Local and Global Experiences
Economy Class Gluten Free Meal onboard Singapore Airlines from Singapore to Sydney Singapore Airlines will be introducing farm to plane concept for its in-flight dining offerings to promote environmental sustainability and support local farmers’ communities. Currently, Singapore Airlines uses fish from fisheries certified by the Marine Stewardship Council for their […]
I visited Jakarta in the fourth week of August for a Savoy of London gourmet experience at the Fairmont Jakarta. The Fairmont Jakarta had collaborated with The Savoy, London flying down Pastry Chef Luc Bigeard, Chef Francisco Hernandez and Mixologist Witek Wojaczek for a five series culinary celebration from […]
SilkAir will take over the five-times-weekly services to Yangon, Myanmar operated by Scoot from 29 October 2017. SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines and Scoot, Singapore Airlines Group’s low-cost subsidiary are sister airlines. SilkAir currently operates 10 non-stop flights a week to Yangon and three services a week […]
It was at a meal presentation event by Garuda Indonesia held on 13 September 2017 at DNATA Inflight Kitchen in Singapore that we realised that the national flag carrier of Indonesia had refreshed its amenity kit across all classes. Garuda Indonesia First Class Passengers flying on First Class […]
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 […]