HUE, Vietnam (Oct. 11, 2021) – Azerai La Residence, Hue, the historic 122-room Adrian Zecha property overlooking the Perfume River in Vietnam’s former imperial capital, was named one of Asia’s Top 30 Hotels by Condé Nast Traveler readers. The 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards, unveiled this week, tapped opinions from more than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler...
CAN THO, Vietnam (Oct. 6, 2021) – Azerai Can Tho in the Mekong Delta landed a coveted spot on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards, becoming one of only six properties in Vietnam to make this year’s popular “best-of” list. More than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers across the globe submitted tens of thousands...
KOH SAMUI/ KRABI, Thailand (Oct. 5, 2021) — The Banyan Tree Group has rolled out a new healthy living concept at its properties around the world, including Banyan Tree Samui and Banyan Tree Krabi in southern Thailand, which have set aside a selection of pool villas and suites dedicated to holistic and wellbeing pursuits. The...
LANG CO, Vietnam (September 21, 2021) — Laguna Golf Lang Co has restated its credentials as one of Vietnam’s greenest clubs by retaining its EarthCheck “Gold Certification” for 2021. With initiatives including a moratorium on single-use plastics and its “edible golf course” planted with rice fields and tended by water buffalos, the award-winning layout —...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (September 15, 2021) — As a Sicilian, Frederik Farina is steeped in a culinary culture that emphasises simplicity and sustainability. And the experienced F&B visionary is utilizing his ingrained food philosophy to establish the Hyatt Regency Koh Samui as the most exciting dining destination on Thailand’s legendary paradise island. Farina, who has...
PHNOM PENH (Sept. 13, 2021) – Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh has become the first hotel in Cambodia to partner with ecoSPIRITS, a company that pioneers the world’s first low-carbon method of packaging and distribution for high-end spirits. ecoSPIRITS is a closed-loop distribution system which uses a low-waste, low-carbon spirits distribution technology, thereby minimising packaging waste...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Sept. 6, 2021) — One of Southeast Asia’s most beloved hotel groups, Banyan Tree, is celebrating its 27th anniversary with a range of value-driven offers across more than 40 properties worldwide. In Thailand, the group’s luxury resorts in Koh Samui and Krabi will provide daily credit vouchers to guests, which can be...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Sep. 6, 2021) – With Phnom Penh on track to become the most vaccinated city in Southeast Asia, moves are afoot within Cambodia’s tourism industry to work towards a possible reopening of borders for fully vaccinated international travelers by November this year. The Cambodian tourism ministry recently announced that fully vaccinated international...
BALI (Sept. 2, 2021) – A newly-opened family pool at the forefront of this Balinese resort harkens back to another era of the property. The spot was once the prime gathering place for the whole Hadiprana family, long before there was even an inkling the grounds would one day become a resort. For decades the...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Aug. 31, 2021) — Raffles Hotel Le Royal, celebrated for more than 90 years as one of the “Grandes Dames” of Southeast Asia, has reopened its northern wing as an ASQ (alternative state quarantine), offering an elegant option to inbound travelers. “Guests will be accommodated in a stand-alone wing of the hotel,...
