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InterContinental Phu Quoc Wins Three Awards
InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort Wins Three Awards at The World Travel Awards 2018 Phu Quoc, Vietnam, 2 December 2018: The new InterContinental® Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort in Vietnam is delighted to announce that the luxury resort has won three highly coveted awards at the World Travel Awards 2018. The resort has been … Read more
Big Love
The woman behind Vietnam’s extravagant, over-the-top weddings Lam Tran and Hien Vo tied the knot on December 19, 2014. The theme of their wedding was called “Love in the Air” because the couple loves to travel. It was an extravagant affair nine months in the making that consisted of an executive producer, 20 artists, craftsmen, … Read more
Many Happy Returns
Mia Mui Ne turns 15 in style All paintings starts out equal, nothing more than a simple mix of pigment and canvas. It takes something special to transform one into a work of art, a universally appreciated balance of execution and inspiration. Set on the Mui Ne – Phan Thiet stretch of beach just four … Read more
Welcome To Panama
At the crossroads of two oceans and two continents, Panama City is a dynamic metropolis. That’s never been truer than it is today. Everywhere in this steamy, tropical town are foreign investors talking shop in upscale cafés, expat fortune-seekers toasting their fates in wine bars, cranes stalking the rooftops of a skyline that seems to … Read more
The Suite Life
We catch up with Blair Fowler who gives us an insight into the life of a hotel general manager The Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon on Ton Duc Thang has an ecosystem of its own: 336 rooms, a ground floor bar, spa, two restaurants, skybar, lounge, rooftop pool and a fitness center are all compacted within … Read more
In The Mood For Love
As it turns out, Belinda Carlisle was right: Heaven really is a place on earth. At least, that’s how it feels about this spa Enter the spa at The Reverie Saigon (22 – 36 Nguyen Hue, D1 & 57 – 69F Dong Khoi, D1) and you are transported to a world of nourishing opulence. As … Read more
Made In Vietnam
Inside Mercedes-Benz’s dominance of the luxury car market in Vietnam For many Vietnamese consumers, it seems that locally made products are somehow confusing, due to a widely held belief that quality goods have to be made overseas. Try telling that to the brass at Mercedes-Benz Vietnam, and you will see the other side of the … Read more
Accelerated Growth
Vietnam’s nouveau riche are driving the luxury boom Vietnam is emerging as a promising market for luxury cars. And what has changed is that premium auto sales are now being made by authorized, rather than unofficial, importers: BMW appointed Euro Auto, Porsche entered the country with Prestige Sports Car, and Mercedes-Benz began imports. When the USD97,000 Audi … Read more
Resort Review: Anantara Mui Ne
Escaping to Anantara Mui Ne Resort For centuries, Mui Ne has lived up to its name as the “Cape of Escape”, a promontory creating two natural bays to provide shelter for fishing boats during raging storms. Desperate to escape the literal storms that come with Saigon’s rainy season, but even more so the rage that … Read more
