How a Japanese hospitality veteran is bringing world-class service to one of northern Vietnam’s most compelling golf destinations.It was early morning when Masayuki Kobayashi first stood on the property at Dong Trieu. The old pine forest was still. There was almost no sound except the wind moving through the trees. Nothing felt forced.“I understood this […]
Matthew Fryar didn’t set out to become a hotelier. But today, as General Manager of Avani Pattaya Resort, his path makes perfect sense. When he joined the London InterContinental, he came from retail sales with no formal hotel background. What shaped him wasn’t a mentor or a textbook – it was the environment. Working in […]
When Ian Cording first arrived in Vietnam more than a decade ago, the country’s golf landscape was still finding its voice. There was energy everywhere, a sense that something was about to happen, but very few people could clearly describe what that future would look like. For Ian, that uncertainty was the attraction.“I was drawn […]
As the sun rises over the South China Sea, casting golden light across the windswept dunes of Hoiana Shores Golf Club, you can’t help but feel you’re somewhere special. This isn’t just another golf course in Asia’s burgeoning golf scene – it’s a links masterpiece where every visitor is treated like a member, if only […]
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