Volume 2 of Heritage Hotels of Asia follows the movement of Europeans across Southeast and East Asia in search of trading wealth, establishing colonies as they went and founding new towns, cities, and even countries. Colonial settlements evolved into distinctive societies, and hotels were opened both for accommodation and social gatherings, the most prominent of them becoming an essential part of the urban fabric.Volume 1 had described the arrival of Europeans in India and their subsequent spread through South Asia. This companion volume describes their progress through the Malay Archipelago, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, and to Hong Kong, China, and Japan. Both volumes tell the stories behind the historic old properties, the people who built them and managed them, and the milieu from which they emerged.
