Local and Global Experiences
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 […]
GuocoLand‘s Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia has opened its doors this month. It is the first of two Sofitel’s the property developer is opening. The second is Sofitel Singapore City Centre which is expected to open in September after experiencing multiple delays from Q4 2016 to May […]
The third edition of the Bintan Lagoon Resort President’s Cup golf tournament will be held from 4 to 5 November 2017 at Bintan’s largest integrated resort. The event is supported by Wonderful Indonesia and is based on a Shotgun System 36 over two 18-hole championship courses designed by […]
Head over to northeastern Taiwan and you get to Yilan County. Yilan City is only 49 minutes by car from Taipei, 1 hour 35 minutes by train from Songshan Station. Its close proximity to Taipei is the reason why many locals often head over to Yilan City for the weekend […]
The Radisson Golf and Convention Center in Batam opened in October 2016. Located in Batam Centre, the property is also connected to an 18-hole Sukajadi championship golf course and is within walking distance to Kepri Shopping Mall. The hotel has 240 guest rooms and suites. Other amenities in this hotel include […]
LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort now offers a more holistic NINJAGO experience at the theme park with the introduction of nine NINJAGO themed rooms at the LEGOLAND Hotel. These ninja-themed rooms are an addition to other themed rooms at LEGOLAND Hotel including Pirate, Adventure and Kingdom. Dine as a ninja […]
Pullman Tokyo Tamachi will be Japan’s first Pullman Hotel when it opens in Fall 2018. The hotel will be part of the MSB Tamachi mixed-used complex. The contemporary designed hotel will feature 143 rooms, meeting facilities and unique dining concepts. It will be directly connected to the JR Tamachi […]