Archive for the ‘Singapore’ Category

Top 10 Chinese New Year Travel Trends

Chinese New Year capitals Singapore and Hong Kong are showing record numbers of hotel searches on Wego for the upcoming holiday. Almost one in five hotel searches were for Singapore from both cities.

January 23, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: China, Singapore

Singapore Showcases Future Tourist Events & Attractions

Spearheading Singapore’s transformation into an entertainment hub is the theme park at the Resorts World Sentosa. Visitors can look forward to two new movie-themed attractions this year based on the animated film Madagascar and the box-office favourite Transformers.

August 10, 2011 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Singapore

New Online Travel Guide to Singapore Covers All But One Place for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games Host City

Singapore, July, 2010 – Just in time for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore from August 14-26, www.GuideGecko.com today releases the most complete and up to date online travel guide to Singapore. Catering to travelers and locals alike, ‘Singapore Inside Out’ offers over 880+ insider tips on what to see and do, the best [...]

July 21, 2010 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Singapore

A happy end to a Malaysian-Singapore agreement about a historic rail station

By Luc Citrinot, etn | May 25, 2010 Unaware passers-by or visitors would probably pay little attention to an old building, half hidden behind trees along a highway running parallel to Singapore Port. They should, however, as a page of Singapore/Malaysia history is soon to be finished. In Tanjong Pagar, an concession agreement from 1918 [...]

May 26, 2010 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Malaysia, Singapore

Save Big Bucks Staying at Parkroyal Hotels in Singapore and Malaysia

Singapore, July 2009 – Parkroyal Hotels & Resorts celebrates the change in season with Summer SAVER, an exceptional value-added offer. Guests who stay from 1 July to 30 September 2009 will enjoy complimentary breakfast and internet broadband connectivity.

July 8, 2009 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Singapore

Developing Singapore as a leading air hub

The new Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Changi Airport Group celebrated their launch today. The two entities, formed from the corporatization of Changi’s airport operations and restructuring of CAAS, will work together to further develop Singapore as a leading air hub and a global city. Minister mentor Mr. Lee Kuan Yew graced the [...]

July 2, 2009 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Singapore

Singapore: On a high after big win for sports tourism

By Yusof Sulaiman | Feb 26, 2008 (eTN) – Singaporeans are still rejoicing at the announcement by Jacques Rogge, International Olympic Council (IOC) president, that Singapore has won the bid to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010 over nine other cities.

February 26, 2008 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Singapore

Singapore health officials given ‘legal’ powers to stem threat from chikungunya fever outbreak

By Yusof Sulaiman | Jan 25, 2008 (eTN) – Stepping up its fight against the threat of another "foreign" virus, the Singaporean government has conferred legal powers to its public health administrators to "detain or isolate" confirmed or suspected cases of the chikungunya fever outbreak.

January 25, 2008 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Singapore

Singapore to open doors to world’s tallest “observation wheel”

eTN /Don't call it a Ferris wheel, that was the message put out by Singapore Tourism Board (STB) when it announced the opening of "The Singapore Flyer," which is set to become the world's tallest observation wheel when it opens its doors in March next year.

December 14, 2007 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Singapore

FAIRMONT SINGAPORE OPENS ITS DOORS

TORONTO, December 12, 2007 – Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced that Fairmont Singapore will join its collection of landmark hotels on December 12, 2007, the company's first property to open in Asia. Fairmont, a global luxury hotel leader, recently announced three other projects in the region, including Fairmont Beijing, Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai [...]

December 12, 2007 · travelvideo · Comments Closed
Posted in: Singapore