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Tommy Lee and Vince Neil Lure Passengers

October 28, 2008 at 9:05 AM | 0 Comments

Singapore’s Changi Airport is pulling out all the stops to make sure its customers don’t stray. From adding terminals to providing free entertainment, there seems to be no end to their schemes to stop us from flying through places like Dubai or Hong Kong instead.

Now they’ve got a "Smile Campaign" going to improve customer service within the airport (which doesn’t sound too original), and they’re also using a celebrity meet-and-greet idea to entice people to come.

Last week slightly-aged rockers Tommy Lee and Vince Neil from Mötley Crüe welcomed passengers at Terminal 2. Because there’s obviously, uh, a strong connection between Mötley Crüe and Singapore.

--AmandaK

Related Stories:
· Welcome to Singapore, I’m Tommy Lee [The Age]
· Changi Airport’s Getting Greedy for Terminals [Jaunted]
· Changi Airport Wants to Entertain You [Jaunted]

[Photo: Aviation Record]

Changi Airport Wants to Entertain You

May 16, 2008 at 9:45 AM | 0 Comments

The great hub of Singapore's Changi Airport is already on the way to getting bigger, but now it's also getting better. Head to the third floor of the Terminal 2 building and you can now hang out in the Entertainment Deck, formally referred to as the "one-stop integrated entertainment zone."

The powers-that-be know that transit passengers have needs--could they mention this to other airports?--so the Entertainment Deck is there to help us pass the time: there's a free LAN gaming room, Xbox and Playstation consoles to use for free, a free cinema, music booths and a comic and collectibles shop.

You read right, heaps of that stuff is free to use. Isn't Changi Airport a friendly place? It almost makes you want to get stuck in transit waiting for a delayed plane... but not quite.

Related Stories:
· Changi Entertainment Deck [Official Site]
· Changi Airport's Getting Greedy for Terminals [Jaunted]

Changi Airport's Getting Greedy for Terminals

March 19, 2008 at 10:00 AM | 0 Comments

The paint on the third terminal at Singapore's massive Changi Airport is barely dry, but they're already thinking about the fourth. According to the Singaporean transport minister:

We must expand our capacity and add the fourth terminal because our status as a global aviation hub is threatened by rivals.

Although we still see Singapore as the clear choice for a hub fly-through, apparently officials fear that Dubai, Bangkok or Hong Kong could overtake them. Using an "if we build it, they will come" philosophy, Singapore hopes that the stray long-haul passengers who've started flying through Dubai instead will return.

With plenty of budget airline action happening in the Australasian region too, the budget airline terminal at Changi is also going to be expanded. They're predicting an increase in LCC passenger numbers from 2.7 million up to 9 million by 2009. With that many passengers circling the skies, we're hoping to see plenty of bargain prices.

Related Stories:
· Singapore Plans Fourth Changi Terminal [Business Traveller]
· Behind the Scenes at Changi T3 [Jaunted]

[Photo: stupz]

Behind the Scenes at Changi T3

November 26, 2007 at 9:20 AM | 0 Comments

Many a weary traveler has passed through the massive Changi Airport in Singapore, usually during a transfer to yet another flight. But there are definitely worse airports to transit through, and we've always found Changi Airport both clean and inviting, and with enough entertainment to keep us occupied for even a long layover. But even the coolest airports are still airports, right?

Enter Changi's new weapon: Terminal 3. "T3" as they're calling it is planned to add an additional capacity of 22 million passengers per year, and while it's not yet up and running, it's open to the public for tours.

Until December 9, you can walk through the public areas for free (check out the funky ceilings), or pay a small fee for either a self-guided or tour-guided twirl around the restricted areas. There are even museum-style displays talking about the building and design process. Checking out T3 before it opens might be your chance to actually enjoy an airport terminal.

Related Stories:
· Changi Terminal 3 Opens for Sneak Preview [NewsAsia]
· Changi Airport Terminal 3 [Official Site]
· Singapore Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: StarvingFox]

Tourism Board: Singapore Wins (New) Top Honor

July 3, 2007 at 11:04 AM | 0 Comments

On June 15, the Singapore Tourism Board won the award for "Best Tourism Branding" at the first-ever Travel Weekly Industry Awards, held in Hong Kong. The group has been touting its accolade ever since.

The organization focuses its branding on business travelers and the medical industry, but still has a "leisure group" for travelers whose purpose for visiting lacks monetary motivations.

The board lays out a bold business plan to establish the Southeast Asian City-State as a hub of world commerce. Since travelers start their visit flying into Singapore's Changi Airport -- considered by many to be the best place in the world to catch a plane -- the Tourism Board will be securing the country's position as most desirable destination among the corporate elite in no time.

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·   Singapore to Scan Faces [Jaunted]

[Photo: National Geographic]