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Emirates – Qantas Sucker Punch Singapore Tourism

2012-09-07 by Liliana Steffens

Why are these Emirates attendants smiling?

Singapore’s Changi airport took it on the chin recently when Qantas announced their deal with Emirates, making Dubai their new Europe to Australia hub. Starting in April of next year, flights in between London and Frankfurt, and Australia will connect in Dubai.

Tags: Africa Travel, air hubs, air travel, Australia flights, Australia tourism, Changi airport, Dubai tourism, Emirates Airlines, kangaroo route, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Singapore travel, World airports

FHA 2012 Opens in Singapore

2012-04-14 by Liliana Steffens

Culinary Challenge

For those interested in food and hospitality, and/or those headed to Singapore, the Singapore Exhibition Services Pte Ltd opens Food & Hotels Asia 2012 (FHA 2012) this Tuesday at the Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Center.

Tags: FHA 2012, Food & Hotels Asia, metro en vivo, metro öffnungszeiten, metro resort pratunam, mudah, murai, namaz vakti, Singapore, Singapore events, Singapore Expo, Singapore resorts, Singapore travel

Meritus Hotels & Resorts: A Cut Above, Still

2012-01-17 by Liliana Steffens

The Meritus Touch

Meritus Hotels & Resorts has announced a campaign to celebrate, among other things, four decades of Meritus signature hospitality in Asia. These luxurious hotels are encapsulated in a new commercial campaign of extraordinary beauty and clarity.

Tags: . YouTube, Asia travel, hotel commercials, hotel marketing, Luxury Hotels, marketing, Meritus, Meritus Hotels & Resorts, Michael Sengol, Singapore hotels, Singapore tourism, Singapore travel, TV commercials

Upcoming: The Festival of Media Asia

2011-11-07 by Liliana Steffens

Festival of Media Asia

Festival of Media Asia, opens their creativity and innovation in media by their first Asia chapter from November 13th thru November 15th in Singapore. Hosted at the Marina Bay Saynds Expo and Convention Center, the gathering hopes to target the challenges Asia marketers, branding, and communications sectors face.

Tags: Asia tech, Facebook, Festival of Media, Festival of Media Asia, Google, ICS, Intel, Marina Bay Sands Expo, MediaCom, Singapore, Singapore conferences, Singapore Expo, Singapore travel, Youku

Singapore’s Tiger Spreads Wings

2011-09-26 by Liliana Steffens

Tiger Airlines

In news from Singapore based Tiger Airways, the airline has proposed the purchase of 33 % of PT Mandala Airlines of Indonesia. The latter is currently undergoing financial restructuring according to Indonesian law. The restructured airline also announced plans to adopt the highly successful Tiger business model for future operations.

Tags: air Asia, Asia travel, Indonesia flights, Indonesia travel, Mandala Air, Singapore travel, Tiger Air, tiger airlines

Singapore Goes for Lady Gaga

2011-07-05 by Phil Butler

Lady Gaga Born This Way

Lady Gaga is scheduled to perform in an exclusive SingTel concert before a limited crowd of just 2000 this week. For visitors to Singapore, who are Gaga fans, maybe the only way to see the diva is via a SingTel contest?

Tags: Gaga, Gaga fans, Lady Gaga, Singapore concerts, Singapore entertainment, Singapore events, Singapore tourism, Singapore travel, SingTel

Skyscanner Sets Sights on Asia Market

2011-06-27 by Liliana Steffens

Skyscanner travel booking

Travel search innovators Skyscanner, one of the world’s most useful travel search tools, has announced a year to year revenue increase of 75 percent. Also in their news, the company’s growth trajectory has also paved the way for expansion in Asia via operations in Singapore. With emerging markets being underutilized, can companies like Skyscanner gain a foothold?

Tags: airline bookings, Asia bookings, Asia travel, Barry Smith, Bonamy Grimes, Bookings, flights, Gareth Williams, hotels, online travel tools, Singapore travel, tickets, travel tools, UK travel Europe travel, Zoombu

CommunicAsia 2011 Singapore Kicks Off Tomorrow

2011-06-20 by Phil Butler

The Marina Bay Sands

CommunicAsia 2011, one of the world’s biggest technology conferences, is scheduled to begin tomorrow at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands. This year’s conference promises to be a comprehensive knowledge building platform and showcase for a vast array of emerging technologies.

