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The second virtual charity run event, Run for Your Well-Being, Run to Give 2021 will take place from October 1 to October 31, 2021. ‘Run to Give’ is an annual Marriott Asia Pacific program that has become an integral part of the company’s commitment to cultivate a people-first environment that promotes associates’ well-beings and drives its people to care for the communities where they do business. This year, 57 hotels from Marriott International hotels and resorts in Indonesia will come together to raise funds to support the Bali Children Foundation as well as Marriott associates, who have been significantly impacted by the downturn in business during the pandemic. In addition to its fundraising objective, the Run to Give 2021 highlights the importance of its associates’ health and...

The Attic, the flagship bar at Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh offers sustainable cocktail menu in which all ingredients in the cocktail have zero wastage. This is the first hotel in Cambodia to partner with ecoSPIRITS, a company that pioneers the world’s first low-carbon method of packaging and distribution for high-end spirits. ecoSPIRITS is a closed-loop distribution system which uses a low-waste, low-carbon spirits distribution technology, thereby minimising packaging waste and transport cost, to reduce carbon footprint emissions in the spirits supply chain. By partnering with ecoSPIRITS, Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh aims to reduce 40 percent of its transport and packaging carbon emissions, including single-use glass wastage. ecoSPIRITS transfers premium spirits from bulk containers into e...

The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali offers a new culinary adventure with the exceptional Japanese Kaiseki-style Hamabe Brunch every Saturday starting on 18 September. The skilled culinary team of Hamabe is serving up a new refined dining experience in the light and airy contemporary Japanese restaurant that is inspired by the serenity of a traditional Japanese garden. Adding to the plethora of authentic cuisines that pamper guests desiring the best Japanese dishes, the newest offering is a traditional multi-course Kaiseki-style brunch. The menu features an array of premium Zensai, Sushi, Sashimi, Shiizakana and more that includes a special presentation of Kaisen Nabe – a seafood and vegetable hot pot – with tableside gueridon service. The brunch opens with appetizers, Tempura, a select...

With Phnom Penh on track to become the most vaccinated city in Southeast Asia, moves are afoot within Cambodia’s tourism industry to work towards a possible reopening of borders for fully vaccinated international travelers by November this year. The Cambodian tourism ministry recently announced that fully vaccinated international tourists with proof of their inoculation could be allowed into Cambodia as soon as November 2021. To make travel more convenient, Cambodia is also considering lessening or the full removal of the 14-day quarantine policy for fully vaccinated tourists, barring certification showing a negative COVID test 72-hours before travel and another negative COVID test upon arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport. Cambodia is currently the second most vaccinated cou...

Raffles Hotel Le Royal, celebrated for more than 90 years as one of the “Grandes Dames” of Southeast Asia, has reopened its northern wing as an ASQ (alternative state quarantine), offering an elegant option to inbound travelers. “Guests will be accommodated in a stand-alone wing of the hotel, with stringent health and safety protocols,” said Hotel Manager Dennis de Groot. “We are dedicated to offering a sanctuary of unparalleled comfort for those undertaking the mandated 14-day quarantine.”Private airport transfers, a full-board dining experience, 24-hour medical services, PCR tests are provided for visitors staying at the hotel as part of the ASQ program. Moreover, Raffles has gone the extra mile to ensure that visitors arriving from abroad are afforded a variety of contactless in-roo...