DestinAsian

DestinAsian is the only travel magazine in the world exclusively dedicated to covering destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. Published 6 times a year, it delivers regular features about food, shopping, spa retreats, luxury lodgings, design, and fashion, all backed by award-winning writing, photography, and design.

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GOOD TO GO

PALACE INTRIGUE • A look inside the new Hong Kong outpost of Beijing’s Palace Museum.

MOONRISE KINGDOM • Dubai’s top young chef talks about some of his favorite places to eat in the emirate.

FINCA FABULOUS • Bookmark this rustic restaurant for your next trip to Spain’s Balearic Islands.

AN ICON REVISITED • Nine decades after opening, one of Southeast Asia’s finest historical hotels has embarked on a new chapter.

NORTHERN EXPOSURE • This new Arctic tour promises a cool combination of comfort and adventure.

GOOD TO GO SUITE TALK

THE LUXE LIST 2022 • As the world began reopening to travel over the last year, so too did the Asia-Pacific region welcome the debut of a number of stellar new hotels. Seventeen of them have made it onto the latest edition of our annual Luxe List, each tried and tested on the basis of their style, service, and surrounds. From a rain forest lodge in Queensland to a converted Rajasthani fortress, read on to discover where you’ll want to be staying in the year ahead.

A Taste of Tradition • In the former royal capital of Luang Prabang, the search for generations-old Laotian recipes provides a delicious payoff.

Changing Its Game • With a new crop of luxury lodges, Zambia may finally be coming into the safari spotlight.

Regent Resurgent • On the Vietnamese resort island of Phu Quoc, a faded hotel brand is staging a comeback with the debut of a game-changing new property.

INTERMEZZO • Atlantic Ocean waves washing against the dune-edged shores of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

The Last Delhi Durbar • DELHI, BRITISH INDIA, 1911

KHAO LAK CALLING • LAID-BACK AND BEAUTIFUL, THIS STRETCH OF THAILAND’S ANDAMAN SEA COASTLINE IS READY FOR REDISCOVERY. RON GLUCKMAN PAYS A BELATED VISIT, AND BECOMES AN INSTANT CONVERT.

THE DEETS

SEVILLE DISCOURSE • This sultry Spanish city has long seduced visitors with its grand historic architecture and vibrant flamenco culture. Now, an influx of new hotels, contemporary art, and creative restaurants is giving travelers yet another reason to put Seville on their wish list.

THE DEETS

INTO THE HEART OF BORNEO • In an excerpt from his latest travel book Kopi Dulu: Caffeine-fuelled Travels through Indonesia, Bali-based British writer Mark Eveleigh explores the mighty Kapuas River—Indonesia’s longest waterway—on a slow boat from Pontianak.

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