Articles tagged “singapore”

As Changi doubles its capacity to more than 135 million travelers during the next decade, it will become an even greater model for how to mass produce an iconic and superior passenger experience while treating each passenger like they actually matter.

While global travel brands like Uber and Airbnb have had trouble scaling and competing in Southeast Asia, Singapore is a major meeting point for big brands and startups to learn what works, create partnerships and, for the startups, to grab venture funding in the region.

Even as it grows and evolves, the aerotropolis at Changi Airport remains a critical case study on getting the airport experience right.

Countries like Singapore and Malaysia will soon become the top international destinations for Chinese cruisers.

Singapore is using the SG50 events in New York, Beijing, and London as a coming out party to argue that it's more than a business travel destination with great food and shopping.

Singapore is already Asia's most popular cruise port. A three-way deal between Royal Caribbean, Singapore's Changi Airport and Singapore's tourism board is a smart move to attract the burgeoning Chinese middle-class to cruises departing from Singapore.

This is the second installment for our Future Cities series, where we look at how sustainable development, and smart city initiatives are paving the way for Singapore to build the city of the future.

With these awards passengers help prove larger and busier airports are capable of providing great service but smaller airports definitely have an advantage because they can often do a better job at serving less passengers more efficiently and seem to make up the majority of these awards.

Changi can afford to drop fees for airlines because it can count on spending by passengers who love what it has to offer them.

Teaming up with Changi Airport is never a bad idea -- even if your ultimate goal is heading out to sea.