Palma de Mallorca, February 27, 2024. Meliá Hotels International has achieved another significant milestone in sustainability by being recognized as one of the top-performing hotel companies globally according to the latest Sustainability Yearbook by S&P Global. The leading financial ratings and market analysis provider ranks Meliá in third place – behind Thailand’s Asset World Corporation and Minor – making it...
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Trisara Entices Remote Workers With Long-Stay Rates
PHUKET, Thailand (February 27, 2024) – Trisara, one of Thailand’s finest resorts, is capitalizing on Phuket’s reputation as a hub for remote working courtesy of special long-stay rates on its signature residences. Its “Stay Longer, Save More” deal entitles guests to an exclusive discounted rate with extra benefits if they stay a minimum of four or seven nights. The additional...
Opinion
How to Get on T+L’s It List and CNT’s Gold List
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Asia’s Most Extraordinary Urban Wedding Venues
As destination weddings once again switch from dream to possibility, hotels and resorts across Asia are making sure weddings are...
Top European Culinary Experiences in Asian Hotels
Foodies have long traveled the world to eat spicy Thai curry, fragrant Vietnamese noodle soup or freshly caught Japanese sushi...
Hotels to Look Out For in 2023
This time last year, 2022 was still looking pretty dicey. Covid was wreaking havoc on the travel industry. There was...
Five Balcony Hotels on CNT List
HUE, Vietnam (Oct. 19, 2022) — Five hotels and resorts represented by the Balcony Media Group have won coveted spots in...
Calver tips Vietnam to regain status as golf travel’s biggest noise
LANG CO, Vietnam (April 19, 2022) – Pre-pandemic the buzz about Vietnam’s golf courses was almost as loud as the...
Zecha’s Vision
Because all of the senior account managers at Balcony come from the world of journalism, we’re able to produce stories...
Ten Balcony Hotels on CNT List
HUE, Vietnam (Oct. 19, 2021) — Ten hotels and resorts represented by the Balcony Media Group have won coveted spots...
Packages
New Vietnamese and Seafood Feasts at TIA Wellness Resort in Vietnam
DA NANG (Feb. 28, 2024) – A country’s cuisine is a gateway to the local culture – one that allows...
Trisara Entices Remote Workers With Long-Stay Rates
PHUKET, Thailand (February 27, 2024) – Trisara, one of Thailand’s finest resorts, is capitalizing on Phuket’s reputation as a hub...
Alma Resort Launches Wellness Retreats
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Feb. 16, 2024) – Alma, situated on Vietnam’s scenic Cam Ranh peninsula, has unveiled a series of...
Alma Resort Rings in Year of the Dragon With Array of Festivities
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Jan. 30, 2024) – Family resort Alma will usher in the Lunar New Year with a seven-day...
The Anam Rings in Year of the Dragon at Cam Ranh and Mui Ne
CAM RANH, Vietnam (January 24, 2024) – The Anam Group’s two beachfront resorts at Cam Ranh and Mui Ne will...
Fusion Welcomes the Year of the Dragon with Exclusive Tet Activities
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Jan. 22, 2024) — Wellness-inspired hotel brand Fusion is ready to welcome the Year of...
People
Raffles Hotel Le Royal to welcome guest Chef Martin Simolka
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Feb. 26, 2024) – Raffles Hotel Le Royal, one of Southeast Asia’s most iconic luxury hotels, will...
Banyan Tree Samui Appoints New Sous Chef
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Feb. 22, 2024) — Banyan Tree Samui has announced the appointment of a new sous chef, Mr...
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Appoints New Executive Pastry Chef
HANOI, Vietnam (Jan. 16, 2024) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has welcomed a new Executive Pastry Chef, Stephane Prost, a French...
Alma Resort Appoints Executive Sous Chef
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Jan. 10, 2024) – A seasoned chef with more than two decades of hospitality experience in Europe,...
INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit Welcomes Executive Chef
BANGKOK (November 20, 2023) – Drawing on more than two decade’s experience with some of the most popular hotel brands...
Metropole Hanoi Announces New Chef de Cuisine at Award-Winning Le Beaulieu
HANOI, Vietnam (Oct. 25, 2023) — Le Beaulieu, the award-winning modern French fine dining restaurant at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi,...