Centara Reserve Samui marks its third year

Centara Reserve Samui marks its third year

Centara Reserve Samui celebrates its third anniversary this month, marking its third year with a record twelve global awards in two luxury categories within 2024. Since it first opened its doors back in December 2021, the resort has set new…

How the hospitality industry can best exploit AI

How the hospitality industry can best exploit AI

It’s hard to recall when technology didn’t play a role in hotel management. Hotel system infrastructure has evolved within a framework of tried-and-tested applications solutions to meet specific needs. These have been employed at almost every step of the business…

Cinnamon Tea – Cookie and Kate

Cinnamon Tea – Cookie and Kate

Let’s warm up with a mug of cinnamon tea! Cinnamon tea (té de canela in Spanish) has become my drink of choice during cool weather. It’s hot and nicely spicy but not overwhelmingly so. Cinnamon’s inherent sweetness makes it a…

The 10 best beaches in Vietnam

The 10 best beaches in Vietnam

When you think of swaying palms, white-sand beaches and turquoise waters in Southeast Asia, Vietnam might not be the first country that comes to mind. Let’s change that. Among its myriad other natural wonders, the country’s 3400km (2113 miles) of coast hides…

Best day trips from Playa del Carmen

Best day trips from Playa del Carmen

Flanked on one side by the world’s second-biggest reef and acres of untamed tropical forest on the other, Playa del Carmen is the perfect hub from which to explore the wild and wonderful Yucatán Peninsula. As one of Quintana Roo’s biggest…