Since it opened its borders to international travelers in 2019, Saudi Arabia has been at the top of everyone’s dream-destination lists. And to welcome all these brand-new travelers, luxury hotels and exceptional entertainment venues, the likes of which you’ve never seen before, are opening up all over the kingdom. Desert Rock, an opulent rock-hewn property, is one of them. The Maraya Concert Hall, the largest mirrored building in the world, is another. Since travelers to KSA (the Kingdom of Saudi…

Dubai’s already sky-high standards just got higher. The new Mandarin Oriental Downtown just took luxury hotels to the next level.  About Mandarin Oriental Downtown Having just opened in November 2025, the Mandarin Oriental Downtown rose inside Wasl Tower — the 303‑meter twisting structure by UNStudio. The building uses a climate‑responsive façade to manage the desert sun. Mandarin Oriental Downtown settled into the city’s most competitive neighborhood with the kind of confidence that suggests it plans to stay awhile. Rooms and…

Travelers to Cambodia don’t usually spend much time in Phnom Penh. The capital city has long been considered an airport city — a quick stop on the way to Siem Reap. And visitors focus on Siem Reap for one good reason: Angkor. Angkor is the world’s largest archeological site so it is hard to pass on. While it’s hard to imagine travelers ever ignoring Siem Reap entirely, things have been slowly but surely shifting for Phnom Penh. It’s becoming a…