Few destinations evoke visions of paradise like Bali. With its stepped terraces of rice, dramatic highland gorges, beaches of volcanic sand and omni-present Balinese dance-drama, the name of the place is a panacea. There’s one corner of Bali that remains largely untouched and truly delivers on these visions of paradise. Still a pristine, culturally vibrant...
HANOI, Vietnam — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has tapped a veteran of the hospitality industry, William J. Haandrikman, to lead the Grand Dame of Vietnam and its 650 hotel Ambassadors as general manager. Haandrikman was previously general manager of Thailand’s Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit. Haandrikman will also serve as the area general manager of AccorHotels North...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Seasoned hotelier Niklas Wagner is set to guide Louis T Collection through its next phase of development in his role as director of operations for the group’s latest hotel debut and a newly renovated property. Wagner joins the hospitality and building solution’s team at a pivotal time with the opening of Hotel...
INLE LAKE, Myanmar — Though its architecture references the great monasteries of Europe, the scents wafting from the kitchens at the Sanctum Inle resort are predominantly Burmese, and becoming moreso as Executive Chef Saw Tin Lin Oo turns up the heat on a new menu. In June, the Yangon-born chef introduced a menu that underscores...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 23, 2017) — Say what you will about the opulence of a suite, the serenity of a spa and the magnetism of a bar — nothing shows off a hotel like a pool. Plunge pools. Infinity pools. Saltwater pools. Rooftop pools. Instagrammers can’t stop snapping pics of their hams, or their feet pointed...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – More than 153 years after first opening its doors, one of the oldest hotels east of the Suez, The Galle Face Hotel, will cut the ribbon on a new L’Occitane spa that pays tribute to the property’s glamorous association with Hollywood over the decades. Adorned in a romantic palette of soft...
DANANG, Vietnam — The growing interest in central Vietnam’s potential to become the world’s next great golf destination was on display earlier this week, when the first of two major golf conferences scheduled for Danang this year took place in and around the budding beach resort. The 6th Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC) attracted a...
TOKYO – With spring warming to summer and Palace Hotel Tokyo on the verge of its fifth anniversary, one of Japan’s most acclaimed hotels is introducing a new bespoke guest experience with designs upon the five senses. The new package features an inspired suite of offerings at the hotel itself as well as five unique...
TAIPEI, Taiwan — All the tea in China isn’t necessarily drunk in China. Nor is all the high tea consumed in England. This spring, hotels from Bangkok to Tokyo are reaching for new heights with new high tea specials that drink in great views, exalt chocolate, invoke gay Paree and look stunning in lacquer. “As high-falutin’...
HUE, Vietnam — Things are brightening at night in the old imperial capital of Vietnam at Hue, and will stay that way all summer long. Pivoting off the authorities’ decision to open and illuminate the Imperial City from 7-10 pm daily, starting April 22, La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa is launching HueGlow, a new...
