Capella Hotel Group and China Gezhouba Group Real Estate will bring the much-awaited Capella Sanya to the southern coast of tropical Hainan Island. Located in the secluded TuFu Bay, Capella Sanya pays homage to a Silk Road legend surrounding its location. The property will feature 190 exquisitely-designed rooms and villas amid lush gardens that overlook the South China Sea.

The premature ending of the 4 miles per dollar promotion on mobile payments has left a bad taste in my mouth. In fact, I personally know of a handful of cardholders who decided to cancel the OCBC Titanium Rewards Card just because of that. This morning, I noticed that the very same card is offering 30 OCBC$ (equivalent to 12 Miles) per S$1 spent on ShopperBoard from 1-28 October 2018 - this is capped at S$1,000 which means the most you can earn from this promotion is 30,000 OCBC$ or 12,000 Miles.

The Hoshino Resort KAI Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture is slated to reopen in December 2018 after completing a complete renovation of its large public hot spring, lobby, and guest rooms. All 30 guest rooms in this beautiful property will come in four varieties and they will be relaunched as locally-themed rooms known as “Ito Hanagoyomi no Ma” (Ito Floral Calendar Rooms), KAI Signature Room.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has just unveiled her first property in Lombok, Indonesia - the Wyndham Sundancer Resort Lombok is an all-suite resort that offers both one and two-bedroom suites with complimentary Wi-Fi, air conditioning, kitchen facilities and generous bathroom with shower and oversized bath.

When the InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay first opened in Singapore back in 2017, it required 60,000 IHG Rewards Points per reward night. The hotel is the country's second InterContinental-branded property and it features luxurious rooms and suites (albeit small) in the heart of Robertson Quay. While shopping for hotel rooms recently, I noticed that the InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay only requires 50,000 IHG Rewards Points now for a free night - this puts it on par with the InterContinental Singapore in Bugis which I personally prefer.

Occupying the site of former Reserve Bank, the brand new SO Auckland will be opening later this year with renowned Kiwi fashion innovators WORLD announced as the signature design partner. The property will join an artistic portfolio of just seven very individual hotels worldwide.

Under a new management agreement between Siam Sindhorn and IHG, Thailand will be getting her first Kimpton-branded property in 2020. The Kimpton Bangkok will feature 349 specially-curated and artfully-designed guest rooms - this also includes 124 serviced residences.

In an exclusive study conducted by YouGov for Samsonite, Tokyo (16%) and Bangkok (14%) have come out top on the list of favourite business destinations for business travellers in Singapore - these two destinations are also top on the list for preferred leisure destination choice!