THE LAGUNA, A LUXURY COLLECTION RESORT & SPA, NUSA DUA, BALI UNVEILS A NEW LEVEL OF LUXURY PRIVATE POOL VILLAS.
DEBUTS EARLY 2011

Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, August 2010 - The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa unveils a new level of luxury private pool villas, debuting early 2011. The ten new luxurious private pool villas each offer a unique tropical residence set apart from the crowd, located in the exclusive tourist complex of Bali’s Nusa Dua. The Laguna Pool Villas have been built as an extension of renowned luxury resort The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali, and are in addition to the current 271 rooms and suites. The Villas will cater for the most discerning of global travellers seeking an opulent stay in private luxury, with exceptional personalised service and indigenous contemporary Balinese culture.

The 15th annual and 2010 World’s Best Awards is a celebration of the travel experience with the world’s cities, hotels, airlines and more.

Where are the world’s best cities as a travel destination?
Thailand tops the list with Bangkok #1 and Chiang Mai #2. An astonishing achievement, the top 2 travel destination cities in one country, Thailand, and Bangkok regaining the #1 ranking it held in the 2008 World’s Best Awards.

Travel + Leisure readers vote each year on the World’s Best in a number of categories and based on defined characteristics. For cities these are; sights, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people, shopping, value.

Who knew that Makati City could stand in for Los Angeles, California?

Five months ago, Indian producer Sivaprasada Reddy “randomly Googled” world capitals and chanced upon a photo of the Makati skyline, “a perfect match for Los Angeles.”

Even the smog reminded Reddy of Hollywood, where he studied film at the University of California in LA.

He came to visit and found that Greenbelt malls could also pass for those in LA. He noted, “There’s always at least one Indian movie shooting in or near Bangkok every day. We did some fight scenes there, too, but most of the film was done here.”

Phuket, Thailand – Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket participates in ‘Thai Food and Cultural Festival’ in Bangladesh to showcase the royal Thai cuisine on the world stage. By attending this seven-day fair, Mr. Vichan Pachararoongroj, and Mr. Boonram Kamchuy, the chefs from Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket surprises all guests with the secret of Thai cuisine at Radisson Water Garden Hotel Dhaka in Bangladesh held from 12 – 18 July 2010.

“We are honoured to be invited as a representative of Dusit International to present the unique Thai cuisine and hospitality to another part of the world. Each cuisine was designed with creativity and inspiration by our well-known chefs. Additionally, encouraging our staff to perform and show their talent is our priorities. We have been very supportive to our staff in developing their skills and promoting the Thai hospitality and cuisine to different countries around the world,” said Mr. Peter Komposch, General Manager of Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket.