By Herbert Laubichler-Pichler Managing Director, Alma Resort This month, the resort I’ve managed since 2019 has been called out by Travel + Leisure magazine in the United States as the #1 Resort in Southeast Asia, the #2 Resort in Asia and the #9 Resort in the world. Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler are...
A Perspective from Balcony Managing Director Jim Sullivan For hotels and resorts, winning a spot on one of the best hotel awards lists compiled by Travel + Leisure or Condé Nast Traveler is the ne plus ultra in awards recognition. Each of these media have been publishing lists for more than 20 years, and they’re...
As destination weddings once again switch from dream to possibility, hotels and resorts across Asia are making sure weddings are the grandest of affairs. From Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh City and beyond, Asian cities offer a vibrant backdrop for celebrations of love. Here is a look at five of Asia’s most extraordinary hotel wedding...
Foodies have long traveled the world to eat spicy Thai curry, fragrant Vietnamese noodle soup or freshly caught Japanese sushi in the places where these dishes were born. In recent years, however, culinary options in Asia have vastly expanded and today the region is increasingly home to world-class and award-winning French, Italian, and Mediterranean fine...
This time last year, 2022 was still looking pretty dicey. Covid was wreaking havoc on the travel industry. There was light at the end of the tunnel, but we were still in the dark. Now we’ve come into the light. And as we do, there are so many hotels to look out for in the...
HUE, Vietnam (Oct. 19, 2022) — Five hotels and resorts represented by the Balcony Media Group have won coveted spots in the Condé Nast Traveler 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards. Announced in New York on Oct. 5, and in the November print issues of both the US and UK editions, the awards were determined by nearly a...
LANG CO, Vietnam (April 19, 2022) – Pre-pandemic the buzz about Vietnam’s golf courses was almost as loud as the motorbike horns that soundtrack daily life in major cities like Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. And Adam Calver, director of golf at Laguna Golf Lang Co and a driving force in Vietnam Golf Coast...
Because all of the senior account managers at Balcony come from the world of journalism, we’re able to produce stories about clients that look more like travel writing than PR. Sometimes — more frequently than you might imagine — media will accept our editorial wholesale. Here’s a recent effort that landed in three editions of...
HUE, Vietnam (Oct. 19, 2021) — Ten hotels and resorts represented by the Balcony Media Group have won coveted spots in the Condé Nast Traveler 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards. Announced in New York on Oct. 5, and in the November print issues of both the US and UK editions, the awards were determined by more...
When Greg Norman offers an opinion on a golf course, it pays to take heed. The Australian is an observer who demands respect. A legend of the game — one whose CV is studded with major wins and whose post-playing career in golf course architecture has shaped some of the world’s most exciting layouts— Norman’s...
