Raffles Hotels & Resorts recently opened a 21-villa beach island experience in the Maldivian oasis of Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Accor’s fourth property in the Maldives and the first under the Raffles brand.

Already operating in Bangkok and Phuket as well as in neighbouring Cambodia and the Philippines, Lub d now offers visitors to Samui the chance to experience its “social hotel” concept with the opening of Lub d Koh Samui Chaweng Beach, which opens its doors on Friday (January 18).