SITA OptiClimb, a digital inflight prescriptive analytics tool for fuel optimisation, has been selected by Singapore Airlines to support the carrier’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. It will help to reduce 15,000 tons of carbon emissions per year. By deploying SITA OptiClimb, the airline is able to optimise fuel utilisation during the…
Air France resumes daily flights equipped with La Première to and from Singapore
Starting 31 October 2022, Air France will offer its most exclusive designer suite La Première on board a daily night flight operated by B777-300ER between Singapore and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. This aircraft offers only four private La Première suites. Nicolas Ricard, commercial director South East Asia & Oceania, Air France-KLM Group said: “We are happy to see our La Première…
Passport Legacy opens office in Singapore
Passport Legacy, a Swiss boutique firm with over 25 years of combined experience in the investment migration industry, has officially opened its sixth office in Singapore. The inauguration ceremony took place at 20 Collyer Quay, Singapore on 3 October 2022, with Jeffrey Henseler, Founder and Managing Partner of Passport Legacy UAE HQ, unveiling the global…
Hotel Review: Hilton Singapore Orchard, Singapore
The new Hilton Singapore Orchard lords it over Orchard Road with its sheer size – 1080 rooms, vast event space and great dining options. We take a look. The Hilton Singapore Orchard, located on the iconic shopping district on Orchard Road cornering Scott Road, has over 1000 rooms and expansive high-tech conference rooms (2,400 square…
Hotel Review: Oasia Hotel, Singapore Downtown
Oasia Hotel is a vertical garden, an architectural delight, in a district of high rises. The striking Oasia hotel is an architectural delight created by Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola. It is housed in a tall, slender oval-shaped building clad in a red aluminium latticework over which grow 21 species of climbing plants – in effect…
Things to Do in Singapore for the First-Timer
If you plan on visiting the island nation of Singapore , just know that you are about to embark on one the greatest adventures around. One of the many attractions of this gorgeous location is the fact that there are plenty of things to do in Singapore! With the most incredible tropical climate, fantastic weather all…
No more pre-departure test requirements to Singapore for all fully vaccinated travellers
Singapore has announced plans to further ease its COVID-19 travel requirements. From 26 April, all fully vaccinated travellers and non-fully vaccinated children aged 12 and under arriving by land, air or sea checkpoints will no longer be required to take a pre-departure test prior to arrival in Singapore. With this move, fully vaccinated travellers can…
Japan and Singapore retain No.1 spot in passport index
Japan and Singapore continue to share number one spot on the Henley Passport Index — the ranking for the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa — with their passport holders able to access 192 destinations around the world visa-free, not taking temporary Covid restrictions into…
Singapore latest destination to resume as flight touches down
The first Air New Zealand flight from Singapore in over 720 days arrived in Auckland yesterday marking the resumption of services to the Southeast Asian nation. “This is a special moment for Air New Zealand and our two countries. Singapore is the gateway to Southeast Asia, and a melting pot of people, business, design and…
Singapore Airlines and Scoot reopen network for fully vaccinated travellers from 1 April
Fully vaccinated travellers on all Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot flights will enjoy quarantine-free entry into Singapore, without any on-arrival test or quarantine requirements, from 1 April 2022. This comes after the Singapore government simplified the travel protocols for entry into the country. This opens up the entire SIA and Scoot network to all eligible…
