Six Senses Krabey Island opens in Cambodia

Six Senses Krabey Island has flung open the doors of its 40 private pool villas to welcome its first guests.

Originally planned for a December opening, the landscaped 30-acre private island is located three miles off Ream National Park in the Gulf of Thailand in southern Cambodia.

From Sihanouk International Airport, it is a ten-minute drive to the resort’s mainland reception for the short 15-minute crossing to Krabey Island.

Remote enough, yet not cut off from a country offering abundant culture and history.

With an […]

Apurva Kempinski Bali opens in Indonesia

Kempinski Hotels has welcomed the opening of the Apurva Kempinski Bali, a luxurious property in Indonesia.

The resort, which has opened in the upmarket Nusa Dua area of Bali, has 475 well-appointed guest-rooms, striking suites and discreet villas in a quiet beachfront setting.

Six restaurants, bars and lounges allow guests to take in the sensational natural setting, with sweeping views and indoor/outdoor dining venues that celebrate regional flavours.

An immersive ocean-facing spa and fitness centre offers treatments inspired by traditional Balinese healing practices, […]

China’s hotel construction pipeline hits all-time high

According to analysts at industry consulting partner Lodging Econometrics (LE), China’s hotel construction pipeline remains strong with record-breaking figures. In a recent report, it has stated that the country’s hotel construction pipeline stands at 2,761 projects/580,635 rooms — up 12% by projects and 6% by rooms year-over-year (YOY).

By the end of last year, both projects and rooms in the construction pipeline surpassed the previous cyclical high of 2,658 projects set in the fourth quarter of 2014. Also in 2018, China opened 619 new […]

More Philippine tourism spots up for rehabilitation

As more Philippine tourist destinations are being looked into for rehabilitation, the Philippine Department of Tourism is urging local operators to comply with laws related to sustainable development, while assuring destinations will not face complete shut-down, unlike the case of Boracay’s clean-up last year.

“Rehabilitation is not exactly closure,” tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat emphasised while disclosing that Panglao in Bohol and El Nido in Palawan are currently being rehabilitated.

Siargao will follow “soon” and Coron in Palawan is being looked into as well, […]

Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing opens in China

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced its latest property in China’s capital with the opening of Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing. The hotel is located on one of the city’s premium lifestyle retail centres, WF CENTRAL, and features 73 rooms and suites which are among the largest in the city.

The rooms are designed with a contemporary residential style combined with subtle traditional Chinese elements. Highlights include an array of luxury amenities, expansive spa-like bathrooms, as well as views of the Forbidden City.

General manager […]

Asia’s top bleisure cities revealed

Tokyo has been the named the top Asian city for offering the ultimate combination of business and leisure, or “bleisure”, appeal for travellers, according to a new report.

Singapore ranks second, out of 26 cities, with Sydney and Hong Kong coming in a joint third, and Melbourne rounding out the top five.

In the next tier are Shanghai and Beijing, which have been catching up, boosted by China’s rapid infrastructure development. The cities were ranked highly for their business aspects despite being […]