Friday, April 19 2024 | ASIA TODAY INTERNATIONAL - Reporting the Business that Matters in Asia
PENANG - Love it or loathe it, the durian season has started, and aficionados of this thorny fruit and pungent wonder can indulge in “all you can eat” durian sessions at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, Penang, and the adjacent Golden Sands Resort, Penang.
SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines has launched a new mobile app for Apple and Android smartphones, as well as the Apple Watch. www.singaporeair.com (ATI).
SINGAPORE – For luxury consumers weighing preference for renting a private residence or booking a hotel for their next vacation, the Preferred Hotel Group is offering Preferred Residences, a worldwide collection of exceptional villas, bungalows, condominiums and other options available at luxury hotels and resorts. For further details, visit www.PreferredResidences.com (ATI).
PERTH – Qantas is to return to the Perth-Singapore route from June 26 offering five 737 return services weekly and special one-way fares starting at AUD199. Qantas will also add two weekly return services between Perth and Brisbane, for a total of 30 fights weekly between the two cities.
MELBOURNE - Melbourne Airport has edged further ahead of Sydney Airport in 2014, delivering more than half a million additional passengers than did Sydney Airport over the 12 months. Melbourne Airport international passenger growth was double that of Sydney for 2014.
SINGAPORE - Improved passenger yields despite intense competition, savings in fuel costs offset by hedging losses and USD strength – and a gain upon consolidation of Tiger Airways has seen Singapore Airlines record a net profit of S$203 million in the December 2014 quarter, S$153 million higher on-year.