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HOTEL NEWS YOU CAN USE
Avani expands into Thailand with Bangkok opening Rebekah Commane
Avani Hotels & Resorts has opened its first hotel in Thailand. The 23-storey Avani Atrium
Bangkok, which is in the Asoke- Sukhumvit area of the city, offers 568 rooms and suites. The top two levels have been designated executive floors, offering guests 40-inch LCD TVs in rooms and upgraded amenities. An executive lounge offers
breakfast, complimentary evening cocktails and canapes. The hotel’s 12-storey atrium
lobby showcases a six-metre-high artwork. It is also home to Avani’s
has undergone an $8 million refurbishment over the past 12 months which has included the rooms, suites, restaurants and bars.
As well as an all-day restaurant,
Public, the hotel also offers a more casual eatery, Pantry. A Japanese teppanyaki
An Avani Atrium Bangkok restaurant
signature Design for Life living and meeting space. Previously operating as the Atrium Bangkok, the property
restaurant, Benihana, will open early next year. The Avani Atrium Bangkok
offers a complimentary shuttle bus service to Makkasan Station, from where a rail link operates to Suvarnabhumi International airport every hour.
avanihotels.com/atrium-bangkok
WIN 72 hours in Macau!
wonder Macau makes a perfect add-on to a Far East holiday or stopover. Travel Weekly has teamed up with the Macau Government Tourist Office to offer one lucky agent the chance to win a Macau trip for two by telling us their perfect 72-hour Macau itinerary. We’ll be giving the overall winner a new iPhone 6 so they can take plenty of snaps of their trip to be published in Travel Weekly. And two runners-up will each receive an iPad mini. How to enter: For full details, terms and conditions, and inspiration for your entry, head to travelweekly.
co.uk/macau72. You can also boost your chances by signing up to the Macau Specialist Scheme which has more information about what Macau has to offer. The deadline for entries is December 18.
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REST AND RELAXATION Although Macau has plenty to offer culture vultures, night owls and adrenaline junkies, it also has great options for those who are looking to relax. The southern Coloane countryside of picturesque hills and rural villages, valleys and beaches offers a slower pace and opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors, partake in sporting activities, or simply to recharge. Or visitors can chill out in one of Macau’s elegant spas, offering a host of pampering treatments from Asia and beyond. Meanwhile, visitors who find a spot of retail therapy the perfect way to relax can “shop ‘til they drop” at one of the bustling markets or glitzy malls packed with designer brands.
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travelweekly.co.uk — 11 December 2014
Grecotel to introduce two resorts in Crete for summer 2015 season
Grecotel Hotels & Resorts will open two resorts in Rethymno, Crete, for the 2015 summer season. The White Palace by Grecotel consists of 166 rooms, 64 bungalows and 33 suites. Caramel by Grecotel is a boutique resort in a beachfront estate on Crete’s longest beach. The resort offers 69 suites and villas, ranging from open-plan rooms to beachfront properties. The resorts will feature produce
from Grecotel’s Agreco Farm, where visitors can join in with farming activities.
grecotel.com
ust 40 miles from Hong Kong and boasting beguiling heritage, culture and cuisine, it’s no
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