Asia + Beyond

by Melissa Richter, from Italy When it comes to Thailand, wine appreciation is often viewed as a cottage industry, but it does not have to be this way. French, German, Australian, and wines from South America are all on the map,

Just prior to the gala, Rossen Dimitrov met with H.E. the Italian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, Lorenzo Galanti, in the Italian Embassy in Bangkok. Welcoming Air Italy and the airline’s inaugural flight to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Galanti and

SAii Lagoon Maldives will open as part of Curio Collection by Hilton, one of Hilton’s 14 market-leading brands is set to open in 2019. Curio Collection by Hilton, a global portfolio of more than 55 hotels and resorts around the

Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, announced its industry-first partnership with the Thailand Boutique Accommodation Trade Association (TBAA) to promote creative, people-powered Thai hospitality.  Through the partnership, Airbnb and the TBAA will bring boutique hotels onto Airbnb’s global people-to-people platform and

The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) opened on September 23, 2018, connecting Hong Kong to China's 25,000-kilometer trans-national high-speed rail network. This vast network offers direct trains to 44 destinations across the mainland, including six short-haul destinations in Guangdong

Celebrate Germany’s annual festival at Vu’s Sky Bar and Lounge with authentic Bavarian sausages and staple beer beginning September 26, 2018.  With its unique vista of Metro Manila, Vu’s Sky Bar and Lounge add a sophisticated air to this year’s Oktoberfest celebrations by showcasing imported German sausages,

In celebration of all things craft, the luxury travel retailer DFS Group is hosting its first-ever Craft Festival at Singapore's Changi International Airport. Taking place for six weeks from September 21 across Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 4, the festival will

Van Gogh SENSES, an art-themed concept store dedicated to Vincent van Gogh announced the opening of its newest venture, Van Gogh SENSES Gifts in Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts (Tai Kwun), opened this month. Bringing an appreciation of art

Ready for some summer retail therapy and looking to celebrate Father's Day weekend a little differently this year? The Expat Fair's Amazing Summer Fair is starting today, June 16, at Novotel Singapore on Stevens, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Shop for one-of-a-kind

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a new hotel in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, scheduled to open in 2020. The property, which will be called Mandarin Oriental, Saigon, will form part of Union Square Saigon,