Best Western has Bangkok covered: Different Hotels for Different Travellers

 

From youthful city stays and neighbourhood hideaways to airport stopovers, conference venues and upscale accommodation, Best Western’s diverse Bangkok portfolio matches distinct hotel brands with the travellers and locations they serve best.

Best Western’s Bangkok portfolio shows how location, brand identity and price point can be used to serve markedly different travellers within one sprawling metropolis. Rather than competing for precisely the same guests, its properties range from compact neighbourhood hotels and youthful lifestyle accommodation to airport stopovers, large conference venues and upscale international hotels.

Bhaya Cruises Introduces Ha Long Bay Destination Weddings

Bhaya Cruises is promoting bespoke destination weddings aboard its luxury vessels in Vietnam’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay.

The offering ranges from private elopements to larger celebrations with family and friends, with ceremonies staged while cruising among the bay’s limestone islands and emerald waters.

Six Notable Asia-Pacific Hotel Openings to Watch in 2026

Asia-Pacific is set for another strong year of hotel development, with more than 251,000 new rooms expected to open across the region in 2026. 

The pipeline spans luxury resorts, urban business hotels and smaller boutique properties, reflecting continued demand in both established gateways and emerging destinations.

Melbourne Skydeck Launches Winter School Holiday Family Offer

Melbourne Skydeck is offering discounted family bundles, optional attraction upgrades and parking savings during the 2026 winter school holidays.

Melbourne Skydeck has launched a winter school holiday promotion offering discounted family admission to the Southern Hemisphere’s highest observation deck.

Dolphins Motel Reopens in Mollymook After Boutique Redesign

The 10-room South Coast property has been reworked as a mid-century-inspired boutique motel, with new guest facilities, a licensed café and rates starting from $239 a night.

Dolphins Motel has reopened near Mollymook Beach following a full redesign aimed at repositioning the former roadside property as a boutique coastal stay.

Travel + Leisure Co. Relaunches Phuket Resort Under Club Wyndham Brand

The former Wyndham Sea Pearl Resort Phuket has reopened as Club Wyndham Patong Hill Phuket following a major refurbishment and repositioning.

Travel + Leisure Co. has relaunched the former Wyndham Sea Pearl Resort Phuket as Club Wyndham Patong Hill Phuket, marking the first Club Wyndham-branded resort in Thailand.

VietJet-linked airline plans Australian domestic launch

Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air is believed to be behind a new Australian airline planning to enter the domestic market with Boeing 737 services later this year.

An unnamed new entrant linked to VietJet has been allocated 2,250 slots at Sydney Airport for the northern winter scheduling period, running from early November 2026 to early April 2027.