February 16, 2021
The Regent Phu Quoc on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island will have suites, villas, a private beach and six restaurants. IHG Hotels
For travellers, the Year of the Rat was a write-off. For many of us, there was no boarding of planes, no dream vacation, no ticking-off of an item on a bucket list. Hopes of a post-lockdown “normal” holiday are now pinned on the Year of the Ox.
Whatever travel is possible this year it looks likely to be mostly a “pre-vaccine” year, wherein a certain amount of isolation will be wise.
However, there are reasons to get excited about travel this year, with several landmark events, new openings and unique ways to spend big on adventures in Asia and beyond. Here are some highlights.