CAM RANH, Vietnam (June 22, 2021) – Alma, a remarkable new 30-hectare resort with 14 food and beverage outlets and a cascade of 12 swimming pools overlooking Vietnam’s pristine Long Beach, has joined an exclusive selection of the globe’s leading independent luxury properties – the Preferred Hotels & Resorts portfolio. Deemed “the world’s largest independent...
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (June 4, 2021) – Meliá Chiang Mai, a 260-key urban hotel that towers over the River Ping and bustling Night Bazaar in the heart of Chiang Mai city in Thailand’s mountainous north, is slated to open its doors for business in April 2022. Owned by Thailand’s leading integrated lifestyle real estate group Asset...
BALI (May 28. 2021) – Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, The Tempayan restaurant at the heart of Tanah Gajah, a Resort by Hadiprana, has come back stronger after a fire destroyed the building last year. A spacious outdoor terrace and two private air conditioned dining rooms with extensive wine cellars have been added...
With Global Wellness Day on June 12 fast approaching, people around the world are being inspired to ask themselves: “How can I live a healthier and better life?” Throughout Asia, hotels and resorts are helping provide answers to this question with the introduction of a range of unique new wellness activities, several of which are...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (May. 20, 2021) – Alma, a 30-hectare beachfront resort with 14 dining outlets and a cascade of 12 swimming pools, has been recognized as the leading luxury family resort in Vietnam by this year’s Luxury Lifestyle Awards. Based in New York City, the global awards are in their 13th year and assess...
CAN THO, Vietnam (May 18, 2021) — Former MasterChef Vietnam Champion Chef Ngo Thanh Hoa will join Azerai Can Tho’s Executive Chef Ricardo Luján in the kitchen for an extraordinary three-day culinary event at Azerai Can Tho in the Mekong Delta from June 25-27. The weekend will feature two exclusive Vietnamese fusion fine-dining experiences, along...
Many of us may be stuck at home right now, but that hasn’t stopped us from dreaming of our next luxurious getaway. Here are incredible hotels across Asia that we can’t wait to visit once the world gets back to normal. The Reverie Saigon (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam) Located in downtown Ho Chi Minh, The...
KRABI, Thailand (13 May 2021) — Thailand’s famous Massaman Curry was once again voted “Best Food in the World” by the editors at CNN Travel this year, and to celebrate the success of this ever-popular “spicy, coconutty, sweet and savory” dish, Executive Chef Jakkrit Traibun of Banyan Tree Krabi hotel has concocted his own version,...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (April 27, 2021) – Holidaymakers on Vietnam’s up-and-coming Cam Ranh peninsula are defying gravity in the name of wellness. The Anam’s resident yogi Umesh Sharma has introduced aerial yoga classes that suspend participants in an array of reinvigorating poses in mid-air beside the resort’s stretch of Long Beach. Also dubbed anti-gravity yoga,...
KRABI, Thailand (23 April, 2021) — While Thailand’s palm-fringed beaches are famed for soft white sand and turquoise seas, they have also come under scrutiny in recent years for the amount of plastic waste in their waters and its effect on marine life and coral reefs. Now, at least one hotel, Banyan Tree Krabi, has...
