TOKYO (May 26, 2020) – With a pedigree that flows from the acclaimed Palace Hotel Tokyo and designs on rewriting the playbook for lifestyle brands, the management arm of Palace Hotel Co. Ltd. has announced plans for a Q3 opening of Zentis Osaka, the first property of its new hospitality brand. Internationally renowned UK designer,...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (May 21, 2020) — Alma, a 196-pavilion and 384-suite resort that commands 74 acres of beachfront, 14 sublime food and beverage outlets and a cascade of 12 beachfront swimming pools, will reopen in Vietnam’s new “it” destination on May 31 in the wake of COVID-19. Bold, spacious and emblematic of Vietnam’s maturation...
HO TRAM, Vietnam (May 13, 2020) – Two of Vietnam’s leading clubs, The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip and Laguna Golf Lang Co, are backing the nation to reassert its reputation as one of the world’s hottest golfing destinations as the country eases its COVID-19 lockdown. Golf was in hibernation in the Southeast Asian nation throughout...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Apr. 30, 2020) — The birth of some 200 green turtles has brought a moment of joy to the staff at one of Thailand’s top hotels. Between April 4 and 24, three nests hatched on the secluded beach at Banyan Tree Samui resort, and a total of 200 baby turtles emerged under...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (April 28, 2020) – The iconic Reverie Saigon has become the first hotel in Vietnam to be awarded both the prestigious ISO 14001:2015 standard for environmental management systems and the ISO 50001:2011 for energy management systems – including being the only mixed-use development in Vietnam to achieve the latter. The Reverie...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (April. 14, 2020) – A hospitality veteran with life-long experience making guests feel welcome at hotels and resorts in Europe and Asia has been appointed to the helm of the new 30-hectare beachfront resort Alma. Austrian-born Herbert Laubichler-Pichler has taken charge of the opening of the 196-pavilion and 384-suite resort overlooking Long...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (March. 17, 2020) — With a mosaic of ethnic cultures and a topography that lends itself to adrenalized activities, the highlands of Thailand and Laos have long been prime quarry for intrepid adventurers. And one of Asia’s leading active tour operators, Indotrek, is inviting travellers to take a walk on...
NEW YORK (Mar. 5, 2020) — A year after Al Bait Sharjah opened in the U.A.E. as an antidote to the towering hospitality ambitions of nearby Dubai, the resort has won acclaim as one of the most remarkable new hotels in the world. Travel + Leisure magazine on Feb. 20 named the resort to its 2020...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (March 3, 2020) — Meliá Koh Samui, a 159-room and 41-suite resort with a lagoon pool that loops through its grounds like a river and suites made from teak wood vessels, has opened on Thailand’s second largest island, Koh Samui. The first property in Thailand launched under Spanish hotel group Meliá Hotels...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Mar. 2, 2020) — Khun Veeraphat, a waiter at Sands beachfront restaurant on Koh Samui, made a startling discovery on 13 February when he spotted what appeared to be tracks coming from the sea. CCTV footage at Banyan Tree Samui clearly showed a giant sea turtle laying eggs on the beach the...
