Local and Global Experiences
Singapore Airlines formally announced a deal at The White House on 23 October 2017, Monday for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 787-10s worth US$13.8 billion at list prices. The airline also has options for 12 additional aircraft, six of each aircraft type. The signing ceremony by Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon […]
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 […]
Sofitel Singapore City Centre The AccorHotels Super Sale is back. The sale happens a few times every year and this has probably got to be the last one for 2017. AccorHotels has over 2,900 hotels and resorts across five continents, including 570 in Asia Pacific. The sale applies to […]
UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruise Collection by The Travel Corporation has been catering to the discerning traveller who prefer all-inclusive fuss-free travels. Enjoy the river bank views with these much more intimate smaller capacity ships opposed to open sea cruises that most of us are used to in Singapore. U […]
Qatar Airways is offering Business Class seats for two to go from S$2,729 per person. You have to book by 16 October 2017 and travel by 31 May 2018. There are blackout dates from 15 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. These special fares exclude flights to and from Bahrain, […]
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. […]
