last week after spending a year...
HANOI, Vietnam – With its reputation rising as a gourmet haven, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is elevating its culinary appeal with a new director of F&B and a new member on its pastry team. As the hotel’s new director of food and beverage, Antoine Huc will oversee operations at the French restaurant, Le Beaulieu;...
SINGAPORE – Eschewing the grand for the petite, Hua Hin’s newest retreat, Hotel Bocage, may be small with just six rooms, but it’s thinking big when it comes to luxury. Soft-opening in the first quarter of 2017, the hotel has opted for a small scale approach to the number of rooms, but has maxed out...
TOKYO – New England has its fall foliage, Holland its tulips and Provence its lavender, but none can compare to the cherry blossoms that open every spring along Tokyo’s avenues and waterways. Blossoming Tokyo, launched to coincide with spring in Japan, introduces guests to the beauty of sakura (cherry blossoms). During peak bloom, guests will...
HANOI, Vietnam – Following the country’s curves from North to South, the new ‘Quintessentially Vietnam’ package from Exotic Voyages features the country’s finest hotels and cruises in five dynamic destinations: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Ninh Thuan, and Ho Chi Minh City, at a savings of 25% when compared to booking direct. “If you’re only going...
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A recent survey of choice tables, inspiring balconies and powder-white sands across Asia has identified a number of spots where the odds of landing a ‘yes’ on a marriage proposal are higher than usual. Surveyors have found that a combination of factors — some ineffable, others effable — contribute to a reorientation...
