The airline has called a press conference in London County Hall on November 25, claiming it will be announcing “massive news for London”.

It is believed the services from Stansted will launch early next year, with fares from around £350 return.

Air Asia X, part-owned by Sir Richard Branson, is a subsidiary of Air Asia, the region’s biggest low-cost airline.

Its CEO Tony Fernandes is coming over to London for the launch.

Tours, Limited to 16 Guests per Departure, Deliver A Fascinating Window into China’s Culture and Attractions

New York, NY - Pacific Delight Tours has announced a savings incentive of 15-20% for those who plan ahead and book by December 31, 2008 - $2,000 off per couple - on its highly-regarded luxury programs to China’s Imperial Cities and Yangtze River. Offered in lengths of 13 and 16 days, these “Gold Exclusive” programs provide guests with an activity-filled, one-of-a-kind perspective into the country’s ancient history and culture while being escorted by the most knowledgeable guides exclusive to the company. Pacific Delight is also offering early-booking savings of up to $500 per couple on 12 other programs.

Deluxe room upgrades at Five-Star hotels, Junior Suites with private balconies aboard Victoria Cruises newest and most luxurious ships, shore excursions and a-la-carte dining on the top deck, superb meals ashore and front section seats to many performances, are just some of the perks at this level of travel. Normal fares of $4,990 to $6,590 per person, double, are reduced to $3,990 to $5,590, a savings of 15-20%. Government taxes and fees, including the Sept. 11th Security Fee of up to $50, are additional. Prices are subject to change.

Three days in Beijing kick off the luxury adventure, starting with a welcome reception and continuing with excursions to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City’s Imperial Palace, the Drum Tower, the Great Wall at Mutianyu with cable car ride, a Hutong tour via pedicab, and a visit with a local family.

 Other highlights include the Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, observing skilled artisans at work in a cloisonné factory and the possible opportunity to see the “Bird’s Nest” where major events of the 2008 Olympics took place. Three nights in Shanghai feature a tour of the city’s most interesting highlights - art and architecture, the Shanghai museum, shopping along Nanjing Road or Huai Hai Road, the Jade Buddha Temple and a walk along The Bund and former French Concession.

Xi’an is well known for its legions of terra-cotta warriors, buried more than 2,200 years ago – and is the centerpiece of a visit to this city. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda and the Xi’an History Museum are also on the schedule. And in Guilin, one of China’s most scenic cities, guests visit the Reed Flute Cave, where colored illumination play off the extensive variety of stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations, adding to the spectacle. A deluxe river cruise along Guilin’s Li River showcases the region’s mist-shrouded peaks and includes visits to the market town of Yangshuo.

Sailing three nights on the Yangtze River offers the wonderful scenery of the Three Gorges — Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge — and the world’s largest hydroelectric project, the Three Gorges Dam. A cruise excursion takes in the beautiful Small Gorges and a sampan ride (Asian skiff) provides a close-up view of monkeys and goats on the hillsides of the mini gorges of Ma Du River. At Fengdu, a trip ashore shows the new resettlement town built on the Yangtze’s south bank, a farmer’s home and a local market.

Pacific Delight considers meals and performances just as important to showcase as its tours and pulls out all the stops for its “Gold Exclusive’s” participants – including a Beijing Duck dinner party; dinner and a show at the Tang Dynasty Theatre; private dinner reception on board the Victoria ship; performance by the renown Shanghai acrobats; and a farewell dinner in Shanghai.

The 16-day programs adds a three-night stay in Hong Kong with visits to Stanley Market; Repulse Bay; a sampan cruise to see Aberdeen’s floating community and plenty of free time for shopping and other pursuits.
These two Pacific Delight “Gold Exclusive” programs operate March through October and include deluxe room upgrades at Five-Star hotels; outside junior suites onboard; all intra-China air/land transportation; top-rated bi-lingual tour directors; most meals; sightseeing, shore excursions and cultural activities; hotel taxes, service charges and baggage handling; and USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance program. Pacific Delight offers both coach and business class air at attractive rates, as well as single supplements.

