InterContinental Halong Bay Resort to open 2023 in Vietnam

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announced the signing of InterContinental Halong Bay Resort and InterContinental Residences Halong Bay with Ha Long Investment and Development Limited Company, a member of BIM Group, marking IHG’s expansion into the Quang Ninh province, Vietnam.

Slated to open in 2023, the project draws inspiration from its beachfront location in Halong Bay which includes more than 1,600 islands and inlets forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars, and InterContinental brand’s distinctive style. InterContinental Halong Bay Resort will […]

Asians most confident to resume travel

As the tourism industry starts to get back on its feet, Asian travellers have shown more confidence about travelling in the new normal, as compared to their Western counterparts, according to a recent global study.

Jointly conducted by social research agency Blackbox Research, data provider Dynata, and language partner Language Connect, Unravel Travel: Fear & Possibilities in a Post Coronavirus (Covid-19) World examined the sentiments of more than 10,000 people across 17 countries regarding travel in a post-Covid-19 world.

Asian countries like […]

Can Bali find a tourism future in digital nomads?

Digital nomads work in comfort at Livit, a coworking hub and international services provider for tech startups, in Sanur, Bali. Photo Credit: Livit

As Bali prepares to welcome its reopening to international tourists on September 11, the provincial government is formulating a Work from Bali campaign to appeal to digital nomads and remote workers.

The Indonesian island’s vice governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati has said Covid-19 has provided the “perfect momentum” for promoting this concept.

With its countless cafes offering good coffee and […]

Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 tourists from Da Nang after three residents contract Covid-19

(CNN) — Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people — mostly local tourists — from the popular resort city of Da Nang after three residents tested positive for coronavirus, the government said.

Vietnamese authorities are rushing to nip a potential new outbreak in the bud after the Southeast Asian nation recorded its first locally-transmitted case of Covid-19 in 100 days on Saturday.

The patient, a 57-year-old man, had no international travel history and had been living in Da Nang for the past month, according […]

These 5 new hotels in Bali are set to welcome foreign arrivals

Development in Bali shows no sign of slowing – pandemic be damned – with a range of choice accommodations freshly opened or about to be unveiled across the island. (Photo: Waldorf Astoria Bali)
Indonesia’s most visited island already has some of the world’s finest accommodation options, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more.

For a destination of relatively minute dimensions, Bali sure packs a lot in. From beaches pounded by the Indian Ocean and buzzing coastal enclaves to the green valleys of the interior […]

Braving the long road to recovery

Jesper Palmqvist: uncertainty and complexity in Asia Pacific’s recovery roadmap

I’ve heard from more than a few people recently that the first six months of 2020 felt like at least two years, as the journey unfolded through shock, despair and uncertainty but also brought togetherness, belief and positivity.

At STR we started mapping out potential recovery scenarios quite early, based on past crisis and down cycles, at a time when only China and pockets in Asia were affected. Since late January we […]