Sunday 25 December 2011
Wednesday 21 December 2011
Tiger Airways to fly from Singapore and Dhaka
Tiger Airways to fly from Singapore and Dhaka from March
The four-times-weekly service to Bangladesh's capital city will commence Mar 9, 2012.
“Dhaka is our first destination in Bangladesh, and the introduction of this service provides great opportunities to increase both business and consumer travel between Dhaka and Singapore,” said Stewart Adams, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore.
One-way tickets to Dhaka are now available at promotional fares from S$100 (all-inclusive) for travel from Mar 9 to Oct 31, 2012.
For more information, please visit www.tigerairways.com.
~News courtesy of Asia One~
The four-times-weekly service to Bangladesh's capital city will commence Mar 9, 2012.“Dhaka is our first destination in Bangladesh, and the introduction of this service provides great opportunities to increase both business and consumer travel between Dhaka and Singapore,” said Stewart Adams, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore.
One-way tickets to Dhaka are now available at promotional fares from S$100 (all-inclusive) for travel from Mar 9 to Oct 31, 2012.
For more information, please visit www.tigerairways.com.
~News courtesy of Asia One~
Monday 19 December 2011
Xmas shopping still on
Christmas shopping still on despite delay in train services
The delay in train services on Sunday morning on the East-West and North-South Lines may have seen fewer early-bird shoppers in town.
But not all were deterred from doing some last-minute Christmas buying.
Those hoping to get an early start to their Sunday morning shopping had to contend with further delays at train stations.
A shopper said: "The MRT wasn't working till 11 plus, so I couldn't come out early to beat the crowd, so I had to delay my shopping plans."
Another said: "It was horrible trying to get here actually. I had to try to flag down a taxi, that took a while."
Train services to the Orchard MRT station were not in operation until after 11am.
By lunchtime, a steady crowd was seen coming into town.
With the train services resumed, shoppers could get back to buying Christmas gifts for their loved ones.
A shopper said: "There's always last-minute sales. So just making use of the sales."
Another said: "I got some good deals on unexpected things, like even spa packages, stuff like that. I think everybody wants to negotiate, so I managed to negotiate some good deals."
A shopper said: "I'm getting a bit stressed out from Christmas shopping. I think it's going to be ultra-last minute! So like, on the 22nd, I'll still be out there doing my shopping."
Male shoppers didn't seem to have this problem though.
A man said: "I'm ready. Just left Christmas cooking, that's all."
Another said: "Actually we've done it last week for all our kids and my family."
But not everyone thought shopping this weekend was considered last-minute.
A shopper said: "Usually I shop till the day itself, so this is actually early for me!"
And if you are a shopper who has a tendency to procrastinate, take heart, as many retail outlets are extending their hours of operation until Christmas.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
The delay in train services on Sunday morning on the East-West and North-South Lines may have seen fewer early-bird shoppers in town.
But not all were deterred from doing some last-minute Christmas buying.
Those hoping to get an early start to their Sunday morning shopping had to contend with further delays at train stations.
A shopper said: "The MRT wasn't working till 11 plus, so I couldn't come out early to beat the crowd, so I had to delay my shopping plans."
Another said: "It was horrible trying to get here actually. I had to try to flag down a taxi, that took a while."
Train services to the Orchard MRT station were not in operation until after 11am.
By lunchtime, a steady crowd was seen coming into town.
With the train services resumed, shoppers could get back to buying Christmas gifts for their loved ones.
A shopper said: "There's always last-minute sales. So just making use of the sales."
Another said: "I got some good deals on unexpected things, like even spa packages, stuff like that. I think everybody wants to negotiate, so I managed to negotiate some good deals."
A shopper said: "I'm getting a bit stressed out from Christmas shopping. I think it's going to be ultra-last minute! So like, on the 22nd, I'll still be out there doing my shopping."
Male shoppers didn't seem to have this problem though.
A man said: "I'm ready. Just left Christmas cooking, that's all."
Another said: "Actually we've done it last week for all our kids and my family."
But not everyone thought shopping this weekend was considered last-minute.
A shopper said: "Usually I shop till the day itself, so this is actually early for me!"
And if you are a shopper who has a tendency to procrastinate, take heart, as many retail outlets are extending their hours of operation until Christmas.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Silkair to fly to Darwin
Silkair to fly to Darwin
Silkair the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will begin direct flights between Singapore and Darwin, Australia, from March 26 next year, subject to regulatory approvals.
Flights will operate four times a week, departing on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with next-day return flights.
