Local and Global Experiences
Step into Raffles Jakarta and it feels like you have entered a different world where everything here is grand, brightly coloured and classy. This luxury hotel’s high ceilings, evocative paintings and artwork by Indonesia’s late celebrated painter Hendra Gunawan, contemporary interiors designed by Hirsch Bedner Associates, large spaces and a […]
AccorHotels has added another 772 guest rooms in Singapore with the opening of Novotel and Mercure Singapore at Stevens Road. This increases AccorHotel’s portfolio of hotels in Singapore to 15 with over 6,400 rooms. Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens sit on the same plot of land […]
When was the last time you hopped on a ferry and headed to Bintan? Now there is another reason for a quick getaway to Bintan with your family and friends. Actually, when was the last time you stayed in a chalet back home in Singapore? I remember the days of booking […]
Marriott International is rolling out mobile check-in through its SPG Mobile app globally by the end of 2017. Marriott first launched mobile check-in, checkout and room ready alerts in 2013. These are now available at all hotels that were in the Marriott portfolio before the company’s acquisition of Starwood Hotels […]
Deluxe Rooms at Cordis Auckland Today The Langham, Auckland has been rebranded to a Cordis. The 411-room hotel joins other Cordis hotels in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. Future hotels will be opening in destinations such as Bali, Phuket, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Ningbo, Donqian Lake. “Cordis is not a homogenous […]
Hua Hin is located some two and a half hours away on road via Route 35 and Route 4 or longer by train from Bangkok. It is located in the southern Thai province of Prachuap Khiri Khan. What used to be a quiet fishing village is now an idyllic seaside vacation […]
Pullman Hotels & Resorts is committed to the wellbeing of guests staying at their hotels around the world. It has collaborated with Wellness Coach Sarah Hoey to develop a programme based on four pillars of wellness – Sleep, Food, Sport and Spa. Each of the four pillars provides options for customisation […]
Singapore’s first Courtyard by Marriott property is ready to accept hotel guests on 1 November 2017. With 25 rooms per level from level 22 to 32 of the Royal Square at Novena mixed-use development, Courtyard by Marriott Singapore Novena’s rooms are all 22 sqm with two types of views – […]
InterContinental Hotels Group signed three management contracts to introduce its luxury boutique hotel brand Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to Asia. The first Kimpton properties in the region will be located in prime markets in Southeast Asia and China. The first Kimpton located in Southeast Asia will be Kimpton Naranta Bali […]
Japan (Marriott International photo) The Ritz-Carlton takes the partnership with world-famous photographer and influencer Trey Ratcliff from Europe, United States, the Caribbean, South Asia and the Middle East to Japan. Trey’s inspirational photo tours have been shared across these regions capturing the attention of his global fanbase. Ratcliff will continue […]
Run To Give 2017: Marriott International Raises Over USD 421,000 Marriott International in Asia Pacific has raised close to US$421,000 collectively from the fourth annual Run to Give Hotel Charity Runs in 115 locations on 24 September 2017 across the region. Funds raised in each location will go to […]
Raffles Hotel Restoration in progress – Jubilee Hall Chair (Raffles Hotel Singapore Photo) Raffles Singapore has been undergoing renovations and phased restoration since February 2017. The restoration is supported by award-winning interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud. The hotel is planning to reopen second half of 2018 with new suite categories, […]