BANGKOK (March 21, 2019) – As sprawling and glamorous as a luxury home, Bangkok’s newest rooftop bar opens its doors this week as a sparkling new gem in the crown of Bangkok’s top-shelf night spots. Designed by the Japanese design firm Super Potato, the Hyatt Regency Bangkok’s new Spectrum Lounge & Bar is a multi-faceted...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (March 19, 2019) – The Anam is emerging as a gateway to Vietnam’s rich art and culture, ushering talented local artists on to its grounds weekly to practice their craft as it serves up a smorgasbord of street food favorites. The luxurious resort overlooking Long Beach on Cam Ranh’s peninsula will welcome...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Mar. 19, 2019) – After more than three decades in the hospitality industry, including 20 years managing hotels in Thailand, Samir Wildemann has moved east to Vietnam where he’s joined the Fusion hospitality group as vice president of operations. Fusion is planning to open several new properties in the next...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (March 15, 2019) — The only thing more improbable than water-skiing on the Saigon River, as Lance did in Apocalypse Now, is golfing on the Saigon River. But the Reverie Saigon is about to change all that now that they’ve launched an eponymous 60-foot Monte Carlo 6 yacht. One of...
Let’s hear it for the boys. The default lure from any hotel is usually dangling for women, what with spa specials and shopping sprees and romance packages. And the men? Well, there in the corner’s a second fiddle: You go play that. Hotels know from Adam. They understand that 80 percent of all decisions about...
NINH BINH, Vietnam (March 8, 2019) – Meliá Hotels International is taking over the management of The Reed Hotel in May, a rebranding that is likely to be completed by January 2020. With this new hotel, the group is now 6 operating six hotels in Vietnam and has seven more in the pipeline. The new...
HALONG BAY, Vietnam (March 7, 2019) – A menu crafted by British Michelin-starred chef John Burton-Race has been introduced on Halong Bay’s largest and most lavish cruising vessel. Burton-Race, who has starred in a host of popular television shows including French Leave, Return of the Chef, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here and...
YANGON, Myanmar (Mar. 6, 2019) — Awei Pila, an exclusive resort set on a remote tropical island, has opened a SCUBA diving center in Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago, offering Open Water courses and certification to first-time divers. The Awei Pila Dive Center will provide all levels of PADI diving courses from DSD (Discover Scuba Diving) to...
HO TRAM, Vietnam (March 5, 2019) – Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort, a 152-room and 83-villa five-star property poised on a beach within easy reach of Ho Chi Minh City, will celebrate its grand opening in April. Heralding a new era for Meliá Hotels International, the resort is the first property to open in southern...
LANG CO, Vietnam (March 4, 2019) – One of Vietnam’s leading golf layouts, Laguna Golf Lang Co, is staying at the top of its maintenance game by utilizing the talents of a very special group of greenkeepers: a family of water buffalo. As every superintendent worth his or her salt will tell you, prime conditioning...
