PHUKET, Thailand (Oct. 14, 2021) – Meliá Phuket Mai Khao, a 30-suite and 70-villa resort on eight acres of Phuket’s northwestern coastline overlooking the sky-blue Andaman Sea is slated to open in December. Fronting Phuket’s longest stretch of sand, the resort on Mai Khao Beach is close to an array of attractions such as Sirinat...
NEW YORK (Oct. 13, 2021) — The Chedi Al Bait Sharjah and The Chedi Muscat won the no. 8 and no. 13 spots respectively on a list of the Top 20 Hotels in the Middle East published by Condé Nast Traveler in its Readers’ Choice Awards. Announced in New York on October 6, the magazine’s...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Oct. 12, 2021) — Replete with design flair and located in one of Koh Samui’s most stunning corners, the new Hyatt Regency Koh Samui is not short on visual allure. With that in mind, the recently unveiled resort is taking steps to position itself as one of the most Instagram-friendly properties in...
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...
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...
