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STB partners Trip.com Group to market Singapore as a travel destination SINGAPORE: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is collaborating with travel services provider Trip.com Group to market Singapore as a travel destination. Announcing the three-year Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday (Nov 17), both parties said they will also customise and promote travel products, itineraries and experiences to cater to different types of travellers. These include free and independent travellers, leisure groups and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) visitors. It comes as Trip.com Group recently set up its international headquarters in Singapore, focusing on marketing, sales and research and development. The partnership will “leverage Trip.com Group's fast-growing global network as a leading international online travel services provider, as well as its ability to draw insights on travel behaviour and needs from its large user base”, they said in a joint news release. “As Singapore gradually and safely reopens our borders, this partnership will help drive the recovery of Singapore’s tourism sector as consumers look to travel in this new COVID-19 environment,” STB CEO Keith Tan said. “We look forward to safely welcoming visitors back to Singapore, to enjoy our great food, unique culture, beautiful parks and fun experiences.” This is the latest collaboration announced by STB, as Singapore gradually reopens its borders following restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, STB announced a partnership with the Hong Kong Tourism Board to promote travel between the two destinations, before the first flights begin under the Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble. MARKETING COLLABORATIONS, SHARING INSIGHTS The partnership between STB and Trip.com will cover areas such as marketing, data analytics and product and industry development, both parties said. This includes joint marketing campaigns to attract visitors to Singapore, which will focus on markets such as China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Thailand. “STB and Trip.com will curate and deliver inspirational and engaging content via various media channels to showcase the Singapore destination story and to position Singapore as a safe and compelling destination of choice for travellers,” they said. The campaigns will be rolled out in phases based on their readiness to travel and prevailing travel policies. “STB and Trip.com Group will also exchange insights on key traveller segments and regional travel trends, with industry stakeholders in Singapore and key markets,” they added. “This is to equip them with useful insights that can help them reach out to consumers more effectively and to enhance the visitor experience in Singapore.” Trip.com Group’s chairman and co-founder James Liang said Singapore has “always been one of the most sought-after destination by global travellers”. He noted that searches for flights and hotels related to Singapore jumped 379 per cent within hours of the announcement on the easing of travel restrictions on visitors from mainland China. “As international travel resumes, we believe Singapore will be the first port-of-call for many international visitors and we are delighted to have the opportunity to work closely with STB to develop and grow Singapore’s standing as one of the top tourist destinations over the next few years,” Mr Liang said. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/stb-partners-trip-com-group-tourism-travel-13577678 time to look beyond 2020 and covid19.

Hi all, anyone know where to apply for Australia visitor visa and the damage? Pls advise. tks

Just in on CNA. Those driving in or taking 170 bus to JB for day trip how? Got exception?

Food for thought... From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_812042.html Cleanliness standards down, says visitor Published on Jun 18, 2012 COMPARED to our first visit to Singapore in 2005, my wife and I find that the country's cleanliness standards have declined now. In 2005, I had seen only an occasional cigarette butt, an empty beer or juice can or a plastic bag on the pavement or in the park. This year, to my great consternation, I see parks and pavements littered with them, making me wonder if the city-state has taken a holiday from its cleanliness drive. The other night, I took a long and leisurely walk along Orchard Road. What greeted me on the pavements was not something I had bargained for. There were cigarette butts all over the pavements. So were empty beer and soft drink cans, and plastic bags with remains of food inside and outside them. There was no dearth of waste bins on the pavements. This shows that those who are in charge of keeping the city clean have been doing their job by making available enough bins all along the pavements. There were also signs imploring people to 'bin' the waste. However, the public - residents and visitors alike - look woefully uncooperative. Also, many public toilets are dirty and not up to the standards of hygiene Singapore once boasted. So one gains the disturbing impression that the city-state has relaxed its rules and regulations governing its hygiene standards. A city that was once thought to be the epitome of hygiene is now regrettably complacent. If the garden city wants to get back its lost reputation as a clean city, it has to strictly deal with the erring public and lethargic contractors and cleaners. This is what I feel as a visitor. C.V. Sukumaran

Caveat emptor. Sorry to hear that this old gentlemen had had a bad experience but he should have insisted to know the price instead of just relying on the owner's words. From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_767364.html Frequent visitor's crabby experience Published on Feb 17, 2012

Hi there, family and I heading over to JB for shopping at tesco followed by seafood at Todak.. Want to ask, are they still using the fingerprint scanning system? Is the jam long?

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...woke up this morning...and gor this bruise over my Pectoralis, Right side.....and wife wondering if it was her

Hi, was on ECP to Cantonment after picking up my sister from Japan when I encountered a motorist who think he's exhibiting cool aggressive driving(IMHO, he's actually driving recklessly). He entered the expressway, drive all the way from extreme left to right without signalling or checking his blind spot and was about to swerve into lane 1 (he tink maybe he machiam Initial D, drifting from lane to lane???) had I not horned him (which IMO, I think he nber noticed I was beside him). He had to jam his brake to avoid kissing a car on 2nd lane. My eldest sis from Japan said that she would like to take over the wheels & show the chap a thing or two about real aggressive driving just to teach him a lesson. Wah I cannot imagine what the outcome would be like if she's behind the wheels cos she's a really experienced long-haul driver plus with her fair share of aggressive driving experiences contributed by trailer drivers over there.