HANOI (August 17, 2020) – The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has introduced a special collection of handmade, preservative-free mooncakes, presented in elegant decorative boxes, ahead of the 2020 Mid-Autumn Festival, which will be celebrated on October 1. The mooncakes, created by Metropole’s chefs, feature a variety of distinctive flavors, ranging from traditional favorites to creative...
LANG CO, Vietnam (August 17, 2020) — Laguna Golf Lang Co’s world famous family of water buffalo greenskeepers have helped the club reap a record rice harvest: the fruits of which are going towards feeding members of the local community in Central Vietnam. The bovine brood has been bolstered by the birth of Lulu, a...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Aug. 13, 2020) – The new Alma Resort has upped the ante on its efforts to protect guests and staff from COVID-19 following a flare-up of the virus in Vietnam, introducing a second round of stringent health and safety measures. The beachfront resort’s latest changes range from temporarily closing its 13-villa spa,...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (July 30, 2020) — The Banyan Tree Group, one of Asia’s leading hotel brands for sustainability and environmental awareness, has announced that it will launch a range of organic, plant-based menus at its resorts around the world, starting in Thailand later this year. The Singapore-based Group said it has embarked on several...
The global pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard. Yet despite the havoc wreaked by COVID-19, resorts in Thailand, Vietnam and Bali are supporting their communities during this difficult period. Melia Koh Samui’s team helps others doing it tough in the wake of pandemic The staff at the new Melia Koh Samui, on Thailand’s second...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (July 23, 2020) – Meliá Koh Samui has been granted the Thai government’s new ‘Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA)’ certificate, recognising the resort’s health, safety and hygiene measures designed to prevent the spread of the pandemic. The first Meliá property launched in Thailand, the 159-room and 41-suite luxury resort overlooking...
BALI (July 23, 2020) – As Bali starts to welcome travelers back, the former family retreat of a noted Indonesian architect is launching with a new name and a new offer as a lure to its mystical grounds. The two-villa sanctuary Duadari, a Residence by Hadiprana, was originally designed as a spacious family holiday home,...
HO TRAM, Vietnam (July 16, 2020) — The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip has joined forces with The Grand Ho Tram Resort & Casino to tee-up a dream opportunity for Titleist Vietnam customers: an all-you-can-golf extravaganza at the club on Vietnam’s south central coastline. Dubbed “The Ultimate Golfing Escape”, the new promotion, which runs from now...
OSAKA (July 15, 2020) – Zentis Osaka, the first of a new hotel brand with designs on raising the bar on select-service hospitality, opens today in the bustling port city of Osaka. The new, 16-storey build features interior architecture and design by internationally renowned UK designer Tara Bernerd of Tara Bernerd & Partners, a dining...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (July 14, 2020) – Pent-up demand for travel in the wake of COVID-19 has surged onto the shores of Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula, where the new 580-room Alma resort welcomed 14,000 guests in June. Vietnam’s handling of the pandemic has been hailed a success story the world over with no new cases...
