HONG KONG: Why To Visit Hong Kong Now

Last week we announced the 2013 Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards and 27 new hotels, restaurants and spas received the highest honor in the hospitality industry—the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating. While there were 139 Five-Stars awarded in North America, China and Singapore, only one city rises above the rest when it comes to Five-Star hotels—Hong Kong. Seven hotels in Hong Kong received the Five-Star rating—the most in any single city this year. Between the lengthy list of Five-Star awards and hotels celebrating milestone anniversaries and renovations, our Startle.com editors think now is the time to take advantage of Hong Kong’s stellar hospitality scene.

CHINA: On Eve of People’s Congress in China, Vows of Change and Raised Hopes

Communist leaders are hoping that the meeting, which begins Tuesday, will help persuade a skeptical public that they are serious about cleaning up pollution and corruption.