CAM RANH, Vietnam (Dec. 7, 2018) – One of Vietnam’s newest golf courses, KN Golf Links – Cam Ranh, made a stellar debut at the 2018 Asian Golf Awards in Thailand recently, winning the prize for Best New Golf Course in Asia Pacific. On Oct. 27, the Greg Norman-designed KN Golf Links officially opened in...
HALONG BAY, Vietnam (November 29, 2018) – The largest and most luxurious cruising vessel to ever ply Halong Bay’s waters has impressed its inaugural passengers with its elegant cabins, evening piano bar, expansive sun decks, spa and fine dining. New Vietnamese luxury cruise operator Lion Asia put the first of two President Cruises ships on...
HUE, Vietnam – (Nov. 28, 2018) – “There’s a great future in plastics,” or so Dustin Hoffman was told in the classic American movie The Graduate. Fifty years since the movie’s debut we’ve realized plastic is not as fantastic as the film had us believe. This month in Indonesia a dead sperm whale washed ashore...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Nov. 19, 2018) – Fusion’s all-spa-inclusive beachfront resorts and all-suite city hotels throughout Vietnam are ushering in the festive season with lavish buffet spreads, live music, and entertainment from caroling and cocoa to DJs and dancing. “We love giving our guests a memorable, surprise-filled experience whatever time of year it...
MAWLAMYAING, Myanmar (Nov.14, 2018) — Designed by US architect Daniel West, the 72-key Hotel Suggati is set to celebrate its grand opening on December 15 in Mawlamyaing, the capital of Myanmar’s Mon State. Commanding a panoramic vista over the Thanlwin [Salween] River, this waterfront property brings a new vitality in business hotel options to the...
Say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019 by traveling to the best places in Asia to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Watch fireworks from a rooftop in Taipei, participate in traditional Japanese traditions in Tokyo, soak up Halong Bay’s spectacular limestone karsts, indulge champagne sorbet and lobster on Koh Samui, or stroll through an open-air...
HALONG BAY, Vietnam (November 8, 2018) – Halong Bay is bracing itself for its biggest and most luxurious cruising vessel yet replete with 46 spacious cabins, an evening piano bar, spa, fine dining restaurant and two expansive sun decks. New luxury Vietnamese cruise operator Lion Asia will debut the first of two President Cruises ships...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Oct. 30, 2018) — One of Vietnam’s fastest growing beach resorts now has a brand-name golf course to support the area’s lofty tourism ambitions. On Oct. 27, the Greg Norman-designed KN Golf Links officially opened in Cam Ranh, site of a spectacular, 8-kilometer crescent of sand that is rapidly becoming a destination...
YANGON, Myanmar (Oct. 30, 2018) — Awei Metta, a chic new business and leisure hotel in Yangon, has announced its grand opening for December 15. Located in the leafy western suburbs of Myanmar’s former capital, close to the city’s international airport, this modern 46-key resort features a restaurant overseen by an experienced French chef, a...
HANOI (Oct. 30, 2018) — The luxury hospitality group behind some of Vietnam’s finest restaurants is taking its recipe for success global, opening two more dining establishments on its home turf before expanding its culinary footprint in China and Singapore early next year. After unveiling a second HOME restaurant in Vietnam’s capital this month and...