Pacific Delight Tours, celebrating 38 years in business in 2008, is the market leader in escorted and independent tours to China, the Orient and Southeast Asia. Their products are featured along two major lines: enriched luxury Gold Programs and affordable SuperValue programs. Pacific Delight Tours is the recipient of the 2008 Travel Age West WAVE Award, 2008 Agent@Home Reader’s Choice award and Travel Weekly finalist for Best Tour Operator in Asia.

Reservations, brochures and information can be obtained from travel agents and Pacific Delight Tours, telephone (800) 221-7179 or (212) 818-1781; web site: www.PacificDelightTours.com

Introductory Weekend Package at Futian Shangri-La An “Introductory Weekend Package” at the Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen is now available offering accommodation for two persons in a Deluxe room for just RMB1,280, plus complimentary meals for accompanying children at Café Zen, one of the hotel’s signature eateries.

The “Introductory Weekend Package” includes complimentary breakfast for two persons, late check-out at 4 p.m. and free upgrade to the next available category of room. The package is valid from Friday to Sunday until 31 January 2009 and prices are subject to a 15 per cent service charge.

As a part of the offer, a maximum of two children aged six or under accompanying parents are entitled to complimentary meals at the hotel’s Café Zen, which incorporates a dedicated dessert spread that will keep children entertained with creative lollipops, gummy bears, chocolates and ice cream.

Modelled on the successful concept highlighted by a theatrical show kitchen, Café Zen features a line-up of chefs specialised in noodle-making, Peking duck and dim sum, as well as Hong Kong-style dai pai dong favourites and popular Asian and international dishes.

Headed by Australian Executive Chef Michael McCalman, the team combines years of culinary know how and experience. Leading the individual cooking stations is Melvin Kong from Malaysia; Australian Grill Specialist Robert Davis; award winning and globe trotting Australian Executive Pastry Chef Anthony Collar and Hong Kong Master Chef Ng Wing Kun.
Café Zen is the ideal place for a family dinner, lunch or brunch. On level one of the hotel with a mezzanine floor, it combines a relaxed environment, outdoor seating and children’s entertainment with first class food and service.

The newly opened Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen is located in the heart of the city’s vibrant new business district, adjacent to the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center and Shenzhen Civic Centre, with easy access to Futian Port and the Huanggang border crossing to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 57 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 28,000. Shangri-La hotels are five-star deluxe properties featuring extensive luxury facilities and services. Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The group has over 50 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Japan, Macau, Maldives, Philippines, Qatar, Seychelles, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.

For more information or reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.shangri-la.com.

About the Culinary Team

Executive Chef Michael McCalman
Australian Executive Chef McCalman has more than 15 years of international culinary experience, from Australia and Britain to Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong. He was previously executive chef at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, following spells with other deluxe hotel groups including Four Seasons and Hyatt.

Executive Sous Chef Melvin Kong (South East Asian Section)
Hailing from Malaysia, Chef Kong possesses 17 years of rich culinary experience and has a wealth of expertise in menu planning, costing, management control and food hygiene. Prior to joining Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen, Chef Kong worked as executive sous chef in Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei. Before that, Chef Melvin worked at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur and Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur International Airport Hotel.

Executive Sous Chef Robert Davis (Grill Section)
Chef Davis is from Brisbane, Australia, where he owned “Bespoke,” an award-winning restaurant. Prior to working in his own restaurant, he was the head chef at La Grillade French restaurant and Forty One (Level 41) in Sydney.

Chef Davis’s specialty is meat, especially cattle. He has been working tirelessly with leading Australian meat exporters to raise awareness in Hong Kong and China of finer beef grades such as Wagyu, and introducing previously unknown cuts such as rump cap and offal. Chef Davis oversees Café Zen’s feature grill.

