YANGON, Myanmar (May 3, 2019) — Myanmar tourism trailblazers Memories Group announced this week that it had bought a minority share in Strand Hotel International Ltd. The US$3.19 million investment gives the Group stakes in a cruise ship and three hotels, most notably the world-famous Strand Hotel, an iconic landmark on the Yangon waterfront, which...
LANG CO, Vietnam (April 18, 2019) – Asia’s leading golf tour company, Golfasian, has joined the push to promote Central Vietnam as one of the region’s foremost places for play. The Thailand and Vietnam-based operator signed a strategic partnership with Vietnam Golf Coast: a destination marketing organization that links six of the area’s best signature...
HALONG BAY, Vietnam (April 18, 2019) – British Michelin-starred chef John Burton-Race is joining forces with Paradise Vietnam to host eight-course feasts in Vietnam’s two biggest cities and at its most famed natural attraction. The dinners will be staged at Hanoi’s Home Moc Restaurant, on Paradise Elegance in UNESCO World Heritage site Halong Bay, and...
Palma de Mallorca (Apr. 10 2019) – The Executive Vice President and CEO of Meliá Hotels International, Gabriel Escarrer, and its Chief Operating Officer André Gerondeau, have completed their first annual tour of Vietnam, China, Myanmar and Indonesia, some of the countries with the greatest growth potential for the Company in a region that led...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (April 9, 2019) – The wellness-inspired resort and hotel chain Fusion has announced this week that it will bring a Fusion to the oceanside of Bao Ninh Beach, Dong Hoi, Quang Binh Province. Located at the gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National...
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...
