Myanmar news

Hospitality and wellness industry veteran Sonu Shivdasani has been honoured as an officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to tourism, ... More

A luxury private island eco-resort in Myanmar has announced plans for a new Ayurvedic Jungle Spa, scheduled for completion in 2021. The 2,000sq ft open-air ... More

Eye In The Sky have produced two inhabitable bubbles in which guests can stay for an up-close experience with elephants at Anantara 's Golden Triangle ... More

Vietnamese boutique cruise-line operator, Heritage Line, has launched a spa and wellness-focused ship called the Heritage Line Ylang. Heritage Line offers a selection of cruises ... More

Sangha Retreat by Octave has appointed John Reed as chief operating officer. Originally from the US, Reed spent 25 years with luxury hotel group Aman ... More

UK’s Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have announced the 15 Instagram accounts that they’re following, after they unfollowed everyone and requested people ... More

The architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, the ruins of Babylon, a migratory bird sanctuary on the coast of the Yellow Sea, and a Prosecco wine ... More

Saturday, 8 June 2019 will mark the eighth annual Global Wellness Day (GWD), and thousands of locations across the world – including hotel/spa chains, fitness ... More

A new resort set on a remote tropical island in Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago will open its doors in December. Owned by the Yangon-based Memories Group ... More

CyArk – the non-profit foundation dedicated to digitally capturing and preserving cultural heritage sites around the world – has teamed with Google's Arts and Culture ... More

Kempinski is set to open a heritage hotel in Yangon, Myanmar, after a five-year restoration. Originally built in 1927 as the New Law Courts, The ... More

French skincare brand L’Occitane has opened its first cruise spa in Myanmar onboard the Sanctuary Ananda. The Thambyadine Spa by L’Occitane, named after a paddle ... More

Japan-based Okura Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to open its third spa hotel on the island of Taiwan. The company has signed a deal ... More

Thailand-based hospitality company Dusit International has signed a management agreement with property investor Omstone Asia Capital Nepal to operate its first property in Nepal. The ... More

Global spa management company Resense is developing several new spas for hotel brand Kempinski in Asia, including locations in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and South Korea. ... More

Global Wellness Day will be celebrated on 10 June 2017, with more than 90 countries at 4000 different locations worldwide taking part, along with the ... More

One of Thailand’s largest hotel and property development companies has announced plans to expand Bangkok’s famous Dusit Thani hotel and develop a new US$1bn (€948.3m, ... More

This week in the spa and wellness world, there’s been lots going on, with new industry numbers released, a project to create government transparency, and ... More

The monastic-themed Sanctum Inle in Myanmar is set to open 1 October, and will include a Sanctum Spa with six treatment rooms designed by France’s ... More

Global spa management company Resense is working on eight new spa developments across Asia, with projects scheduled in China, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea. ... More

An eco-friendly aquarium in Yangon, Myanmar, will partially open for the first time in 2016, after several months of delays. Designed by the Myanmar office ... More

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is making its debut in Myanmar with the Sheraton Yangon Hotel, a 375-bedroom property that will include a Shine Spa along ... More

Kempinski The Spa will launch at the Kempinski Hotel Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar in November 2015, following the opening of the property in late ... More

Siam Wellness Group, a spa chain in Thailand, will launch its first luxury spa outlet in Yangon, Myanmar, by Q4 2015. The company expects to ... More

A 96-bedroom resort and spa is planned to open on Myanmar’s Inle Lake in March 2015, further signs of the southeast Asian nation's growing appeal ... More