Executive Pastry Chef Anthony Collar (Dessert Master)
Chef Collar joins the hotel from Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai and has 20 years of expertise in pastry at top hotels around the world, ranging from his native Australia to Japan, the Fiji Islands, the UAE and China.

Chef Collar has won countless awards, including the Australasian Pastry Chef of the Year (1997), and he was a silver medal winner in the Dessert Buffet Competition of the IKA Berlin Culinary Olympics in 1996. He is responsible for desserts, pastries and the hotel bakery, including Passion du Chocolate, the high-end chocolate shop.

Executive Chinese Chef Ng Wing Kun (Chinese Dishes)
Chef Ng is a master in Cantonese cuisine and has been delighting celebrities, gourmets, tycoons, government officials and international diplomats in numerous renowned restaurants and hotels in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin and Beijing for more than 30 years.

Chef Ng combines local produce with secret recipes to create his famous Chinese delicacies.

Available from November 1, 2008 to January 31, 2009, the award-winning 66-room boutique hotel in Wan Chai is offering special rates from HK$1,088 for a Standard Room to HK$1,288 for Superior accommodation, HK$1,588 for Deluxe Room and HK$1,988 for an Executive Room.

All rates are subject to 10% service charge.

In addition to the complimentary extras that guests enjoy during every stay at The Fleming - continental breakfast, entry to nearby California Fitness, plus complimentary local calls, daily newspaper and wired and wireless broadband internet access – guests will also enjoy some winter warmers throughout the promotional period!

For the specified dates, a welcome hot tea will be served on arrival and a bottle of complimentary red wine be waiting in guests’ rooms. Beneficial to good health, warming tea flavours will include peppermint, lemon & ginger and chamomile varieties.

An added perk with the winter package is a very special 10 discount on all food and beverage consumption at Cubix, The Fleming’s intimate restaurant serving tapas and sensational western cuisine as well as a range of signature cocktails and wines.

The Fleming opened in October 2006 in a quiet side-street in the heart of the Wan Chai business and entertainment district.

The boutique hotel targets international executives and frequent business travelers with affordable accommodation, up-to-date technology, contemporary facilities and a stylish address. Its key philosophy is exceptionally friendly and attentive personalised service.

Since opening, The Fleming has been ranked on Condé Nast Traveller’s “Hot List 2007” as one of the world’s best new hotels, and as a finalist of SCMP/Harper’s Bazaar Style Awards Best Boutique Hotel of the Year 2007. It is also a member of Sterling Hotels™, a collection of hotels with sterling personality from Preferred Hotel Group.
Advance reservation is required for the winter package. Please contact the Reservation Department at (852) 3607 2225.

The Fleming is at:
41 Fleming Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3607 2288
Fax: (852) 3607 2299
Email: sales@thefleming.com
www.thefleming.com.hk

Quantum Hotels and Resorts recently opened two (2) new properties: the Torre Venezia in Quezon City and The Residences at Fairways and Bluewater in Boracay Island, both in the Philippines. It is also expected to open two (2) more properties in Boracay Island, Philippines which is the Asiana Condotel and the Agrias Suites by mid 2009 adding more than 190 hotel rooms to the companies existing portfolio on the resort island of Boracay. The group currently manages four (4) other hotel condominium properties in Metro Manila.

“The resort market in the Philippines continues to grow from domestic tourists as well as new travelers from Korea, Japan and Russia. It is one of our major focus markets and will represent about 40% of the number of properties we are developing in our regional portfolio by 2010,” said John H. Cole, President and CEO,

Quantum Hotels and Resorts

The company has two new hotels and resort condos already opened and two (2) others scheduled to be open throughout the Philippines under the Quantum Hotels & Resorts portfolio by the end of 2010. This includes the Torre Venezia, a 75 room boutique property located in the business and entertainment district of Quezon City and adjacent to the major television broadcast studios in the city, and the Residences at Fairways and Bluewater Newcoast, a 308 room property in Boracay Island, the Philippines’ most popular resort destination. Additional openings in 2009 include the 130 room Asiana Condotel and the 60 room Agrias Suites, conveniently located within the central beach stretch of Boracay Island.

