Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia

09/09/2026

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been told to pair your Asian food with Riesling 🙋 Bangkok-based Burmese-American sommelier Ottara Pyne wants you to know that there’s a much bigger, better world of pairing beyond a semi-sweet white. Drawing in part on sommelier Miguel de Leon’s writing on decolonizing w**e, Pyne challenges a pairing culture built around European flavors and course-by-course dining. At an Asian table, where dishes are often shared and flavors arrive all at once, Pyne argues we should be looking for w**es that can move across heat, acid, sweetness, herbs and umami, and trust what tastes good over inherited rules.

09/09/2026

It's nearly 25 years since Three Camel Lodge opened in the Gobi Desert, and it's still as magical, and ground-breakingly sustainable, as ever.

It's nearly 25 years since Three Camel Lodge opened in the Gobi Desert, and it's still as magical, and ground-breakingly sustainable, as ever.

08/09/2026

Eat your way through Bali, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok with culinary plans from hotel dining to neighborhood gems. Hilton Hotels & Resorts

Eat your way through Bali, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok with culinary plans from hotel dining to neighborhood gems.

08/09/2026

A longstanding Ubud favorite, the Four Seasons Bali at Sayan has just undergone a suite upgrade, with sights set on families and next-generation travelers.

A longstanding Ubud favorite, the Four Seasons Bali at Sayan has just undergone a suite upgrade, with sights set on families and next-generation travelers.

08/09/2026

Whatever happened to funky patterned seats? Or steak carved tableside at 35,000 feet? These vintage photos from the golden age of flying have us wondering just how much modern aviation progress we’d trade for one evening in a very 1970s in-flight lounge, Old Fashioned in hand.

07/09/2026

Nine years into its story, Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach is marking the milestone with a new Borderless Cuisine concept at SugarSand, a neighbourhood Balinese market anniversary celebration and community partnerships that stretch well beyond the property's 4.7 hectares.

The resort marked its ninth anniversary with a new culinary concept, deepened community roots and a reminder of why it remains one of Bali's most characterful addresses.

07/09/2026

Regent Hong Kong ’s food and drink game is some of the best in the city. We sent some trusted T+L insiders to check out all the hotel’s famed restaurants, and their reporting will leave you not just drooling but ready to reserve.

If you haven’t already entered to win a stay at this oh-so cinematic hotel, we are giving away a two-night stay for two at Regent Hong Kong, including daily breakfast, a cinematic journey experience, lunch and more. To enter, head to the link in bio or the post pinned in our profile.

07/09/2026

Farm stays and cattle stations are a novel way of seeing regional Australia. Here are some of the country's most luxurious.

Farm stays and cattle stations are a novel way of seeing regional Australia. Here are some of the country's most luxurious.

04/09/2026

Southern Thailand's first bean-to-bar chocolate factory just opened—and the cacao grows right where it's made. At JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa's new Duc de Praslin Chocolaterie Boutique & Atelier, at least 85% of the cacao comes straight from Phang Nga's farming cooperatives, and you can trace it from pod to praline yourself in a hands-on Pod to Bar Workshop.

At the new Duc de Praslin Chocolaterie Boutique & Atelier, you'll trace Phang Nga cacao from pod to praline—and craft a bar of your own to take home.

04/09/2026

The views of have gone rightfully viral, but did you know the hotel sits right on the China-Vietnam border, just off one of the region’s most impressive waterfalls? China is firmly back on the travel radar, and places like this are a pretty convincing reminder of just how much there is to explore, and how gosh-darn beautiful it can be. Captured by Chris Schalkx