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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 Aleksandr Shatskih

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 Aleksandr Shatskih

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

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