Kuala Lumpur

British Airways has once again touched down in Kuala Lumpur after a five-year hiatus as the airline also expands its codeshare partnership with Malaysia Airlines.

Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) has unveiled plans to open The Langham, Kuala Lumpur in 2027.

Malaysia Airlines has unveiled plans to commence direct flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. This route, which will commence on 22 March 2025, represents Malaysia Airlines’ 68th destination, reinforcing its position as the gateway to Asia and beyond.

Hilton has introduced the latest addition to its ultra-luxury Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts brand in the United States, in Washington DC.

British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay will debut his first restaurant in Malaysia in early 2022 – Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill. The multi-Michelin-starred chef will lend his name to the signature restaurant at Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, introducing a new era of classic British style to the Southeast Asian dining scene. It will be the first Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill outside the United Kingdom.

Christian Tavelli, recently-arrived GM of the doyen of Kuala Lumpur KLCC’s luxury hotels, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, is a true globalist. Born in Buenos Aires, he travelled the world before spending some years running the iconic The Ritz Madrid for Belmond. Management passed to MOHG and that is why, now, he is in the capital of Malaysia as part of Mandarin Oriental’s coterie of luxury-oriented on-site leaders.

IHG will open Malaysia’s first Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in 2023 at The Exchange TRX – a new experience-led lifestyle destination in the country’s capital.

The RuMa Hotel & Residences (‘house’), in Kuala Lumpur, is Urban Resorts’ first hotel outside China. It came about because Malaysian developer, Datuk Lai Siew Wah, stayed at Urban Resorts’ The PuLi in Shanghai and, like so many who visit the resort, he loved it; he wanted a luxury hotel just like it. RuMa is a celebration of Malaysia past and present. Entering the hotel, guests walk past six antique wood columns. The ante-lobby is reminiscent of entering a mine. Go further into the main lobby and enter the Grand Salon, which has a copper ceiling wrapped down to the walls. A highlight appears on the 27 curved stairs from the Salon up to the restaurant, where a full-size kebaya dress, by local artist Bernard Chandran catches the eye. The kebaya is formed entirely of real-gold butterfly shapes, each three centimetres long.

The official opening date of Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur Managed by Banyan Tree has been set for 1 December 2018. The first property under the Pavilion Group, the hotel stands 13 floors above the six-storey shopping centre, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur features 325 rooms and suites decked in contemporary decor for the discerning traveller in need of an urban getaway. These include 115 City Oasis rooms (32 to 43 square metres), 60 Courtyard Oasis rooms (38 to 43 sqm) and 45 Grand Oasis rooms (42 to 60 sqm).

Located just a few minutes from KLIA and neighbouring KLIA2, the hotel features unique architecture, upscale guest amenities and extensive meetings and event facilities, including one of the country’s largest convention centres.

Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, the all-new hotel set to debut mid-2018, is taking luxury to new heights as part of a 65-storey architectural masterpiece in the heart of the capital.

Add one more travel segment that Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”) is now affording its star rating: river cruises.