Asian Tourism Expert Guide 2013/2014
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PPS 1789/06/2013 (022997) MCI (P) 141/10/2013 ASIAN TOURISM EXPERT GUIDE 2013/2014 ATEG_COVER_final.indd 1 11/8/13 3:18 PM Contents 08 Bhutan 14 Brunei 20 Cambodia 26 China 32 Hong Kong 38 India 45 Indonesia 52 Laos 58 Macau 64 Malaysia 71 Maldives 78 Myanmar 84 Philippines 90 Singapore 98 Sri Lanka 104 Thailand 110 Vietnam 116 Diethelm Travel Country Offices ATEG_Front matters p02-06kn2_final2.indd 2 11/8/13 4:19 PM WELCOME TO OUR WORLD OF HOSPITALITY IN ASIA ASIA CHINA & TAIWAN EUROPE A globally recognized hospitality company with MIDDLE EAST over 100 hotels and more than 30,000 guest rooms worldwide, experience Millennium & Copthorne NEW ZEALAND Hotels with six distinctive brands in major travel destinations across Asia. NORTH AMERICA For enquiries, please contact our Regional Sales Office at [email protected] GDS Chain Code : MU More than 100 hotels www.millenniumhotels.com worldwide OUR DISTINGUISHED HOTELS IN ASIA SINGAPORE PHILIPPINES CHINA Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel The Heritage Hotel Manila Grand Millennium Beijing Orchard Hotel Singapore Millennium Hotel Chengdu M Hotel INDONESIA Millennium Hongqiao Hotel Shanghai Copthorne King’s Hotel Millennium Hotel Sirih Jakarta Millennium Hotel Wuxi Studio M Hotel Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen THAILAND Millennium Hotel Fuqing MALAYSIA Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Bangkok M Hotel Chengdu Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur Millennium Resort Patong Phuket Copthorne Hotel Qingdao Copthorne Orchid Hotel Penang TAIWAN Millennium Vee Hotel Taichung RESERVATIONS CENTRES Australia 1 800 124 420 Indonesia 001 803 656 541 Singapore +65 6735 7575 China, North 10 800 650 0558 Malaysia 1 800 801 063 Taiwan 008 01 651 505 China, South 10 800 265 2531 New Zealand 0800 808 228 Thailand 001 800 656 544 Hong Kong SAR 800 962 541 Asian Tourism Guide 13/14.indd 1 11/6/13 6:05 PM TTG Travel Trade Publishing is a business group of TTG Asia Media EDITORIAL Karen Yue Group Editor ([email protected]) Gracia Chiang Deputy Group Editor ([email protected]) Hannah Koh Assistant Editor, TTG Asia Online ([email protected]) Lee Pei Qi Assistant Editor ([email protected]) Xinyi Liang-Pholsena Assistant Editor, Thailand ([email protected]) It can only get better Kathy Neo Copy Editor ([email protected]) Mimi Hudoyo Editor, Indonesia ([email protected]) S Puvaneswary Editor, Malaysia/Brunei ([email protected]) Tan Kok Yong, Redmond Sia, Goh Meng Yong Creative Designers Following the immense Lina Tan Editorial Assistant success of the guide last year, welcome to the CONTRIBUTORS Sim Kok Chwee, Greg Lowe, Rosa Ocampo, Prudence Lui, Hong Xu, 2013/2014 edition, which Rahul Khanna, Rohit Kaul and Feizal Samath has been renamed Asian Tourism Expert Guide SALES & MARKETING Michael Chow Group Publisher ([email protected]) (ATEG). Shirley Tan Senior Business Manager ([email protected]) This is the sixth year Marisa Chen Senior Business Manager ([email protected]) Karen Cheung Business Manager ([email protected]) we’re producing this guide, Jonathan Yap Business Manager ([email protected]) with many thanks to you, Cheryl Tan Corporate Marketing Manager ([email protected]) our readers, and our Stephanie Toh Marketing Executive ([email protected]) Cheryl Lim Advertisement Administration Manager ([email protected]) ASIAN advertisers, who have lent Carol Cheng Assistant Manager Administration and Marketing TOURISM continual support towards its publication. ([email protected]) Apart from the usual key tourism statistics of 17 PUBLISHING SERVICES EXPERT Asian destinations, we are delighted to present this issue Tony Yeo Division Manager ([email protected]) with a new structure offering a focus on various product Nancy Lee Desktop Publishing Executive ([email protected]) Senior Circulation Executive ([email protected]) GUIDE categories for each destination. Carol Wong We thank our partner, Diethelm Travel Group, which has TTG ASIA MEDIA expanded on last year’s Hot Pick section by contributing Darren Ng Managing Director ([email protected]) • 2 Raini Hamdi Senior Editor ([email protected]) insider tips for more product categories in 12 selected destinations. OFFICES SINGAPORE 1 Science Park Road #04-07 The Capricorn Last but not least, in response to our readers’ Singapore Science Park II, Singapore 117528 feedback, we are also pleased to present a handier, more Tel: (65) 6395-7575 Fax: (65) 6536-0896 compact size of the guide this year. We welcome more [email protected]; www.ttgasia.com HONG KONG Unit 2001-2005, 20/F Harbour Center voices from you, so tell us how we can do even better 25 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong by sending us your opinions and ideas – your ‘ATEG Tel: (852) 2237-7174 Fax:(852)2237-7227 Feedback’– to [email protected]. ADVERTISEMENT REPRESENTATIVES We hope you like this revamped edition. Enjoy. Australia Zorka Sipkova, Publisher’s Internationale Tel: (61-2) 8298 9318 Fax: (61-2) 9252 2022 Email: [email