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The second Aloft hotel to open in Bali, Aloft Bali Kuta officially opened on 1 April 2022. As part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, Aloft Bali Kuta features 175 stylish and inviting guest rooms designed with the brand’s signature artful and innovative loft-like layout in mind. All guestrooms are furnished with sleek platform beds, sitting areas, private balconies, and modern bathrooms complete with walk-in rainfall shower and clutter-free vanity area. Each room is equipped with fast & complimentary Wi-Fi access, 55-inch LCD TVs, Bluetooth speakers and mobile key access, which allows guests to go keyless and use their smartphones to lock or unlock their rooms. Located just 15-minute drive from Ngurah Rai International Airport, the hotel offers easy access to...

Fully vaccinated travellers on all Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot flights will enjoy quarantine-free entry into Singapore, without any on-arrival test or quarantine requirements, from 1 April 2022. This comes after the Singapore government simplified the travel protocols for entry into the country.This opens up the entire SIA and Scoot network to all eligible customers. Today, SIA and Scoot operate from 97 destinations in 34 countries to Singapore. Please see Annexe A for details on the SIA Group network. All fully vaccinated travellers are still required to take a pre-departure test and meet prevailing visa requirements. As a result, SIA and Scoot will no longer designate specific Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights from 1 April 2022. Existing customers who are currently booked on...

Bulgari Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce that 2022 marks the 18th anniversary of the Bulgari Cocktail, the signature alcoholic drink available on the menu of all  the Bulgari Bars of the Bulgari Hotels & Resorts Collection. The Bulgari Cocktail was invented in 2004 on the occasion of the opening of the first property of the Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, the Bulgari Hotel Milano, and since then it has been the most requested cocktail in all the Bulgari Bars.  Eighteen years later, to celebrate this special event, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts collaborated with the renowned Venetian glassmakers from Venini to create an exclusive glass specially designed for the brand to enhance the taste and uniqueness of the drink. The Bulgari Cocktail is a calibrated blend o...

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) has announced its plans to further expand its portfolio across Asia Pacific, targeting to open its 1000th property in the region in late 2022. The company expects to open nearly 100 properties in the region this year. With a vision to deliver exceptional and distinctive travel experiences, Marriott is committed to bringing the benefits of good travel to its guests, owners and communities in Asia Pacific. Luxury Demand Continues to Boom in Greater China According to research by ILTM Asia Pacific, Greater China’s affluent population contributes to half of Asia Pacific’s total spending on airfare and lodging. Affluent travelers in Greater China continue to look for luxury travel in new and emerging destinations. Greater China remains an engi...

The Apurva Kempinski Bali reveals its 2022 brand campaign entitled ‘Unity in Diversity’ – a celebration of the rich cultural diversity, heritage and philosophy of Indonesia’s seven main regions: Sumatra, Java, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua. These will be part of the guest experiences throughout the resort, which portray mystical stories from those regions, their holistic treatments, culinary diversity, craftsmanship and traditional games. Throughout the year,there will be distinctive bi-monthly programmes, special events, exhibitions and displays by highly acclaimed artisans, all adding to the dizzying picture of Indonesia’s diversity. Each of the resort’s eclectic dining venues will invite guests to explore the traditional dishes of each region, while holistic w...

W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands,today announces the opening of W Xiamen. The hotel is set in Xiamen’s trendy, downtownEast Business District where sunset reveals an edgy, creative street culture and an upscaledining scene. This makes it the ideal locale for a design-led hotel that provides guests theultimate insider access to all the design, fashion, fuel and music in its destination. The hotel’s design by Hirsch Bedner Associates pays tribute to Xiamen’s tropicalsurroundings, natural beauty of its harbor and its transformation from an industrial port cityto a modern music mecca. Here, the mixing of people over millennia has inspired anidiosyncratic culture that embraces wildly varied musical forms and young, rebelliousattitudes w...