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13WHETHERyou’re a nervous f lyer or just looking for a new in-
f light entertainment option, Alaska Airlines wants to transport
you out of the cabin and into new worlds of virtual reality (VR).
The airline has announced that it is partnering with
SkyLights, which provides airlines with immersive VR
technolog y, and offering first class passengers on 10 f lights
between Boston and Seattle and Boston and San Diego the
opportunity to test out VR headsets.
In addition to exploring virtual landscapes, passengers can
watch 2D and 3D movies with the headsets, includingThree
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri;Ready Player One; and
Ferdinand.alaskaair.comINTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP(IHGhas
opened three new hotel bars at popular destinations
across the Asia-Pacific region: Ink 360 at Intercontinental
Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort; Sugarsand at Hotel Indigo
Bali Seminyak; and Vana Nava Sky at Holiday Inn Vana
Nava Hua Hin.
Perhaps the most notable of the three additions is Ink
360, on the rooftop level of the Sky Tower at Intercontinental
Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort, which ofers panoramic
vistas of the surrounding mountains and ocean.
The interior, designed by Ashley Sutton (of Maggie
Choo’s in Bangkok and Ophelia in Hong Kong fame),
features a suitably quirky futuristic style with metal
octopuses comprising parts of the bar and seating. As
for the drinks, Italian mixologist Giuseppe Carneli has
customised conceptual beverages that combine traditional
and contemporary styles and flavours.ihg.comNOVEMBER 2018Virtual visuals
IHG OPENS OCTOPUS-
THEMED BAR