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Eat, Pray, Sleep Bali-Style. How I Escaped the Box

Category: Hotels, Posted:28 Nov 2022 | 14:20 pm It’s been nearly thirty years since luxury hospitality innovator KP Ho and Banyan Tree took hotel guests out of the box and into their own private villa with a swimming pool in Phuket Thailand. At the time, the idea was radical, captivating, and edged over the boundary of hospitality norms. Fast forward to 2022 and […]

Patong Hotel Affiliates With IHG’s Vignette Collection

Category: Hotels, Posted:16 Nov 2022 | 08:46 am Phuket’s hotel sector is seeing a renewed push in brand affiliations. The latest is Patong’s Dinso Resort’s tie-up with IHG’s (InterContinental Hotels Group) Vignette Collection. Dinso features 148-rooms and 28 themed pool villas. Branding to Vignette will come into effect by mid-2023.

Minor Signs Phuket Resort, First NH Branded Hotel In Asia

Category: Hotels, Posted:15 Nov 2022 | 08:10 am Makings news in Phuket is the signing by Minor Hotels of their first NH-branded property in Asia. The 270-room Boat Lagoon Resort has been converted and is now operated by NH. NH is part of Minor Hotels and has over 330 properties in Europe and the US. Under Minor, the Anantara brand has been expanding […]