Singapore's National Association of Travel Agents (NATAS) organizes two consumer travel fairs every year, travel in February, and holidays in August. The fairs take place at Expo, one train stop away from Changi Airport. Expo is conveniently on the Blue Downtown line as well as the link to the airport.
Of course I am interested in travel. I am a travel writer. I travel a lot.
Some of my family are expats in Singapore, so we sometimes go back to the UK for birthdays and holidays. Other times we spent in Singapore, often having a birthday meal at Raffles Hotel, or another top restaurant (after eating economy meals of chicken rice or eating at home in order to save up).
One year I saw some ads come in for weekends away when we were looking at restaurants for a birthday meal. I said, "I'd rather celebrate by having a meal in a new country".
You can travel either of two ways. Pick a destination, and find the cheapest time of year or the best last minute offers. Or start with your date and look for the best and most interesting holiday available within your budget.
Go to Expo on Friday or over the weekend and halls 5 and 6 have travel booths. In addition there are lots of local travel agents. I noted the exhibitors by subject matter:
AIRLINES & AIRPORTS
Changi Recommends
Drukair (Bhutan)
Etihad
Hainan (Chinese budget airline, to UK and Europe)
Polish flag. Similar to the Singapore flag.
Lot Polish airline
Norwegian Airlines
Royal Bhutan
Royal Brunei
CRUISES
Costa Cruises
Dream Cruises
Royal Caribbean
TOURIST BOARDS FOR COUNTRIES
Flag of China
CHINA
Flag of India
INDIA
Flag of Indonesia.
INDONESIA
Flag of Japan
JAPAN
Flag of Korea.
KOREA
MALDIVES
NEPAL
Flag of South Africa.
SOUTH AFRICA
TAIWAN
THAILAND
Flag of Ukraine
UKRAINE
CITIES, Regions & DESTINATIONS
Flag of Indonesia.
JOGJA - Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Flag of Malaysia.
Melaka, Malaysia
Flag of Australia
Perth, West Australia
OTHERS
Other stands feature hotels, Tavelodge Asia hotels, and photos, FOTOHUB.
If you are short of time and want to take in halls in turn:
Here they are some of my favourites by halls:
HALL 5
China, Dream Cruises,
HALL 6
Costa Cruises,
The NATAS event is open from 10 am to 930 pm.
Useful Websites
http://natastravelfair.travel/about-us/
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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.
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