HALONG BAY, Vietnam — Paradise Hotels & Cruises, the No. 1 cruise provider on Halong Bay, is dropping an anchor in the 4-star sector by assuming management of La Vela Cruises. In operation since 2008, La Vela Cruises tours the bay with two steel boats of similar size but different style — the 28-cabin La...
HUE, Vietnam — As plans gear up for the biennial Hue Festival April 29 to May 4, La Residence Hotel & Spa is holding the line against outsized pricing with a Memorable Hue Festival package at 3.5 million VND (US$160) per night. Memorable Hue includes two nights accommodation, daily breakfast for two, a one-way airport...
HANOI — A collection of 30 photographs that illuminate Hanoi and Hue at night will go on display at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi April 14 – 24 and at the MGallery La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa in Hue April 29 – May 4. Conceived, executed and produced by Sebastien Laval, a Poitiers, France-based...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – In 1845 an errant cannonball hit a Dutch villa that is today the Galle Face Hotel. Earlier this year the heritage hotel finally found out who fired the 30-pound ball that inspired an annual cannonball run, a 100 meter dash set for March 18th this year. “There was a famous story...
SINGAPORE – As Chinese travellers leave the comfort zone of the group tour for do-it-yourself exploration, a new partnership between a fledgling hotel group and a marketing services company is pointing the way. In January, Louis T Collection (Louis T), and WIHP (World Independent Hotels Promotion) launched a new initiative that connects a curated collection...
SINGAPORE — Three hotels managed by GHM won coveted spots on one of the world’s most distinguished compendiums of the world’s greatest hotels — the Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards. The prestigious international travel magazine unveiled the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards on Oct. 20, elevating The Nam Hai Hoi An...
SINGAPORE — After acquiring the Mantra Samui Resort in January, hospitality and building solutions company Louis T Collection recently concluded a full-scale review of the boutique hotel and has unveiled a comprehensive reconstruction plan to substantially improve its facilities and grounds. From tripling the size of the pool decking area to building a new...
UBUD, Indonesia — More than a decade after Hendra Hadiprana transformed his sprawling Balinese retreat into a luxurious 20-villa resort, The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah has wrapped up renovations on the most stunning villa of all — the Hadiprana Villa. As centerpiece of a 570-square-metre (6,135-square-feet) retreat, the traditional villa now includes a spacious deck...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The Reverie Saigon, a 286-room hotel with some of the city’s most expansive rooms, its most spectacular views and its most unabashedly opulent atmosphere, opens September 1 in the cinematic heart of downtown Saigon. Seven years in the making, the most posh urban hotel to debut in Vietnam, ever,...
SINGAPORE – With its new “Art of Design” initiative launching this month, GHM is ushering hotel guests into the workshops of stone masons and jewellers, onto the chair in painters’ studios and into the tents of Bedouins. Each of the GHM luxury hotels below has crafted a two-night minimum stay package highlighting the local...
