HALONG BAY, Vietnam (November 8, 2018) – Halong Bay is bracing itself for its biggest and most luxurious cruising vessel yet replete with 46 spacious cabins, an evening piano bar, spa, fine dining restaurant and two expansive sun decks. New luxury Vietnamese cruise operator Lion Asia will debut the first of two President Cruises ships...
NEW YORK (Nov. 7, 2018) — La Residence Hotel & Spa cemented its reputation as one of Asia’s most distinguished hotels last month when readers of Condé Nast Traveler lauded the hotel as the 14th best in Asia. La Residence was one of just five hotels in Vietnam to land on a list of Asia’s...
HANOI, Vietnam (Nov. 6, 2018) – Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has named Raphael Kinimo as the hotel’s new Executive Sous Chef. The French national has worked in some of the world’s top kitchens and hotels and brings more than two decades of culinary experience to Vietnam’s most storied hotel. In his role as Executive Sous...
SINGAPORE (Nov. 6, 2018) — As GHM readies the grand opening of a new resort on the Arabian peninsula and looks to the next phase of its expansion, the 26-year-old luxury hotel group has appointed Tommy Lai as its CEO. The Singapore native will assume some responsibilities currently managed by GHM co-founder and president Hans R....
SINGAPORE (Nov. 1, 2018) – As Louis T Collection continues to oversee the multi-million dollar redevelopment and repositioning of Perth’s now-shuttered New Esplanade Hotel, the hotel management company has announced it will reopen in Q1 2019 as Quay Perth, a new four-star boutique hotel, with seasoned hospitality executive Lovelynn Clark as general manager. An Australian...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (November 1, 2018) – The Anam is opening up one of Vietnam’s most compelling waterways in a whole new way, launching a cruise replete with dinner and Dom Perignon bubbles down Nha Trang’s Cai River. Puttering past pagodas, jungle-clad mountains and rice paddies, the cruise aboard a traditional wooden Vietnamese fishing boat...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Oct. 30, 2018) — One of Vietnam’s fastest growing beach resorts now has a brand-name golf course to support the area’s lofty tourism ambitions. On Oct. 27, the Greg Norman-designed KN Golf Links officially opened in Cam Ranh, site of a spectacular, 8-kilometer crescent of sand that is rapidly becoming a destination...
YANGON, Myanmar (Oct. 30, 2018) — Awei Metta, a chic new business and leisure hotel in Yangon, has announced its grand opening for December 15. Located in the leafy western suburbs of Myanmar’s former capital, close to the city’s international airport, this modern 46-key resort features a restaurant overseen by an experienced French chef, a...
HANOI (Oct. 30, 2018) — The luxury hospitality group behind some of Vietnam’s finest restaurants is taking its recipe for success global, opening two more dining establishments on its home turf before expanding its culinary footprint in China and Singapore early next year. After unveiling a second HOME restaurant in Vietnam’s capital this month and...
In mid-November, Greg Norman premiered his third design in Vietnam: KN Golf Links. We handled the media for the grand opening of the layout, which is located near Cam Ranh, an emerging beach location in the country. This was the third time we’ve unveiled one of Norman’s designs in Vietnam. First, there was the Danang...
