AccorHotels has just announced a new management contract with strategic partner SC Capital Partners Group that will re-brand the existing seven-storey Micasa Hotel Apartments Yangon rebrand to Mercure Yangon Kaba Aye in Quarter 3 of 2017. Located in close proximity to the famed Shwedagon Golden Pagoda, the serviced apartment is the perfect “home away from home” for long and short term stays.
Read MoreThe city of Yangon in Myanmar offers one of the most authentic and raw travel experiences that I have had in recent years. During my weekend travel to Yangon, I stayed in one of the Horizon Club Rooms at the Sule Shangri-La, Yangon. One of the things that I had difficult with most (since I am a fairly unadventurous traveller) during my stay was where to find food - so I have gone ahead to put together five of my favourite restaurants that I have checked out in Yangon.
Read MoreWyndham Hotel Group's very own modern and trendsetting lifestyle hotel brand, TRYP by Wyndham has finally arrived in Yangon, Myanmar. TRYP Yangon is a newly-built hotel located in Yangon's Mayangone Township and it offers urban travellers an insider's look into the nook and cranny into each city.
Read MoreWhile Myanmar is slowly opening up to more tourists and foreign investments, it is still in its infancy stage of mass tourism so if you are interested to see the city before it evolves into that, it is best to go there by the end of 2017. Located along Sule Pagoda Road lies one of the most luxurious hotels in the city of Yangon - the Sule Shangri-La, Yangon. Following an extensive refurbishment and training for the staff of the property, the Sule Shangri-La, Yangon was rebranded from a Traders Hotel in 2014. I opted for the hotel limousine to take me from the Yangon International Airport to the hotel and similar to an earlier stay at the Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Penang, the limousine came equipped with high-speed WiFi so you can remain connected on the ride to the hotel.
Read MoreI visited the city of Yangon in September 2016 and was blown away by the energy and striking contrast between old and new. The former capital of Myanmar has been opening up a lot more in recent years and it is always great to visit a city like that when it is still in its infancy stage of tourism development. After hearing so much about Le Planteur online and from people who have been there, I decided to check it out one afternoon myself to find out why Le Planteur is constantly talked-about as the best restaurant in Yangon.
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