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Singapore Airlines restarting Frankfurt-New York and Hong Kong-San Francisco flights
Singapore Airlines will resume two more fifth freedom flights in November: Frankfurt to New York and Hong Kong to San Francisco Singapore Airlines announced that it will reinstate two fifth freedom services to USA in November 2021, using the four-class Boeing 777-300ERs. The two services will resume SIA’s pre-pandemic connection between Frankfurt and New York…
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Qantas sets sight to resume Singapore services from mid-December
Qantas is ready to resume overseas flights in mid-December 2021 based on the pace of Australian’s vaccination rollout, but…. will it actually happen? In Qantas’ full year results announcement today, the Australian airline also outlined its plans for international services when Australia gradually reopen borders, which would be triggered when the Australian national vaccination rate…
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REVIEW: Shangri-La Singapore, Valley Wing Deluxe Room
Top-notch offering, luxurious experience (with some misses), but time for a refresh. The holy grail of staycations in the midst of pandemic, the Valley Wing of Shangri-La Singapore is probably the most hyped-about staycation experience after Covid-19 pretty much closed off cross border travels for Singaporeans. All day champagne, decadent breakfast spread, luxurious room and…
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Singapore to commence quarantine-free travel lanes from Germany and Brunei from 8 September
Singapore residents can now visit Germany and back without any form of isolation or quarantine requirements. The Singapore government yesterday (19 Aug 2021) announced that it will waive quarantine requirements for vaccinated travellers from Brunei and Germany from 8 Sep 2021, subject to several conditions, including frequent testing. The arrangement, called Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL),…
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Singapore to ease SHN requirements for vaccinated travellers from eight countries
Singapore will allow some visitors and returning Singaporeans and residents to serve Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at their place of residence starting from 20 August Singapore will soon allow fully vaccinated travellers from eight countries to serve their 7 or 14-day SHN at home, starting 11.59pm on 20 Aug 2021 (i.e 21 Aug 2021). The countries…
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Best National Day Offers from Klook and Trip.com: Bonus dining credits, 1-for-1s, and more
Klook and Trip.com have lined up their best offers for the National Day weekend sale. Here’s our top picks on what you should grab. Klook and Trip.com have both kicked off their National Day flash sales, both running from 5 to 9 Aug 2021. Together they have put up more than a dozen hotels on…
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Fifth freedom flights and Singapore Airlines: What next?
In recent months, Singapore Airlines and its low-cost subsidiary Scoot made news with some of its more innovative fifth freedom service within Europe. Singapore Airlines first announced the resumption of its Rome service, but via Copenhagen as a tag-on service. Shortly after, Scoot announced that its original two European destination – Athens in Greece and…