“Quite unique in the industry, Quantum Hotels and Resorts operates multiple owner (strata titled) properties where individual apartment owners become shareholders in serviced apartment, condominium hotel and hotel operations. Each owner holds title to one room or apartment that is part of a profitable commercial hotel enterprise. We have developed homeowner services department to properly service this specialized owner requirement. In addition, Quantum has a strong track record in assisting major developers with real estate sales by offering our professional after sales services to real estate investors,” added Mr. Cole.

Established in 2000, Quantum Hotels and Resorts management services were specifically developed to meet the requirements and standards of high to midlevel serviced apartments, residences, resorts and hotels. Each property managed by Quantum is unique catering to the needs of its investors and partners while assuring its guests high level of accommodation and service standards. Quantum’s extensive experience in all levels of property management, sales & marketing, guest and owner services brings the same depth and breadth of experience to every property under its management.

“Quantum offers regional and international market exposure as well as standardized operational services identical to larger hotel management companies.

With offices in Hong Kong and the Philippines, property owners, managers and hotel guests can easily coordinate with our separate offices for support,” said Ms. Leilani T. Merilo, General Manager – Development, Quantum Hotels & Resorts.

Mr. Cole added that, “Quantum’s focused goal is to drive revenues to managed properties via our active reservations system, expertise and platforms in Sales & Marketing. As high revenues are delivered by our sales professionals, our expert team in operations and finance ensures both guest satisfaction and owner profitability. This is what we carry in our regional expansion and we are in current talks of expanding our portfolio in Thailand, Vietnam and China.”

“Our regionally focused growth of management services is based upon a platform of market driven sales, marketing and reservations systems coupled with a strong team of experienced professionals in Serviced Apartments, Suites and Residences from throughout the region. Quantum now has four city centered serviced apartment properties under management in the Philippines and has a development plan for regional expansion from its Hong Kong base,” Mr. Cole concluded.

Property remains a stable long term investment for those in the know, and Niseko has been, and is expected to remain, one of the most profitable areas to invest in Japan. As reported by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in 2007, Niseko was Japan’s highest property growth area, with land values increasing by up to 33%.

With real estate sales set to commence in December, ABOVE+BEYOND Niseko will offer the opportunity for investors to own a piece of the action in one of Asia’s fastest growing holiday destinations. ABOVE+BEYOND will manage and operate the resort on behalf of owners.

Executive Director Ginn Lai says “We want to offer investors and guests something ABOVE their expectations and BEYOND their imagination. Our offering delivers exactly what sophisticated skiers have been looking for, and will change the way travelers look at luxury accommodations in Niseko. There is no longer a need to travel to the Alps or Whistler.”

The resort will feature a total of 102 one, two, and three bedroom suites as well as 22 four bedroom residential chalets with private basement hydro pools and rooftop hot tubs; all designed to accentuate luxury in the snow.

Guests and owners will be able to enjoy an international restaurant, après ski bar, wine cellar, traditional onsen thermal baths, spa retreat, and gymnasium, as well as an indoor heated swimming pool, library cafe and extensive conference/banqueting facilities – all right by the ski slopes.

ABOVE+BEYOND Niseko is ideally located, just one minute from the ski lifts with uninterrupted views of iconic Mount Yotei and is on the doorstep of the buzzing nightlife of Hirafu Village.

Already a firm favourite with those in the know, Niseko boasts one of the longest ski seasons in the world and consistently high and light snowfall, producing deep powder snow in winter (typically 15 metres per year); and providing cool, low humidity summers. It draws visitors from Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and China.

Launching their debut property, ABOVE+BEYOND Hotels & Resorts is a new hotel development and management company created by a team of seasoned professionals from the hospitality and property industries. They combine skills gathered from experience with chic award winning hotels, private equity funds, and real estate. Their experience, knowledge, and sense of style have been injected into this first project in Niseko, Japan.

