Local and Global Experiences
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, […]
Singaporean travellers took an average of 3.1 international trips in the last 12 months, according to a global Travel and Tech Study commissioned by Agoda with responses from 11,762 Asia-Pacific respondents aged 18 to 64 collected between 27 February and 17 April 2017. Singaporeans picked Bangkok, Johor Bahru and Batam Island […]
I visited Jakarta in the fourth week of August for a Savoy of London gourmet experience at the Fairmont Jakarta. The Fairmont Jakarta had collaborated with The Savoy, London flying down Pastry Chef Luc Bigeard, Chef Francisco Hernandez and Mixologist Witek Wojaczek for a five series culinary celebration from […]
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore Singapore Tourism Board has partnered Singapore Hotel Association, Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union and the hotel industry to launch the Open Hotels Weekends programme over two weekends in October, as part of the Hotels Careers Campaign that was launched in July this year. The two weekends […]
Small Luxury Hotels of the World has revamped The Club, its free-to-join loyalty programme, to a new one calling it INVITED. The new programme offers members exclusive rates, guaranteed benefits and ‘Small Luxuries’ right from the first stay at any of the group’s 500 small, independently minded hotels worldwide. INVITED […]
ibis Styles makes its debut in the United States with the opening of ibis Styles New York LaGuardia Airport. The economy brand from Accorhotels will serve as the flagship hotel for the brand in the U.S.. It is located at the former site of the LaGuardia Airport Hotel which has […]