HUE, Vietnam (Feb. 7, 2018) — La Residence Hotel & Spa, twelve years after opening as one of the hottest new hotels in Asia, is wrapping up work on the first phase of a two-step renovation that will stand as the most dramatic pivot in its short history. While the canvas of the hotel’s art deco...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Feb. 6, 2018) — Banyan Tree Samui, a luxurious 88-villa beachfront resort on one of Thailand’s most compelling island destinations, is handing out smartphones with room keys at check in. An initiative that got underway on December 16, the phones offer free and unrestricted international telephone calls and 4G Internet, as well as...
Start off the Year of the Dog at one of these festive destinations: Grand Hyatt Taipei People tend to overdo it around the holidays, especially when it comes to food. At Grand Hyatt Taipei, revelers can ring in the Year of the Dog with a lavish Chinese New Year banquet complete with live entertainment and...
HO TRAM, Vietnam (Jan. 17, 2018) — The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip has retained its status as one of Golf Digest’s best golf courses in the world — only now it is 39 places higher than it was in 2016, when the planet’s most widely-read golf publication released the follow-up to its inaugural ‘World 100...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Jan. 17, 2018) – Fusion Resort Cam Ranh, on Vietnam’s south central coast, welcomed the new year with a new name and a new wellness concept. The all-spa inclusive resort has revamped its spa menu and is introducing a packed schedule of healthy and healing activities ranging from anti-gravity yoga and yoga...
HANOI (Jan. 16, 2018) – Last month, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi played host to an exclusive, invitation-only music event that echoed the best of Parisian nightlife. More than 150 guests were immersed in an evening of music and mixology for one-night only, as Vietnam’s most storied hotel was transformed into a virtual stage for world-renowned...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Jan. 3, 2018) – A neighborhood of leafy avenues, storied palaces and pagodas, meaningful museums and some of Vietnam’s most striking colonial architecture, District 3 is one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most underrated enclaves. As well as history and heritage, it is also home to some of the city’s...
RIO SAN JUAN, Dominican Republic (Dec. 19, 2017) — Ani Villas Dominican Republic, a secluded, 14-key private resort that commands its own dramatic peninsula, opened on December 16. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, the four-acre estate trades on spectacular vistas. Twelve of the resort’s 14 suites front the ocean with great banks of windows...
HANOI (Dec. 14, 2017) — An actual lake and real-life farmers form the foundation of a cultural spectacle that recently debuted on the outskirts of Hanoi. Called The Quintessence of Tonkin, the outdoor play is staged on a lake next to one of Vietnam’s oldest Buddhist pagodas and performed by a cast of 250 characters,...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (November 21, 2017) – Seven months after The Anam opened as Vietnam’s most ambitious new coastal resort, the 213-room property is shepherding guests into the galleries and homes of talented local artists and unveiling an artist-in-residence program. The resort’s commitment to the arts is obvious all over its grounds, where an eclectic...