“We are extremely excited to launch our flagship property in the buzzing resort of Niseko and we have both high and long term aspirations for our company. We are confident investors will achieve a good rate of return on their ABOVE+BEYOND properties and guests will enjoy the service and facilities offered at our resorts.” says Jason Cohen, Executive Director of Business Development.

About ABOVE+BEYOND Hotels & Resorts

ABOVE+BEYOND is a hotel and resort conceptualisation, development, and management company offering luxury resort and residential properties that are luxurious but still both affordable and accessible.

In launching ABOVE+BEYOND Niseko, the team of professionals are introducing a fresh and avant-garde approach to the hotel and resort experience using the expertise and skills gathered from working with some of the world’s most successful hotel and resort developments.

For more information, please contact Ginn Lai, on +852 2847 8401, or visit www.aboveandbeyondresorts.com

Fashion buyers, executives, pop stars and even royalty keep Bespoke Tokyo on speed dial for unrivalled insider knowledge and access.

Starting December 2008, Bespoke’s trademarked Urban Safaris™ will take Mandarin Chinese speakers direct to Tokyo’s hippest stores, restaurants and clubs in areas like Aoyama, Daikanyama and Shibuya.

The SEAMLESS™ travel planning service will also make exciting itineraries across Japan, taking in beautiful scenery, hot spring resorts and world-class winter sports destinations.

“Japan is the most dynamic destination in Asia, and Tokyo has never been hotter. What happens here influences fashion and culture across the region,” says Bespoke Tokyo co-founder Nicole Fall. “It’s about time Chinese-speaking visitors had access to top-level services like Bespoke Tokyo.”

Bespoke Tokyo (www.bespoketokyo.jp; parent: Charcole K.K.; registered address: 3-6-18 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002) is a niche travel service for “savvy city trekkers”. Its urban safaris have been featured in publications including the New York Times, USA Today, TIME, The Times, The Observer, Travel & Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler.

For more information on Bespoke Tokyo email press@bespoketokyo.jp  or call +81-3-3797-1142

Downloadable brochure http://files.ianlynam.com/fbf/BespokeTokyo.pdf

Shenzhen, China, 17 November 2008 – Underscoring its leadership position in the Asia-Pacific, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) signed a deal with the Shanghai Huangpu River Banks Asset Management Co., Ltd for its first Hotel Indigo® in the region to be located in Shanghai.

IHG announced the launch of its fast growing lifestyle brand to the region just last month. This partnership will see the world’s leading hotel group by number of rooms manage Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund. The hotel will be on a riverfront site along the Huangpu River that brings together the past, present and future of Shanghai.

The 180-room hotel is scheduled to welcome and captivate customers in 2010. It will sit on the historic location of the Shiliu Pu (Pier 16) which, from 1821 to 1850, was Shanghai’s focal point for shipping and trading activity. The wharf was outside the Baodaimen gate of the old wall that surrounded the city at that time.

To the immediate north of the hotel’s location is the renowned Bund; the architectural and commercial powerhouse of Shanghai in the 1920s. To the east stands the famous modern-day Pudong skyline and to the south is where the world will come together for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.

Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund will be the first hotel located along the riverfront to offer unobstructed views of several famous and historical sites. The area around the hotel is also being developed into a commercial, retail, restaurant and entertainment district called the Pier 16th Development by the Shanghai Huangpu River Banks Asset Management Co.

“This is a landmark deal and we are delighted to have such a respected partner in Shanghai Huangpu River Banks Asset Management. Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund will be a unique oasis that meets the needs of the next generation of customers who demand a stylish, individual hotel experience that is authentic and unpretentious.” said Peter Gowers, chief executive of IHG Asia-Pacific.

“Hotel Indigo is recognised for its differentiated design philosophy and generates high guest satisfaction and returns for hotel owners. Our research revealed that customers in key Asian megacities are searching for a hotel brand that provides them a blend of inspired style and intimate service, delivered in an intriguing location.”

