Heritage Hotels of Asia: South Asia is the first volume of a two-volume set documenting the rich heritage and history of hotels across Asia. The narrative describes the colonial-era hotels still in business and proud of their heritage, and the forts, palaces, villas, municipal buildings, warehouses, and even the occasional police station that have been transformed in recent times, all forming an integral element in the growing trend towards heritage tourism.Each of the hotels profiled is placed within its historical context, with an account of those who built the property, whether specifically for use as a hotel or for an entirely different purpose. Old photographs and prints illustrate the text, along with modern photographs and, to acknowledge a more romantic era of travel, a collection of luggage labels.Volume 2 continues the journey across Southeast and East Asia, following the European colonialists as they spread beyond the subcontinent and through the Malay archipelago, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, and to Hong Kong, China, and Japan.
