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Online travel magazine for Asian hotel reviews . airline seat surverys . shopping . spas
An exclusive collection of the best Asian hotels, resorts and spas

Best in Travel Poll 2019 - Asia's top airlines, luxury hotels, destinations

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Cruises into the blue: islands, ice, and incredible beaches

Best Asian cruises for 2020 and 2021 - QE at Alaska's Inside Passage, Glacier Bay

Cunard's Queen Elizabeth cuts a stately passage through Glacier Bay along Alaska's Inside Passage sailing from Vancouver and heading north before looping south to San Francisco.

SNOW ESCAPES

Hokkaido winter ski breaks

Luxe resorts, top powder, lodges and dogsled tours.

FAMILY TRAVEL

Macau fun guide for families

Macau, walks, beds, churches...

HEALTH

Medical tourism in Asia

Treatments and check-ups across Asia + health risks

PROFILE

Anchalika Kijkanakorn of Thailand's Akaryn Hotel Group

Anchalika's barefoot beach

Shanghai Bund trail fun runs

CHINA / MEETINGS

Sanya pulls out all the stops: spas, kids' stuff, and fabulous weddings

Shanghai business hotels, the top Sanya fun guide and Xian, Shenzhen corporate meetings, family fun in Guilin, the best Beijing business hotels, and Guangzhou Canton Fair

ESCAPES

Hua Hin getaways for all reasons

Wild Manila fun guide, big Samui resorts review, a grab-bag for Hanoi, a look at Vietnam beach resorts, more Penang spas and Bali resorts review. Hua Hin fun and Asian resort weddings

AIRLINES

A220 vs B737 - a welterweight fight

Frequent flyer perks get squeezed, widest seats in economy, the widest business class seats to Asia, Small Asian airlines open up the region. Plus the A380 vs B787. And the B-737 MAX-8

EDITOR'S RANT

Why it's brand on the run

Author - Vijay VergheseHotel behemoths are slowly moving further away from their customers who are offered a fiction of choice and cut-rate guarantees. Best rates are sheer gobbledegook. Monopolies push prices just one way. Up. Yet loyalty programs offer more points for those who stay with a single hotel family.

Jim Thompson silk, Thai icon

SOUTH ASIA

Sri Lanka resorts from sea to sky

Mumbai business hotels review, hot Gulmarg ski resorts, more on Bangalore business hotels, top tips in our Sri Lanka resorts review, Goa resorts review. A Kathmandu fun guide and Yangon.

ADVENTURE / SPORT

Where to find the best golfing in Asia

Phnom Penh, a detailed Mergui islands guide, wickedly good Tioman dives, an insightful Sabah fun guide to jungle adventure plus Himalayan Nepal Treks around the Annapurna Circuit. Plus Bhutan fun guide, a Hokkaido fun guide. And Golf.

TOP CITIES

Seoul business guide and arty stays

Hong Kong business hotels, a Bangkok business hotels review, tips for fun in Macau, Singapore shopping guide, the best of Tokyo hotels, and Seoul business hotels. Songo guide

SPA ESCAPES

Taiwan spa hideaways

Taiwan spa resorts, and a Taipei fun guide with 22 must-do things. Plus our Taipei business hotels review.

ISLANDS

Best Maldives resorts review

Plus our Cebu resorts review for lovers, divers and an exotic Palawan resorts review for all tastes. Boracay is back.


The Fullerton Hotel Singapore Grand Hyatt Bali