Local and Global Experiences
Etihad Airways recently conducted a survey on Singapore-based travellers’ attitudes and preferences when travelling to the Gulf Region. The results revealed the considerations of travellers cross different age groups from young millennials to baby boomers. “Singaporeans are considered as one of the most well-travelled people in the world. Gaining insights […]
Cappadocia is one of my favourite destinations in Turkey. Having visited once when I was much younger with my parents, I made my return in October this year as part of a media familiarisation trip with Small Luxury Hotels of the World. I was still in awe as if it […]
NARA Foundation’s annual ice fishing festival in the South Korean town of Hwacheon near the border with North Korea will be happening from 6 to 28 January 2018. The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is scheduled to run through 28 January 2018 on Hwacheon Stream in the mountainous town with […]
Soak in The Essence of Japan with JNTO and Small Luxury Hotels of the World Small Luxury Hotels of the World has collaborated with Japan National Tourism Organisation and local partners through a luxury travel consortium led by DENTSU AD-GEAR Inc. Four exclusive Essence of Japan travel packages lasting between two […]
2018 will be filled with an action-packed schedule of unique Thai local experiences and marquee of international events. That’s what the Tourism Authority of Thailand has to offer as it declares next year the Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018. In fact, activities have already started 1 November 2017. Activities will […]
Hua Hin is located some two and a half hours away on road via Route 35 and Route 4 or longer by train from Bangkok. It is located in the southern Thai province of Prachuap Khiri Khan. What used to be a quiet fishing village is now an idyllic seaside vacation […]
Singaporean travellers took an average of 3.1 international trips in the last 12 months, according to a global Travel and Tech Study commissioned by Agoda with responses from 11,762 Asia-Pacific respondents aged 18 to 64 collected between 27 February and 17 April 2017. Singaporeans picked Bangkok, Johor Bahru and Batam Island […]
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 […]
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.
Lake by Akankosou（阿寒湖荘） Hokkaido is the largest and northernmost of Japan’s 47 prefectures. It offers an abundance of unspoiled nature and all year cooling weather, making it a popular destination for onsen (hot spring) lovers, photographers and hikers. Winter is a great time to visit and getting to Hokkaido means flying into […]