For travelers looking for an experience that is exciting and feeds the curiosity, Asia is one of the most fascinating places on earth.  With many nations, cultures, languages, and histories, it is dizzying and enticing all at once.  There are splendid natural settings with an experience of the elements that is mystifying and invigorating.  There are also some of the liveliest urban centers in the world, moving at the forefront of culture, and setting standards with which the rest of the planet is still busy trying to keep up.  There are many cuisines to sample, art to see,   and fantastic night life, and luxury hotels put you at the center of it all.  We’ve carefully selected our hotels for their high standards in service and comfort, to offer you only the best.

There are hotels to suit every taste, and each are extremely distinctive.  They all have an uncanny ability, however, to mix the old with the new, so that the best charms of the past meet with the latest in technology and convenience.  You’ll love how a delicious night’s rest and a fantastic meal will replenish your soul, and you’ll be ready to have your own unique adventure.   There are many imaginary Asias, and many representations of the continent in popular culture, but film is perhaps the place where artists express identities on a large scale.  Asian film culture is as varied as Asia, with complicated histories that can only be understood through experience with the films.  But there is a trend where generalizations can speak truths, and it is certain that Asian film is becoming a real force in the world, as the recent Cannes programming can attest.

Of the 20 premieres in 2009, six of these films are from Asia, which is an unprecedented percentage, and is causing film critics and scholars to sit up and take notice.  The increasing popularity of Asian films in the world has made it possible for the directors to have a shot at international critical acclaim.  With new work from South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philipines, and China, Asia is changing the face of Cannes.  New artistic directions from the new generation of artists are entering into the field, and some critics suggest that this is the result of the digital age.  Where just ten years ago, the costs of making a film were prohibitive, now young artists have easier access to cheaper cameras and extremely cheap editing software.  This will continue to play out in the years to come, in no doubt very interesting ways, but for now film goers can sit back and watch the revolution.