Tags: Asia tourism, Bitstream Inc., BOLT, communicasia, Hotel Royal @ Queens, Landmark Village Hotel, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Nokia Siemens Networks, Oxford Hotel, Singapore conference, Singapore tech, Singapore tourism, Singapore travel, Sky on 57, technology conference, WORK Microwave

This Year’s Dumpling Festival Celebrated by Baidu and Google

2011-06-06 by Delia Gavrilescu

A performer dances at a Dragon Boat festival in Beijing

For those out there who do not know what the Duanwu Festival is, search giants Baidu and Google will have further confounded the unwary with their doodles celebrating the Dumpling Festival. Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China celebrate national holidays today.

Tags: China travel, Dragon Boat Festival, Duanwu Festival, dumpling, dumpling festival 2011, Hong Kong, Qu Yuan, Singapore festival, Singapore travel, taiwan, Taiwan travel, tradition, Zongzi, 端

Universal Studios – Symbol of Emerging Singapore

2011-06-04 by Phil Butler

Guest-of-honour, Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry

The grand opening of one of the world’s biggest theme parks, Universal Studios Singapore, took place last week. And despite a few hickups, no-show stars, and other minor irritations, Singapore now has another world class touristic attraction. This opening is not only big tourism news, but a sign of Singapore’s every increasing popularity and growth.

Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Jurrasic Park Rapids Adventure, Maggie Cheung, Paula Abdul, Singapore, Singapore parks, Singapore tourism, Singapore travel, Universal Studios Singapore, Vicki Zhao Wei

Agoda and Jetstar Team Up

2011-06-02 by Phil Butler

Jetstar Asia Airways landing page

In online travel news today, Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking web portal, announced a partnership with Jetstar Asia Ariways. Now Agoda’s inventory of thousands of hotels will be accessible through Jetstar’S digital storefronts, and co-op deals will be offered through the airlines holiday network.

Tags: Agoda, air travel, Asia companies, Asia OTA, Asia travel, cheap fares, hotel booking, hotel portal, Jetstar Asia Airways, online travel, Robert Rosenstein, Singapore, Singapore travel, Southeast Asia Travel

Great Singapore Sale 2011 Kicks Off Today

2011-05-27 by Phil Butler

Singapore

In news from Singapore, the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) kicks off today there. This annual shopping fiesta slash frenzy is one of the biggest such events anywhere in the world, projected sales topping $5.5 billion SD.

Tags: 5 star hotel, 5-star, Great Singapore Sale, hotel deals, Jannie Chan, Mastercard, Royal Plaza Scotts, Singapore deals, Singapore events, Singapore festivals, Singapore Retailers Association, Singapore shopping, Singapore tourism, Singapore travel

Record Number of Tourists to Visit Singapore in 2011

2011-03-28 by Mike Wheatley

Singapore Chinatown, one of the islands' leading tourist attractions

Between 12 and 13 million tourists are expected to visit the city-state this year, bringing with them tourism receipts of around 23 billion SGD (Singapore dollars), according to the Trade, Industry and Education minister S Iswaran.

Tags: Asia travel, Island travel, online travel, Ritz Carlton Singapore, Singapore, Singapore tourism, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore tourist industry, Singapore tourists, Singapore travel, tourism, tourism markets, travel news, travel numbers, Visit Singapore

Booming Asia – Top Destination for Gamblers

2011-03-22 by Mike Wheatley

Macau casinos

The suave looking businessman reclines back in his chair at the blackjack table in Danang, Vietnam’s new Crown Casino, and leisurely sips his drink while waiting for his female companion to get some more chips.

Tags: Asia gambling, Asia tourism, Asia vacations, Danang, gambling, gambling casinos, gambling vacations, Hoang Dat Silver Stores, Las Vegas, Macau, Singapore nightlife, Singapore travel, Vegas style, Vietnam, Vietnam tourism, world gambling

NATAS Travel Fair Kicks Off Tomorrow in Singapore

2011-02-24 by Alina Popescu

Singapore Expo

The 2011 edition of the NATAS Travel Fair, Singapore’s largest travel fair organized by National Association of Travel Agents (NATAS), will take place at the Singapore Expo, Halls 4 & 5 from 25-27 February.

Tags: Avis Car Rental, Finnair, HBSC, NATAS, NATAS Travel Fair, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Singapore Expo, Singapore tourism, Singapore travel, Singapore travel agents, Singapore travel fair

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