protected]; Germany Wolfgang Jaeger, IMV, Internationale Medien Vermarktung PPS 1789/06/2013 (022997) MCI (P) 141/10/2013 GmbH Tel: (49-8151) 550 8959 Fax: (49-8151) 550 9180 Email: [email protected]; India Meena Chand/Mohit Chang, Adcom International Tel: (91-11) 2576 7014 Fax: (91-11) 2574 2433 Email: [email protected]; Indonesia Sarah G. Hutabarat/Tara Thahira, Media Mandiri Tel: (62-21) 835 5510, Fax: (62-21) 829 3563 Email: ASIAN [email protected]; Italy Federica Boni, TTG Italia S.p.A. Tel: TOURISM (39-02) 8068 9204, Fax:(39-02) 8068 9250 Email: boni@ttgitalia. EXPERT com; Japan Michiko Kawano, Pacific Business Inc Tel: (81-3) 3661 GUIDE 6138 Fax:(81-3) 3661 6139 Email: [email protected]; Korea SS 2013/2014 Song, First Media Services Corp Tel: (82-2) 363 3591/2 Fax: (82-2) 738 7970 Email: [email protected]; Malaysia Gerald Saw, Raffles International Media Tel: (6) 019 2296 484 Fax:(60-3) 7886 2372 Email: geraldsaw_raffl[email protected]; Philippines Eduardo S. Bassig, ESB Marketing Services Tel: (63-2) 448 5848 Fax:(63) 0928 759 9481 Email: [email protected]/[email protected]; Spain (Madrid) Luis Andrade, Luis Andrade International Media Tel: (34-91) 7885301 Fax:(34-91) 3956396 Email: [email protected]; Sri Lanka ATEG_COVER_final.indd 1 8/11/13 1:56 PM Vijitha Yapa/Albadur Cader, Vijitha Yapa Associates Tel: (94-11) 255 6600 Fax: (94-11) 259 4717 Email: [email protected]; Taiwan Virginia Lee/Shirley Shen/Kitty Luh, Spacemark Media Services Tel: (886-2) 2522 2282 Fax: (886-2) 2522 2281 Email: [email protected]. net; Thailand Chower Narula/Anchana Nararidh, World Media Co Tel: (66-2) 641 2693-6 Fax: (66-2) 641 2697 Email: chower@worldmedia. co.th/[email protected]; USA Debbie Joseph Anderson, Destination Marketing Hawaii Tel: (1-808) 739 2200 Fax: (1-808) 739 2201 Email: [email protected]; UK & Europe Sheryl Makin, TTG Media,UBM Information Tel: (44-20) 7921 8023 Fax: (44-20) 7921 8034 Email: [email protected] Asian Tourism Guide 2013/2014 is published by TTG Travel Trade Publishing, a business group of TTG Asia Media Pte Ltd. It is mailed free on written request to readers who meet predetermined criteria. Paid subscriptions are available to those Darren Ng who do not meet the criteria. Managing director MCI (P) 141/10/2013 • PPS 1789/06/2013 (022997) TTG Asia Media Printed by Times Printers Pte Ltd List of new hotels in each destination is by no means exhaustive. All pictures courtesy of Diethelm Travel Group unless otherwise credited. ATEG_Front matters p02-06kn2_final2.indd 2 11/11/13 5:09 PM MEETINGS AT MERITUS FROM START TO FINISH, WE SEE TO THE LITTLE DETAILS SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON THE BIGGER PICTURE. Marina Mandarin Singapore Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi Mandarin Orchard Singapore With hotels and resorts in gateway cities and idyllic locations, Meritus features modern business facilities and personalised service for an unrivalled meeting experience – each time delivered with careful attention to detail and gracious Asian hospitality. Visit www.meritushotels.com to plan your next meeting. SINGAPORE | MALAYSIA | INDONESIA | CHINA Meetings_At_Meritus-205x287mm_ATG_En.indd 1 10/17/13 5:34 PM Six and counting Corporate Head Office Kian Gwan II Bldg., 12/F Dear travel trade partners, 140/1 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand We are proud once again to Tel (66-2) 660-7000 collaborate with TTG Asia, the Fax (66-2) 660-7200 tourism industry’s leading media E-mail: [email protected] brand, in bringing you key facts and Richard R. Brouwer figures from around the region. Chief Executive Officer Welcome to the Asian Tourism [email protected] Expert Guide. New style, new size, new name – Maarten Groeneveld same high quality content, the sixth Chief Operating Officer [email protected] ASIAN edition of the guide is a reflection of its continuing success and based Patama Narintarangkool TOURISM on feedback from you, our valued partner, it has – like a newly Group Managing Director, Finance [email protected] EXPERT refurbished hotel or re-styled restaurant – also had a makeover. The new Asian Tourism Expert Guide offers the very best of Edyta Peszko GUIDE previous editions, plus new product and experience themes – all Group Contracting Director captured under a section called Insider Highlights – for each of [email protected] the 17 destinations in focus. In countries where Diethelm Travel • 4 operates, we reveal insider tips on up to four themes – Family Fun, Martyn Hedges Head, Business Development Special Interest, Wellbeing, and CSR & Sustainability – and offer a [email protected] hot pick determined by the managing director of the local office. With increasing demand for experience-led activities, discerning travellers are looking to immerse themselves deeper in Corporate Sales Office Kian Gwan II Bldg., 14/F Asian culture; Insider Highlights takes you on a journey of ideas 140/1 Wireless Road, and suggestions, helping to offer your customer sights, sounds Bangkok 10330, Thailand and pursuits far removed from the usual city touring and beach Tel (66-2) 660-7227 holiday.