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An exclusive collection of the best Asian hotels, resorts and spas

Making sense of KL's new lifestyle, designer hotels

Kuala Lumpur new hotels review - comparing the lifestyle Hyatt Centric vs EQ, Indigo and Kimpton

Kuala Lumpur pulses with energy and fun, from heritage districts to new mall developments. New hotels like uber-luxe Park Hyatt (far left) add their weight to lifestyle options like Kimpton Naluria (far right), Hyatt Centric (centre right) and Malay-inspired Hotel Indigo with its green glass cabinets/ photos: Vijay Verghese

CITY BUZZ

In Macau: old gold or Cotai glitz?

Top Macau hotels reviewed + Macau historic walks.

GLAMPING

Tented escape from Kota Kinabalu at Ara Dinawan Island

Sabah glamping at Ara Dinawan

AIRPORTS

Airport duty free specials

We track whisky and perfume as currencies dive.

FAMILY TRAVEL

Guide to the top child-friendly hotels in Asia for family fun

Top Asian child-friendly hotels

Asia's top hoteliers on how to balance cost pressures with quality service as the wartime crunch kicks in

Bangkok fun shopping guide - Song Wat Road in Chinatown is a popular lifestyle hangout

Off Song Wat Road in Chinatown are several alleys running to the Chao Phraya River, lined with coffee shops, mango cafes (in season), popular Instagrammable spots, and local designer fashion stores from shoes and clothes to curios and BAM BAM TOYS / photos: Vijay Verghese

ESCAPES

New Singapore lifestyle hotels: green, feminine, and with wellness treats

Sabah retreat, no-holds-barred Bali resorts review, detailed Manila hotels guide, big Asian child resorts review, a Hanoi grab-bag, Vietnam beach resorts, cool Asian casino hotels. Macau.

AIRLINES

Bag the widest seats in business

Fear of Flying cures, widest seats in economy, the widest business class seats to Asia, Small Asian airlines open up remote regions. Plus Private Jet deals. And the B-737 MAX-8

TOP CITIES

Bangkok new lifestyle hotels review

Hong Kong business hotels , a review of new Singapore eco-hotels, HK shopping guide, detailed new Bangkok new hotels review, wow Tokyo, top Seoul hotels. Chiang Rai guide and KL shopping.

GUEST COLUMN

Travels with Basil — two wheels and four legs

Stirred by Steinbeck's tales, traveller, writer and explorer, Phuket-based Barry (Baz) Daniel, heads for the open road accompanied by his Jack Terrier. He takes over Editor Vijay Verghese's page this month for a genteel account of slow drives and musings on creeping age.

Conversations with top Asian hoteliers on the impact of the West Asia war on hoteliering from Abu Dhabi to Southeast Asia

Top hoteliers on the impact of the West Asia war on hospitality; (pictured far left) Iwan Dietschi, Macau; (left centre) Giovanni Viterale, Singapore; (centre right) David Wilson, Abu Dhabi; (far right) Peter Caprez, Bangkok. How will things change for guests as cost pressures mount? More voices in our Wartime Hosts feature.

CHINA REGION