A dynamic and immersive cultural epicenter taking residence inside the iconic King Power Mahanakhon, The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon celebrated its grand opening with a Festival of Music on 14 December 2022, officially marking the celebrated arrival of The Standard’s Asia flagship in the Thai capital. Standard CEO, Amber Asher said, “Tonight, as we celebrate the official grand opening…
Ho Chi Minh City celebrates ‘Vibrant Festival, Vibrant Journey’
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism organised the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week 2022, themed “Vibrant Festival, Vibrant Journey” with a series of experiential tourism – sports – music events for domestic and international tourists from 5 – 11 December 2022. It was held at prominent Ho Chi Minh City destinations: The ASEAN Flagpole…
Flavours of Yucatan Festival, Merida, Mexico Yucatan Flavours Festival Merida Mexico
The first “Sabores de Yucatán” Festival in Merida showcases ancient Mayan culinary traditions, along with new contemporary trends, and is also the venue for Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 awards Merida is the capital of the state of Yucatan, itself situated in the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula. The two get confused as,…
Osheaga Festival 2022, Montreal, Canada
Montreal’s Osheaga Festival is a heady mix of pop, rock and punk. Make sure you get there in 2023. Montreal’s Osheaga festival returned to Canada’s unofficial cultural capital recently bursting with anticipation and looking to make up for COVID-lost time. The music and arts festival takes place across three consecutive days at the city’s Jean-Drapeau…
Largest balloon festival in the Middle East floats through Qatar’s skies
Already home to the world’s tallest indoor roller coaster, Qatar Tourism is celebrating Eid al-Fitr, with another record-breaking attraction – the largest balloon festival in the Middle East. With balloons, ranging from well-known and much-loved characters such as Minion, Angry Birds, Mario & Luigi, to iconic Qatari features including a falcon, whale shark and even…
Dubai Food Festival to showcase emirate as global culinary capital
Celebrating Dubai as a global culinary capital, Dubai Food Festival is showcasing the city’s most exciting gastronomy offerings and remarkable epicurean experiences with a 14-day city-wide festival of food, from 2 – 15 May 2022. With 12,000 restaurants and cafes, Dubai entices the most enthusiastic diner with tempting flavours from all over the world –…