HANOI, Vietnam (April 4, 2019) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi bartender Hoang Nguyen has won the Havana Club Competition Hanoi 2019 and earned a spot in the international final in Havana, Cuba in September. Hoang’s winning cocktail, known as “Sueno Cubano,” features a distinctive mix of Havana Club 7YO rum and Vietnamese coffee. Guests can...
CAN THO, Vietnam (April 3, 2019) – Azerai Resort Can Tho is raising the bar in luxury accommodation on Vietnam’s Mekong Delta with the opening of four new spacious villas that offer premium upgrade opportunities for privacy, comfort and personal service. The new 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom and 5-bedroom villas were built as a complement to the...
TAIPEI (April 3, 2019) – As Taipei grooms its reputation as one of the top destinations in Asia for vegetarian cuisine, the Grand Hyatt Taipei is repurposing the Monday blues as an opportunity to go green. In a new collaboration with Green Monday, a social enterprise that encourages meat-lovers to give up their beloved steak...
HO CHI MINH CITY (April 2, 2019) — Rare is the hotel that isn’t an adherent to that famous Ken Kesey maxim: “Always stay in your own movie.” Spend tens of millions — or more — on a luxury hotel or resort, and showing it off in fine fashion is a mere drop in the bucket....
BANGKOK (March 21, 2019) – As sprawling and glamorous as a luxury home, Bangkok’s newest rooftop bar opens its doors this week as a sparkling new gem in the crown of Bangkok’s top-shelf night spots. Designed by the Japanese design firm Super Potato, the Hyatt Regency Bangkok’s new Spectrum Lounge & Bar is a multi-faceted...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (March 19, 2019) – The Anam is emerging as a gateway to Vietnam’s rich art and culture, ushering talented local artists on to its grounds weekly to practice their craft as it serves up a smorgasbord of street food favorites. The luxurious resort overlooking Long Beach on Cam Ranh’s peninsula will welcome...
Let’s hear it for the boys. The default lure from any hotel is usually dangling for women, what with spa specials and shopping sprees and romance packages. And the men? Well, there in the corner’s a second fiddle: You go play that. Hotels know from Adam. They understand that 80 percent of all decisions about...
NINH BINH, Vietnam (March 8, 2019) – Meliá Hotels International is taking over the management of The Reed Hotel in May, a rebranding that is likely to be completed by January 2020. With this new hotel, the group is now 6 operating six hotels in Vietnam and has seven more in the pipeline. The new...
HALONG BAY, Vietnam (March 7, 2019) – A menu crafted by British Michelin-starred chef John Burton-Race has been introduced on Halong Bay’s largest and most lavish cruising vessel. Burton-Race, who has starred in a host of popular television shows including French Leave, Return of the Chef, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here and...
YANGON, Myanmar (Mar. 6, 2019) — Awei Pila, an exclusive resort set on a remote tropical island, has opened a SCUBA diving center in Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago, offering Open Water courses and certification to first-time divers. The Awei Pila Dive Center will provide all levels of PADI diving courses from DSD (Discover Scuba Diving) to...
