Nearly 550,000 Australian visitor arrivals were recorded in Vietnam in 2025 as the country smashed tourism records. Now Hilton is betting even bigger on the destination, opening NHAAN Resort & Spa Hoi An, its first Tapestry Collection hotel in Vietnam.
One of Australia’s most respected Italian chefs, Giovanni Pilu, speaks candidly about Michelin coming to Australia, why he rejects celebrity-chef culture, what Australians misunderstand about Italian food and the pressures facing modern restaurants. In this revealing Where2FromHere interview with Renae Leith-Manos, Pilu also discusses Sardinian cuisine, social media, Flaminia at Circular Quay and why every great restaurant is built by a team.
Bangkok’s luxury hotel boom continues with the opening of Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit, Fairmont’s first property in Thailand. With 474 rooms and suites, seven dining and bar concepts, integrated wellness and a bold social focus, the hotel joins Aman Nai Lert, The Ritz-Carlton Bangkok, Dusit Thani and Andaz One in reshaping one of Asia’s most exciting luxury hotel cities.
Tuscany’s legendary Terme di Saturnia is moving into the new era of luxury longevity travel, combining 3,000-year-old thermal waters with personalised diagnostics, a Longevity Score, nutrition, skin and metabolic programmes, and private thermal-pool suites
From Philippe Starck and Bill Bensley to André Fu and Kengo Kuma, meet the designers transforming the world’s finest hotels into unforgettable works of art.