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Welcome!

We’re a PR agency for

hotels, resorts & golf courses

with offices in the United States and Asia.

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Founded in 2006

in media markets around the world.

Balcony generates editorial exposure

North America

Southeast Asia
& Hong Kong

Australia
& New Zealand

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There is an art to

and no one does this better than people who come from the world of journalism.

telling stories,

SPOTLIGHT

Five Balcony Hotels on CNT List

Zecha’s Vision

WHAT’S HOT

NEW CLIENT

TIA Expands Definition of Wellness

Balcony Media Group is now representing TIA Wellness Resort, situated along the picturesque coastline of Da Nang, Vietnam. TIA is a new hotel brand that launched in Vietnam during the pandemic.

NEW CLIENT

Trisara Luxuriates in the Balcony Portfolio

Trisara, an exclusive hideaway in Phuket’s unspoiled northwestern corner, has come to Balcony for representation in North America, Southeast Asia, Aus & NZ and the UK.

OPENING

Rafael Nadal and Melia Serve Up New Hotel Brand

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal is serving up a whole new world of possibility with the launch of the ZEL hotel brand in partnership with Melia Hotels International.

NEW CLIENT

Waterfall Bathes Heart of New Resort

An incredible cascade, terraces of rice fields and a jungled mountainside setting form the underpinnings of a spectacular new 15-hectare resort in Vietnam’s Mai Chau Province, a 3.5-hour drive from Hanoi.

OPENING

Indochine Redux

With a design inspired by Vietnam’s bygone days, the beachfront resort features 127 elegant rooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant and grill, beachside restaurant and bar, lobby bar, five-treatment room spa, two spacious swimming pools, ballroom, conference rooms, water sports center, fitness center, yoga room, and kid’s club.

OPENING

What’s Old is New in Hanoi

With the relaunch of the oldest continually operating restaurant in Vietnam, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi combined the opulent, the classical and the modern in a single scheme that’s long on white, gold and heathery blue-grays. The menu spotlights modern French gastronomy with nods to classical French flavors and an emphasis on seasonality and superior ingredients.

REBRANDING

Meliá Rebrands 12 Vinpearl Hotels

After ushering 12 Vinpearl hotels under its umbrella in 2023, Spain’s largest hotel group emerges as the second largest hotel group in Vietnam.

DEBUT

Fusion Originals Makes Its Saigon Debut

Located in Saigon Centre, atop the Takashimaya Shopping Mall, these 99 bespoke accommodation units occupy 10 floors in one of the city’s largest and most fashionable mixed-use developments.

WHAT'S HOT

LATEST STORIES

A soothing soundtrack of lapping Andaman waves encourages long, leisurely lunches and indulgent dinners

Cielo Brings a Flavour of the Med to the Andaman Ocean at Trisara

PHUKET, Thailand (Sept. 8, 2023) – Leading Phuket luxury resort Trisara has added to its constellation of culinary stars with...

A Trek Through Time And Culture With Avana Retreat’s Mountain Experiences

Packages, Avana Retreat

A Trek Through Time And Culture With Avana Retreat’s Mountain Experiences

HANOI (Aug. 21, 2023) – Over a decade ago Avana Retreat’s founder discovered a majestic waterfall while trekking in the...

Fusion Entices Couples to Tie the Knot in Vietnam

Packages, News, Fusion

Fusion Entices Couples to Tie the Knot in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Aug. 15, 2023) — Wellness-inspired hotel brand Fusion is celebrating the upcoming “Wedding Season” in...

New TIA Tours Introduce Wellness Practices in Vietnam’s Cultural and Sacred Sites

Packages, News, Tia Wellness Resort

New TIA Tours Introduce Wellness Practices in Vietnam’s Cultural and Sacred Sites

DA NANG (Aug. 15, 2023) – A holistic resort in Da Nang is taking wellbeing out of its wellness center...

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News, Meliá Hotels International

Meliá Hotels International unveils Paradisus Salinas Lanzarote in Spain

Madrid, (Aug. 10, 2023) – The new Paradisus Salinas Lanzarote features 282 rooms and villas, an 1,800 m2 swimming pool,...

Making Scents Of It All on Koh Samui

News, Banyan Tree Samui

Making Scents Of It All on Koh Samui

KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Aug. 9, 2023) — Banyan Tree Samui, a luxury beachfront resort in southern Thailand, has in recent...

WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

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Hotels to Look Out For

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 coming year. To wit:

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Top European Culinary Experiences

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 dining, often with Michelin-starred restaurants leading the way.

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How to Get on T+L’s It List and CNT’s Gold List

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 good as it gets.

The Last Straw

"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.

Asias Hotels Introduce Unique New Wellness Activities

With Global Wellness Day on June 12 fast approaching, people around the world are being inspired to ask themselves: “How can I live a healthier and better life?” Asian hotels and resorts are helping provide answers to this question

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Extraordinary Urban Weddings

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.

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Jim Sullivan Managing Director

Contact us for more information about Balcony or our clients. Whether you’re about to launch a new property, or need to increase your visibility, we can talk to you about what to do, and when and how.