HO CHI MINH CITY (March 10, 2020) — As Fusion grows its hotel portfolio with the opening of Fusion Suites Vung Tau, the wellness-focused hospitality group has appointed seasoned hotelier, Stuart John Lyall, to manage the new property. The new general manager is already leading the hotel through its soft-opening phase and putting plans into...
NEW YORK (Mar. 5, 2020) — A year after Al Bait Sharjah opened in the U.A.E. as an antidote to the towering hospitality ambitions of nearby Dubai, the resort has won acclaim as one of the most remarkable new hotels in the world. Travel + Leisure magazine on Feb. 20 named the resort to its 2020...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Mar. 4, 2020) – A seasoned professional with two decades of luxury hospitality experience across Europe, North America and Asia has been appointed to the helm of the new nautical-themed beachfront resort Meliá Koh Samui. Spanish-born Ernesto Osuna has taken charge of the opening of the 159-room and 41-suite luxury resort overlooking...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (March 3, 2020) — Meliá Koh Samui, a 159-room and 41-suite resort with a lagoon pool that loops through its grounds like a river and suites made from teak wood vessels, has opened on Thailand’s second largest island, Koh Samui. The first property in Thailand launched under Spanish hotel group Meliá Hotels...
SINGAPORE (Mar. 2, 2020) — One of the ‘first generation’ of general managers to open GHM properties from the Far East to the Middle East is flying the Chedi flag again as he prepares to introduce a new resort on Kudavillingili Island in the Maldives later this year. André Kretschmann, who started with GHM in...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Mar. 2, 2020) — Khun Veeraphat, a waiter at Sands beachfront restaurant on Koh Samui, made a startling discovery on 13 February when he spotted what appeared to be tracks coming from the sea. CCTV footage at Banyan Tree Samui clearly showed a giant sea turtle laying eggs on the beach the...
HO TRAM, Vietnam (Feb. 27, 2020) – Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort is dressing its staff in a runway-worthy collection of apparel that brings a bold, contemporary layer to Vietnamese culture, after joining forces with a sustainable fashion house. The 17-hectare resort overlooking Ho Tram beach has teamed up with Hanoi-based Chula Fashion to put...
YANGON, Myanmar (Feb. 24, 2020) — Myanmar tourism trailblazers Memories Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Thibaut Stettler as Hotel Manager at Awei Metta hotel in Yangon, while outgoing GM Mr Eric Laurent takes over as General Manager at the firm’s sister resort, Awei Pila, in the Mergui Archipelago. Though just 30 years old,...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Feb. 20, 2020) – The Anam has introduced a package designed to reconnect loved ones and foster family quality time, combining a getaway in a remarkable three-bedroom ‘Family Hill Villa’ with a host of culinary and recreational experiences for all ages. The ‘Family is Everything’ experience is on offer at the 12-hectare...
BALI, Indonesia (Feb. 20, 2020) – After 15 years in the doldrums, a Balinese building that was once the heart of Hendra Hadiprana’s private estate has been reimagined as a new tapas lounge, Panen Padi, at Tanah Gajah, a Resort by Hadiprana. The noted Indonesian architect, who fashioned the Balinese resort as a family retreat...
