The Big 20

Victoria Hotels & Resorts recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a festive bash at Salon Saigon. More than 150 guests were on hand to relive highlights from the group’s two decadelong history which has seen the opening of 7 properties across Vietnam and Laos. As part of the celebrations, Victoria Hotels & Resorts partnered with Hai Au Aviation in December to launch … Read more

Trumpeting the Elephants

Both a celebration and awareness event, the Laos Elephant Festival is held annual to honor these gentle giants… It’s extolled as the “land of a Million elephants,” but despite this enchanting moniker, the unfortunate reality is that the number of these lovely mammals in laos has dwindled to less than 1,000. Current figures estimate just 400 … Read more

The Nature of Laos

Before my first visit to Laos, I had heard it described as a ‘less developed’ Cambodia. I was soon educated on how woefully wrong that was… I’d never realy wanted to visit Laos. Despite avid travel in the region, Laos simply never made it onto my bucket list. It didn’t help that anytime Laos came … Read more