Singapore might be the land of no spitting, but at least it's in the middle of a permanent summer. And while Singapore city itself is mostly shopping, shopping and a bit of eating between shopping, you can get away to Sentosa Island if you need a bit more of a holiday feel.
Sentosa Island, just a short hop across the harbor from Singapore itself, is home to all kinds of attractions, including Underwater World (and the overrated Dolphin Lagoon), restaurants, rides and resorts.
With yet another large resort on the way--set to open in 2010 and draw some 15 million visitors a year--another access route to the island is necessary. That means doubling the size of the current bridge joining Sentosa to the mainland. If they add any more lanes, it'll stop being an island.
One of the hottest budget airlines in the Asia Pacific market at the moment is Singapore-based Tiger Airways, which recently expanded into the Australian market, too. Tiger is a pure-bred low cost carrier, set up expressly for that purpose in 2003, but Singapore Airlines is a 49% stakeholder.
Tiger's routes are largely flown through Singapore, although there is talk of setting up hubs in other Asian countries like the Philippines or South Korea. The airline's other main destinations include Australia, China, Thailand, India and Vietnam. Tiger's recent entry into the Australian market is real headline-grabbing budget stuff: flights as low as A$10 ($9) are on offer. Fares that low are definitely grrrreat.
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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