~News courtesy of Omy~
Silkair the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will begin direct flights between Singapore and Darwin, Australia, from March 26 next year, subject to regulatory approvals.
Flights will operate four times a week, departing on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with next-day return flights.
~News courtesy of Omy~
Friday 9 December 2011
Singapore lures more tourists from China
Singapore lures more tourists from China
Singapore's tourism authorities have launched a new campaign to attract more Chinese tourists to the island republic.
This is mainly to target more experienced and well-heeled travelers.
The Singapore Tourism Board's new marketing campaign launched in Beijing seems hardly complete without its tourism ambassador and pop star Stefanie Sun.
Titled New Discoveries, it's aimed at helping Chinese tourists deepen their understanding of Singapore, and give them with reasons to visit Singapore again and again.
According to the World Tourism Organization, by the year 2020, China looks set to become the world's fourth largest tourist-generating country.
And clearly, the needs and expectations of Chinese tourists have evolved and changed over the years, and will continue to do so in the years ahead.
Edward Chew, chief representative regional director, Greater China, Singapore Tourism Board, said: "They are becoming a lot more knowledgeable about what's out there in the world and they want to see different things.
"But one of the biggest trends that we see is that they are looking to understand cultures, they are looking to understand destinations, they want to know how the local people live and gain an appreciation for those factors."
With 1.17 million arrivals last year, Chinese tourists are the second largest group of foreign tourists to Singapore, after Indonesia.
They are also the second biggest spenders in the first half this year.
And they're increasingly coming to Singapore on semi-free and easy tour packages.
Mr Edward Chew said: "Lots of Chinese may have visited the zoo, but they have never gone behind the scenes, they've never done the zookeeper thing, and I think right now the market is poised for them to actually enjoy such things.
And the third piece which I think is probably very important is showing them where Singaporeans hang out and how we live our lives.
"And the things we enjoy; the things we are proud of and excited about. Those things we want them to know about or at least experience it."
Highly popular in China, tourism ambassador Stefanie Sun also shared with Chinese tourists her favorite food and destinations in Singapore.
Stefanie Sun said: "In Singapore, there is something known as "teh tarik", and it's a tea that's prepared by Indians where it's pulled very long. This helps reduce the temperature to make it easier to drink. It's very frothy and fragrant. In Singapore, we also turn this tea into an ice-cream."
In the first half of this year, over 758,000 Chinese visited Singapore, a 35 per cent increase from a year ago.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Singapore's tourism authorities have launched a new campaign to attract more Chinese tourists to the island republic.
This is mainly to target more experienced and well-heeled travelers.
The Singapore Tourism Board's new marketing campaign launched in Beijing seems hardly complete without its tourism ambassador and pop star Stefanie Sun.
Titled New Discoveries, it's aimed at helping Chinese tourists deepen their understanding of Singapore, and give them with reasons to visit Singapore again and again.
According to the World Tourism Organization, by the year 2020, China looks set to become the world's fourth largest tourist-generating country.
And clearly, the needs and expectations of Chinese tourists have evolved and changed over the years, and will continue to do so in the years ahead.
Edward Chew, chief representative regional director, Greater China, Singapore Tourism Board, said: "They are becoming a lot more knowledgeable about what's out there in the world and they want to see different things.
"But one of the biggest trends that we see is that they are looking to understand cultures, they are looking to understand destinations, they want to know how the local people live and gain an appreciation for those factors."
With 1.17 million arrivals last year, Chinese tourists are the second largest group of foreign tourists to Singapore, after Indonesia.
They are also the second biggest spenders in the first half this year.
And they're increasingly coming to Singapore on semi-free and easy tour packages.
Mr Edward Chew said: "Lots of Chinese may have visited the zoo, but they have never gone behind the scenes, they've never done the zookeeper thing, and I think right now the market is poised for them to actually enjoy such things.
And the third piece which I think is probably very important is showing them where Singaporeans hang out and how we live our lives.
"And the things we enjoy; the things we are proud of and excited about. Those things we want them to know about or at least experience it."
Highly popular in China, tourism ambassador Stefanie Sun also shared with Chinese tourists her favorite food and destinations in Singapore.
Stefanie Sun said: "In Singapore, there is something known as "teh tarik", and it's a tea that's prepared by Indians where it's pulled very long. This helps reduce the temperature to make it easier to drink. It's very frothy and fragrant. In Singapore, we also turn this tea into an ice-cream."
In the first half of this year, over 758,000 Chinese visited Singapore, a 35 per cent increase from a year ago.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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