Southeast Asia

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This week
Romance

Philippine Airlines Joins oneworld — New Miles Reciprocity Coming for Asia-Pacific Honeymoon Routings

Philippine Airlines has signed an MOU to join the oneworld alliance, announced at the IATA AGM. Full integration — typically 12 to 18 months from MOU — will…

Jun 9
Tours & Packaged

Philippine Airlines Signs oneworld MOU, Adding 31 Destinations and Alliance Benefits to Manila-Routed Itineraries

Philippine Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding at the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro to join oneworld as its 16th full member, adding 31 unique…

Jun 9
Romance

Philippine Airlines Joins oneworld — Manila Hub Unlocks Better Routing and Loyalty for Asia-Pacific Honeymoons

Philippine Airlines becomes oneworld's 16th full member, adding 31 Philippines-exclusive destinations and enabling reciprocal Mabuhay Miles earning across all…

Jun 8
Romance

Philippine Airlines Joins oneworld: Manila Routing Now Earns Across AA, BA, Cathay & Qantas

Philippine Airlines formally becomes oneworld's 16th member, meaning Mabuhay Miles now earn and redeem across American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay…

Jun 7
Romance
Thailand

RIU's First Southeast Asia All-Inclusive Opens in Thailand This September

Riu Palace Phuket — the brand's inaugural Southeast Asia property — opens on Mai Khao Beach in September 2026 with 500-plus rooms, 24-hour all-inclusive…

Jun 6
Romance
Thailand

Riu Palace Phuket Opens September 2026 — First All-Inclusive Riu in Southeast Asia, Pre-Opening Rates Available

Riu is opening Hotel Riu Palace Phuket on Mai Khao Beach in September 2026 — the brand's first property in Southeast Asia, extending its footprint well beyond…

Jun 5
Adventure & Experiential

Intrepid's Premium Family range: 8 itineraries, 3–5 families per group, elevated inclusions from Morocco to Borneo

Intrepid's new Premium Family range launches with eight itineraries capping groups at three to five families and pairing high-inclusion logistics — private…

Jun 4
Adventure & Experiential

Two Villagers Still Trapped in Laos Cave — Monsoon Conditions Signal Active Cave Risk Across the Region

Five of seven villagers who entered a cave in Laos' Xaysomboun Province on May 20 have been extracted, but two remain trapped in passages as narrow as 50…

Jun 3
Adventure & Experiential
Thailand

Intrepid Launches Premium Family Collection and a Squamish Hub — Canadian Summer Dates Already Sold Out

Intrepid has opened its Premium Family Collection: eight itineraries — Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, India, Borneo, Vietnam, Morocco, Thailand, and Egypt — capped at…

Jun 3
Romance

AYANA Bali Opens Bookings for Its 2,300-Seat Grand Ballroom

AYANA Resort Bali — Indonesia's largest integrated resort at 993 rooms across four hotels on Jimbaran Bay — has launched commercial bookings for its new Grand…

Jun 3
This month
Romance

AYANA Bali Opens Island's Largest Ballroom to Wedding Inquiries

AYANA Bali is now accepting event inquiries for its new Grand Ballroom — 1,850 square meters, 2,300-person capacity, pillarless, and opening for bookings…

Jun 2
Romance

Club Med Opens Winter 2026/27 Bookings: Maldives Honeymoon Bonuses Live, New Borneo All-Inclusive Debuts November

Club Med has opened its winter 2026/27 sun-holiday booking window with two Maldives properties leading the romance offer. At Finolhu Villas, couples staying…

May 30
Wellness
Thailand

Banyan Tree Launches Connections Couples Wellbeing Journey at Samui

Banyan Tree launched Connections on May 1, a structured private retreat for two guests anchored in the group's 8 Pillars of Wellbeing, with Banyan Tree Samui as…

May 28
Adventure & Experiential
Thailand

Intrepid's Premium Family Range Is Bookable Now — 8 Destinations, Dec 2026 Departures

Intrepid Travel has opened bookings on its new Premium Family tier, adding a higher-margin product to a family segment that posted 19% year-over-year growth in…

May 27
Wellness
Vietnam

Two New Certification Standards Hand Advisors Vetted Wellness Inventory — From Cartagena to Kathmandu

Preferred Hotels & Resorts has formalized a Preferred Wellbeing designation requiring properties to satisfy 10 of 12 published criteria spanning rest and…

May 27
Wellness

GWI: Overtourism Is Actively Degrading the Wellness Product — Japan's Management Model Is the Antidote

GWI economist Thierry Malleret's May 26 analysis names a self-defeating loop: the destinations most associated with wellness have become so crowded that the…

May 27
Wellness
Thailand

Banyan Tree Connections Is Live: a Bookable Couples Wellbeing Journey, Not Just a Spa Package

Banyan Tree's Connections program, active since May 1, structures a two-person wellness journey through its 8 Pillars of Wellbeing framework. The program opens…

May 27
Adventure & Experiential
Thailand

Intrepid Opens a Premium Family Tier — 8 Itineraries, Groups Capped at 5 Families, Dec 2026 Bookable Now

Intrepid has launched eight Premium Family itineraries — Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, India, Borneo, Vietnam, Morocco, Thailand, and Egypt — positioned above the…

May 26
Wellness
Thailand

GWI Aging Well Research Drops July 14 — Register Now Before the Supplier Decks Beat You to It

The Global Wellness Institute's Aging Well Initiative is releasing cross-cultural longevity research examining how Singapore, Thailand, and the US are…

May 23
Romance

Grand Hyatt Bali Packages the Honeymoon Stay — a Bookable Framework, Not a Bespoke Build

Grand Hyatt Bali has launched a named "Wellcation" long-stay experience at its Nusa Dua property, combining calm-water beach access, structured wellness…

May 21
Cruise — River

AmaWaterways Drops Its Richest Memorial Day Offer: Up to $2,500 Off Plus Complimentary Land

AmaWaterways is calling this week's promotion its most aggressive Memorial Day offer to date: up to $2,500 off per stateroom across European and Mekong…

May 19
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