18 Oct 09, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (TravMedia.com): Growth in the global cruise industry looks set to strengthen tourist links between the UAE and Singapore, with both countries developing terminals to meet expected increases in demand, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said today.Earlier this month the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing announced that […]
05 October 2009 UAE (TravMedia.com): From early 2010, visitors to Singapore’s two new Integrated Resorts are set for a series of once in a lifetime experiences with the launch of a host of new luxury attractions, including the world’s ONLY Madagascar theme park attraction and a unique “floating” Louis Vuitton store.Themed after Dreamworks Animation’s blockbuster […]
Visitor arrivals to Singapore fell 13 percent in May over the same period last year, official figures showed on Friday. A total of 730,000 tourists visited Singapore in May. The country’s tourism sector saw sharper declines in visitor arrivals from markets such as China and Japan which can be attributed in part to the global outbreak […]
A new museum opened to the public In Singapore yesterday, ChannelNewsAsia has reported. The Singapore Coins and Notes Museum houses rare objects and coins from pre-independence Singapore, to the more familiar maritime, birds and orchid notes series. The museum is supported by Singapore’s Heritage Industry Incentive Programme.
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The world’s biggest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, made its first commercial flight to Paris on Monday when a Singapore Airlines flight arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport.The aircraft took off with almost every seat filled, and among the passengers were 35 members of the French national rugby team, travelling in business class for a […]
Cathay Pacific has edged out Singapore Airlines to be named the world’s best airline in the annual Skytrax awards.Qantas slipped from its position as the world’s third best, but stayed in the top 10 at number six.The annual Skytrax awards are among the most highly regarded in the industry, with the results based on surveys […]
Big spenders in Singapore for the city state’s first ever Formula One Grand Prix last weekend boosted business for high-end social escort agencies by a fifth, a local paper reported Thursday.“This is the best weekend this year,” Prince Wong, owner of Singapore Escort Services, told The Straits Times newspaper.Wong said he has received five bookings […]
A dozen architectural landmarks in Singapore have been designated for conservation.The decision by the government to conserve these towers, pavilions and bridges came as the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) extended its conservation programme beyond buildings.Announcing the extension, National Development Minister, Mah Bow Tan, said what made a place distinctive and memorable were not just buildings.“It […]
Nightspots in Singapore are reported to have gained the most from the inaugural Formula 1 grand prix weekend, according to a ChannelNews Asia report. Customer numbers were boosted by some 40,000 tourists arriving in the city, with takings up on average 40%.Nightspot operators had reportedly invested large sums staging shows and and their efforts were […]
Singapore’s tourism and other sectors will reap a bonanza when the Formula One Grand Prix makes its inaugural pit stop next week in the city state, analysts were quoted saying in an AFP report. Businesses from hotels to retail shops, pubs, restaurants and spas are hoping to cash in on the arrival of an estimated […]