CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Oct. 15, 2024) – Meliá Chiang Mai has clinched a coveted spot in the well-respected Australian magazine Holidays with Kids Readers’ Choice Awards, recognised as among “Thailand’s Best Family Resorts”. Situated in the heart of Chiang Mai city in Thailand’s mountainous north, Meliá Chiang Mai rounded out the list of 12 Thailand hotels and resorts and was...
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Alma Named ‘Best Family Resort in Vietnam’ by Holidays With Kids Magazine
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Oct. 11, 2024) – Oceanfront Alma Resort on southern Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula has been named the No. 1 family resort in Vietnam by the influential Australian-based Holidays with Kids magazine for the second year in a row. Nominations for the Holidays with Kids 2024 Readers’ Choice Best Family Resorts Awards were open for 12 months and...
Opinion
How to Be Recognized as the #1 Resort in Southeast Asia
By Herbert Laubichler-Pichler Managing Director, Alma Resort This month, the resort I’ve managed since 2019 has been called out by...
How to Get on T+L’s It List and CNT’s Gold List
A Perspective from Balcony Managing Director Jim Sullivan For hotels and resorts, winning a spot on one of the best...
Asia’s Most Extraordinary Urban Wedding Venues
As destination weddings once again switch from dream to possibility, hotels and resorts across Asia are making sure weddings are...
Top European Culinary Experiences in Asian Hotels
Foodies have long traveled the world to eat spicy Thai curry, fragrant Vietnamese noodle soup or freshly caught Japanese sushi...
Hotels to Look Out For in 2023
This time last year, 2022 was still looking pretty dicey. Covid was wreaking havoc on the travel industry. There was...
Five Balcony Hotels on CNT List
HUE, Vietnam (Oct. 19, 2022) — Five hotels and resorts represented by the Balcony Media Group have won coveted spots in...
Calver tips Vietnam to regain status as golf travel’s biggest noise
LANG CO, Vietnam (April 19, 2022) – Pre-pandemic the buzz about Vietnam’s golf courses was almost as loud as the...
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Because all of the senior account managers at Balcony come from the world of journalism, we’re able to produce stories...
Packages
The Anam Cam Ranh Unveils Suite of Romance Experiences
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Oct. 9, 2024) – The Anam Cam Ranh doesn’t necessarily expect to be the same setting for...
Stars align as MICHELIN-accoladed chefs join forces for PRU anniversary
PHUKET, Thailand (Oct. 3, 2024) – Two of the best chefs working in Thailand, Jimmy Ophorst of PRU in Phuket...
Raffles Hotel Le Royal Offers ‘Pink Afternoon Tea’ for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Oct. 2, 2024) – Raffles Hotel Le Royal will mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by...
A Balinese Resort Sets The Scene For Sweet Dreams With New Sleep Package
BALI (Sep. 25, 2024) – We curate museums, we curate our music and now one enterprising resort on the Island...
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Hosts Exclusive Afternoon Tea with Cambodian Royalty
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Sept. 23, 2024) – Her Highness Princess Chansita Norodom, a member of Cambodia’s Royal Family, will participate...
TIA Wellness Resort Bring Creative Flair to Vietnamese Cuisine with a New Menu and New Look at The Dining Room
DA NANG (Sept. 23, 2024) – A new menu ‘Vietnamese Culinary Creativity’ at TIA Wellness Resort’s Dining Room reimagines traditional...
People
Laguna Lang Co Unveils Renato Rizzi as New Culinary Director
LANG CO, Vietnam (October 1, 2024) –– Laguna Lang Co, one of Vietnam’s leading integrated resorts, has announced the appointment...
Alma Welcomes Seasoned Chef to Senior Kitchen Ranks
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Sept. 24, 2024) – A hospitality professional with more than a decade’s experience working for some of...
Raffles Hotel Le Royal Appoints Dagmar Lyons as General Manager
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Sept. 10, 2024) – Raffles Hotel Le Royal, the 95-year-old luxury heritage hotel in the Cambodian capital...
Alma Resort Welcomes Alain Rion as Executive Chef
CAM RANH, Vietnam (July 01, 2024) – A seasoned professional with three decades’ experience working for some of the world’s...
INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit Welcomes Spanish Chef de Cuisine
BANGKOK (June 5, 2024) – Thailand’s first INNSiDE by Meliá hotel has appointed Juan Ignacio García Racionero, who has honed...
Raffles Hotel Le Royal to welcome guest Chef Martin Simolka
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Feb. 26, 2024) – Raffles Hotel Le Royal, one of Southeast Asia’s most iconic luxury hotels, will...