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The Best New Hotels in Asia 2024

Asia’s hotel scene welcomed an array of notable openings in the last year, drawing our editor’s attention to Sumba, Punakha, Jeju and more. The below list forms our annual Hot List edit of the best new hotels in Asia, and features a diverse mix of properties, from a new address that’s become a classic in Hong Kong, to one of the coolest hotel swimming pools in Tokyo.

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Vietnam Railways, location Hai Van Pass © ShutterStock ID 1440025229 Nguyen Quang Ngoc Tonkin

The World's most incredible Train Journeys: Lonely Planet

The railway stretches for more than 1,726 kilometers between the country's two biggest cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over the course of two days.

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Itsukushima, Image by Jordy Meow from Pixabay

Experience Hiroshima – Kansai

Travel Japan | Experience Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Shiga, Wakayama and Hiroshima. Japan is truly timeless, a place where ancient traditions fuse with modern life, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

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Tenneva Jordan | A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.

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Paris 2024

The 2024 Games are approaching, but it is possible to experience Paris 2024 right now thanks to the Cultural Olympiad. Enjoy cultural events all over France, including concerts, artistic performances, exhibitions and more, up to the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

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Macau, Vegas of China

Known as the Vegas of China, Macau is indeed an epicentre of gambling and glitz. While luxury entertainment here is world-class, the city has much more to offer than that.

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Famous Heritage Sites in Vietnam

For culture lovers, every small moment of discovery is a step closer to understanding a new and different way of life. Scattered throughout the country, Vietnam's UNESCO Heritage Sites are jackpots for these moments of discovery.

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Hmong people, Dien Bien, ShutterStock ID 208158745 Photo by Van Thanh Chuong

Dien Bien Phu

To be hosted by the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, the National Tourism Year 2024 will be a typical cultural, economic, and social event associated with the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory 1954-2024

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Sueng Bang Fai with traditional Isan dressing and local long drum show, Suwnnaphume, Roi Et, Photo by Pleamir, Wikipedia

Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival

The Rocket Festival, or Prapheni Bun Bang Fai is a merit-making ceremony traditionally practiced by ethnic Lao people at the beginning of the wet season in various villages and municipalities in Northeastern Thailand and Laos.

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Cheung Chau Bun Festival

Cheung Chau Bun Festival

One of the Hong Kong’s most spectacular festivals marks the end of spring, when thousands of visitors ferry over to the tiny, serene island for the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.

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