| December 2005 |
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Dubai Shopping Festival ready
to go
The Dubai Shopping Festival 2006 is expected to attract more than 3.5m
visitors during the month-long shopping and entertainment extravaganza. |
Thailand - The year in travel
Post-tsunami anxiety, meditative spas, private pools and the boondocks |
Hong
Kong’s Biggest Exhibition Centre AsiaWorld-Expo Opens for Business
The much anticipated AsiaWorld-Expo,
Hong Kong’s largest
exhibition and events complex located at the Hong Kong International
Airport, was opened Wednesday by the Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Mr Donald
Tsang and senior representatives of the shareholding and management
companies. |
Budapest or how to appreciate the Danube
pearl
Budapest is fascinating by
its architectural diversity and the influences that have shaped its Magyar
identity over the centuries, from the Turkish occupation to the stamp left
on it by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The capital of
Hungary ideally
combines the pleasures of art, gastronomic delights and the bathing ritual,
a veritable philosophy of well-being. |
Ringing in the New Year at
Orchard Hotel Singapore
Welcome
the New Year with a classic Celebration at
Orchard Hotel Singapore. |
Singapore Airlines
to launch flights to Moscow
Singapore Airlines is to launch a three times weekly service to the Russian
Federation capital of
Moscow from 1 March 2006. |
Jetstar
Asia launches flights to Siem Reap and Phnom Penh
Jetstar Asia launched its new flights between
Singapore and
Phnom Penh in
Cambodia on Thursday. The airline also today launched its new services to
Siem Reap, home to
the ancient Angkor Wat. Fares on both routes are from Sin$128. |
Tourist Arrivals To Turkey Up 21%
Turkey has become the
leading country in tourism industry. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
announced that the number of tourists visiting Turkey rose 15 folds in 25
years. |
Phuket, Bangkok voted among Asia’s top five holiday spots
Thailand's southern resort province of
Phuket and the national
capital, Bangkok, have been
voted among Asia's top five holiday destinations, according to the TIME
Readers’ Travel Choice Awards 2005 survey. |
Low-cost carriers queue up
for an India landing
The year ’06 may well mark a new high for international low cost airlines
flying into India. Singapore-based Jetstar Asia will fly
Bangalore-Singapore
five-times a week with an introductory fare of Rs 6,000 from January 23,
’06, while stepping up its frequency to
Kolkata with fares at Rs
3,500-level, exclusive of taxes. |
Surf’s Up In South Africa
There are a number of surfing hotspots along the South African coastline, as
those-in the-know will tell you. |
Yachting Nirvana
One of the
world’s best-kept secrets is poised to catch the spotlight. While yachting
enthusiasts in their tens of thousands head each year for the traditional
charter destinations of the Caribbean and Mediterranean, a few of the more
adventurous go east – to
Thailand. |
Thailand & Taiwan. Horizon yacht to
debut at Phuket Boat Show
Horizon 53 to be exhibited at Phuket International Boat Show. builder and
distributor both anticipate increased interest in
Thailand for Taiwan-built
luxury yachts. |
Ski Germany -
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is situated in an altitude of
2362 feet at the foot of the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain. Thanks
to its situation it is easily accessible from
Munich. |
Singapore: A city rich in contrast and
colour
If there is one word that best captures
Singapore, it is "unique". A dynamic
city rich in contrast and colour, you'll find a harmonious blend of culture,
cuisine, arts and architecture here. |
