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Vote for your favourite travel brands — 2026 Best in Travel Poll by Smart Travel Asia

Calling all readers to vote for their favourite Asian travel brands. Despite the challenging times, business and leisure travel continues and newer regional finds are emerging. Give us your feedback on airlines, hotels, destinations and airports. The Smart Travel Asia 'Best in Travel Poll' has run since 2005.

HISTORY

Macau historic walks

In the footsteps of maritime history + Macau hotels.

AIRPORTS

Airport duty free specials

We track whisky and perfume as currencies dive.

Asia's top hoteliers on how to balance cost pressures with quality service as the wartime crunch kicks in As the West Asia crisis hits travel Asia's top GMs talk about managing wartime hospitality

As the West Asia crisis slows travel, Asia's top GMs talk about the unique — and unforseen — nature of wartime hospitality as they balance the need for cost control and maintaining luxury guest experiences. And what can guests expect in these times of turmoil?/ illustration: Tiago Hoisel with collage window overlay

EDITOR'S RANT

A minor problem for families on
the go

Author - Vijay VergheseWhen travelling with children the devil is in the details — but where’s the beef? Hotels claim to welcome kids then make it hard to find information, sending parents into fits. Are luxe hotels embarrassed to associate with the bedlam baby business?

Macau fun guide to heritage churches, walks, and casino hotel reviews from MGM Macau to The Londoner and the new Capella

The Londoner (left) is a fairly recent addition to the Cotai thrum, while the regal MGM MACAU (centre) — with its pride of lions — has staked a claim to art and museums. St Paul's facade (right) viewed from the steps to Monte Fort and its gleaming guns. Capella is the latest in gilded luxe at Galaxy/ photos: Vijay Verghese


Jim Thompson silk, Thai icon

Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok MGM COTAI Centara Hotels and Resorts COMO Metropolitan Singapore MGM Macau Amorita Puerta Princesa JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok Raffles Sentosa Singapore The Funny Lion Puerto Princesa