Shanghai Huangpu River Banks Asset Management is responsible for managing the accumulated long-terms assets of its parent company, the Shanghai Huangpu River Banks Development Construction Investment (Holding) Co, Ltd, whose business include enterprise asset management, property management and industrial investment.

“We are delighted to be the owners of the first Hotel Indigo in Asia. Shanghai is being developed into a modern global economic and financial metropolis. The Hotel Indigo brand fits perfectly into the city’s aspirations and will enhance the impression that the city leaves on the world. With the international management experience and market-leading position of IHG, we are confident that our partnership will be a bright and successful one,” said Mr Xu Ruqing, vice president, Shanghai Huangpu River Banks Development Construction Investment (Holdings) Co., Ltd.

The Hotel Indigo brand seeks to inspire upscale travellers looking for a non-traditional hotel offering coupled with enriching destination experiences in key Asia Pacific cities including Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.

The Interpret IndigoTM design concept offers a new path for real estate developers to regenerate or develop properties with their own creative flair, which will capture and reflect the local character and culture of each location while maintaining the brand identity and standards.

For example, Hotel Indigo London Paddington mirrors the sense of occasion of the great railway journeys of the past. The sweeping arches and metal grills used in the rooms reflect the architectural heritage of the original Paddington station built in 1854.

Another trademark of Hotel Indigo is its intimate service; engaging, intuitive, and particular to each location.

Hotel Indigo is quickly expanding across the globe, with 19 hotels already open and more than 56 in the pipeline. It participates in IHG’s Priority Club Rewards, which is the industry’s largest guest loyalty programme with more than 40 million members.

For more information on Hotel Indigo, please visit www.hotelindigo.com

Hotel Indigo is the fifth IHG brand in the region, following InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts and Holiday Inn Express.

Alila Ubud, Bali

In the eyes of millions of tourists, Bali is heaven on earth. But it is a paradise that can’t be seen by some 55,000 Balinese who are blind. About 65% of the island’s blind are afflicted with cataracts, due to reasons such as old age, poor diet or hereditary factors. Although a cataract operation is surgically simple, for a Balinese villager, it is financially impossible. It would cost a year’s income for a farming family. To help the Balinese see again, US$60 will be donated to The John Fawcett Cataract Foundation (www.balieye.org) when you book our “Season of Giving” package.

Alila Manggis, Bali

Thousands of people in a village of 19 isolated hamlets high up the steep and arid mountains of North-East Bali lived in abject poverty for as long as they could remember, in dwellings of bamboo walls and dirt floors, and dependent on archaic farming practices. Children were the main victims with over 80% malnourished and 70-100% of them illiterate.

The East Bali Poverty Project (www.eastbalipovertyproject.org)  is a non-profit organisation established in 1998 by a British resident of Bali to help these families. Its programmes focus on children’s education as a foundation for a better future and provide knowledge and skills to help people to help themselves. When you stay at Alila Manggis through our ‘Season of Giving’ package, we will donate US$60 to The East Bali Poverty Project.

Kemang Icon by Alila, Jakarta

The International Relief & Development foundation is a non-profit, nongovernmental organisation dedicated to relieving the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable groups. IRD in Indonesia (www.ird.or.id) has been specialising in humanitarian missions across the country for nearly ten years, pioneering the development of life and work skill sets that enable young people to support their families, as well as restoring infrastructure and clean water supply in tsunami-affected areas. For every festive package booked, Kemang Icon will donate US$20 to the IRD to support their continuous efforts.

