Local and Global Experiences
SilkAir’s first Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Aircraft Registration 9V-MBA) landed at Changi Airport at around 2 pm on 1 October 2017, Sunday. The first of 37 MAX 8s ordered by the airline features 12 seats in Business Class and 144 seats in Economy Class. Today we had a preview […]
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore Singapore Tourism Board has partnered Singapore Hotel Association, Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union and the hotel industry to launch the Open Hotels Weekends programme over two weekends in October, as part of the Hotels Careers Campaign that was launched in July this year. The two weekends […]
Singapore Airlines’ first Boeing 787 – 10 aircraft. <Photo credit: Boeing> Boeing has rolled out the first 787-10 Dreamliner built for Singapore Airlines at its Final Assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The airplane will be painted in the airline’s livery and begin systems checks, fueling and engine runs. […]
(Lufthansa aircraft at Frankfurt Airport. Taken with Samsung GALAXY Note8 on 27 September 2017) Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa have launched their joint venture cooperation on 1 October 2017. The cooperation covers flights between Singapore, Australia and Germany, Switzerland and Belgium offering customers a wider range of travel itineraries and fare […]
Scoot will be launching four-times-weekly flight from Singapore to Honolulu via Osaka from 19 December 2017 operating on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Today Scoot operates three-times-weekly services to Osaka via Bangkok and Kaoshiung. Once the Honolulu route starts, the low-cost carrier will operate no- stop Singapore – Osaka service increasing frequency to […]
Singapore Airlines and Grab have integrated their mobile apps in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Singapore Airlines customers can book Grab rides through their SingaporeAir mobile app. There will be an option in the app to book a Grab ride to the airport seven days in […]
Small Luxury Hotels of the World has revamped The Club, its free-to-join loyalty programme, to a new one calling it INVITED. The new programme offers members exclusive rates, guaranteed benefits and ‘Small Luxuries’ right from the first stay at any of the group’s 500 small, independently minded hotels worldwide. INVITED […]
You have to see it for yourself. Don’t take anyone’s word for it, not even from me. Uluru, Australia is absolutely stunning. Even I could not believe my eyes when I was there in May this year when the Autumn weather was perfect. However, it can get up to 47 […]
Along with a rush of excitement for impending adventure, travel brings with it a necessary need to sit back, relax, and have a beer. Imagine how a day filled with jaw-dropping architecture, awe-inducing art exhibits, and mouth-watering local cuisine can be perfectly capped off with a simple pint. To […]
Yokohama has so much more to offer than what I had expected. A recent trip to the city in July with the folks from Kirin opened up my perception of what I thought would have been a quiet city with nothing to do. No doubt Tokyo has a lot more […]
Air France launches OH LALA deals to Europe starting from S$759 in Economy class. Book before 14 September 2017 for travel from 1 October to 30 June 2018. All-in Economy class return tickets from Singapore to Europe from S$759, to Toronto, Montreal, New York and Boston from S$1,399 and to […]
The first time I set my eyes on Taroko National Park, I fell in love with it. Wished there was more time to explore and also enjoy Silks Place Taroko.