Alila Cha-Am, Thailand

Not far from Alila Cha-Am is Bang Khet School, one of the neighbourhood’s poorest schools catering to around 20 local children aged four to nine years. It is basic in the extreme with no facilities to speak of and hardly enough essential school supplies to go round. USD 15 from every Alila Cha-Am’s Splurge package booked will go towards organizing a bountiful lunch party at the school on 10 January 2009 to celebrate Thailand’s Children Day. With your donation and resort’s guests contribution, Alila Cha-Am will work to fulfil the children’s wishes on a Wishmas Tree in the hotel lobby, containing a wish for something they need in the coming year– the school is in desperate need of everything from paper and pencils to relative luxuries such as computers.

The Farm, Philippines Tipakan

Elementary and San Benito Elementary Schools are situated just five minutes from the main gates of The Farm. These schools don’t have a library or even sufficient classroom space for their 450 eager students. A portion of the proceeds from The Farm’s 7-day prevention or recovery packages will be used to purchase much-needed items for these schools. We start small by helping to repair broken windows and leaking roofs, and to paint the grey walls of their depressingly drab classrooms. If our project goes well with your support, we can do even bigger and better things for the children and their communities.

About Alila Hotels and Resorts

Alila Hotels and Resorts offers a stylish, relaxing environment with a new level of guest experience which is continuously redefined by the latest developments in design and living. Alila Hotels and Resorts fashions uniquely different lifestyle concepts in creating luxurious destination experiences for its guests. The Alila Experiences are centered on building unique emotional “moments of truth” between the guest, the hotel and the destination.

More information about its current hotels and resorts in Bali, Jakarta, Thailand, Laos and the Philippines can be found at www.alilahotels.com

 Currently, Alila is embarking on its next generation of high end designer luxury resorts in Bali, China, India, Indochina, Maldives, Oman and the Gulf region, Thailand and Vietnam.

Guests of One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives will be the first resort in Maldives to experience and benefit from this new line of treatments and products. Super Active, the new technologically advanced skincare range by ESPA, builds on the natural and pure qualities that are intrinsic to the brand. Each ingredient in the ESPA Super Active collection has been selected to improve the condition of skin damaged by the ageing process, environmental and lifestyle stresses, as well as harsh treatments and other identified skin conditions. The products are free from synthetic colours, fragrances and pure petrchemicals as well as PEG’s, Parabens, SLS and SLES. The concentrates, complexes and masks, deliver powerful skin benefits, giving both immediate and long-term results in a luxuriously natural way.

“Our guests are always looking for new treatments and products that will target their skin care needs, especially if they live in different climate regions where their skin is exposed to harsh weather conditions to dehydration caused by pollutants or excessive sun exposure” says Marta Payne, Spa Manager. “We are excited to share the new additions to our spa menu and guests will be able to notice their skin tone and texture is visibly improved even after one treatment.”

The three new advanced Super Active treatments are now available at One&Only Spa, by ESPA:
Super Active Toning, Lifting and Firming Facial
1 hour 30 minutes
A highly effective treatment developed to help improve tonicity, firmness and combat the early signs of ageing. The powerful concentrate of Super Active ingredients produces instant, visible results, renewing collagen production and enhancing cellular communication.

Super Active Calming and Soothing Facial
1 hour 30 minutes
This technically advanced Super Active facial cools and comforts irritated skin that is prone to redness. Using Super Active products (that contain a myriad of active ingredients to improve microcirculation and help strengthen capillary walls) and specially selected quartz crystals, this facial is particularly effective in providing soothing relief.

Super Active Repairing and Restoring Facial
1 hour 30 minutes
Designed to help counter the effects of harsh products and aggressive treatments, this Super Active facial helps sensitised skin that requires restoring and rebalancing. The Super Active products, rich in plant oils and phyto-active extracts, together with scientifically advanced techniques help create evenness of skin tone.

One&Only Spa by ESPA is an all-encompassing experience combining the beauty of the natural environment with the sophistication, expertise and highest levels of service and attention to detail that are intrinsic to One&Only Resorts and ESPA Spas worldwide.

For reservations at One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives, please email Reservations@oneandonlyresorts.com.mv  or phone +960 664 88 00.

* Treatments are subject to 10% service charge.