Raffles Hotel Singapore

Raffles Hotels & Resorts is an award-winning, luxury international hotel company with a long history of offering luxury hotel around the world. The company opened the Raffles Hotel, Singapore back to 1887.

This year, Raffles Hotel Singapore is proud celebrates its 125th anniversary. To honor this achievement, they are introducing iconic timepieces.

The luxury Raffles Hotel Singapore has long been closely associated with Singapore. The hotel was originally named after Sir Stamford Raffles, who was the founder of Singapore.

With modest beginnings as a small 10-room bungalow, Raffles has became an iconic luxury hotel in Singapore and has hosted many important clientele such as tycoons, rogues, adventurers, movie stars, authors and journalists.

Raffles Hotel Singapore has teamed with Jaeger-LeCoultre who developed the classic, double-sided Reverso watch line.

The new timepiece is an exclusive engraving “Raffles Hotel 1887-2012 Singapore”, available on Gents’ Reverso Grande Taille, and Ladies’ Grande Reverso Lady Ultra Thin.

Swissôtel The Stamford -F1 race

As the 2012 Formu​la-1 Race schedule is underway, for an ideal view during the only night race in the world, consider the Swissôtel The Stamford in Singapore.

Enjoy an unrivaled race experience with Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts in Singapore this year. A stay at one of Southeast Asia’s tallest hotels, Swissôtel The Stamford provides an incredible bird’s eye view of the F1 race at Turn 9 of the popular street circuit. A motor-racing enthusiast dream!

Stay at the Swissôtel The Stamford in Singapore between September 21-23 and take in the atmosphere within the comfort of the private balconies or conveniently access the trackside within walking distance of the hotel.

Swissôtel The Stamford offers 1,261 well-appointed rooms. Rates begin at S$1,250 per night, not inclusive of service charge and taxes, with a minimum booking of three nights’ stay.

Swissôtel The Stamford is located just five minutes away from Clarke Quay, the leading entertainment and dining hub in Singapore, Swissôtel Merchant Court is well-positioned to access the race as well as nightly festivities along the Singapore River.

For additional  information, visit http://www.swissotel.com/merchantcourt

The trend towards pampering first-class passengers continues.  Airlines have increased leg room and offered bigger beds, softer bed sheets, better food, high tech gadgets, and even more privacy.  The next big craze is private suites, that make it seem like you’re traveling in a 5-star resort hotel.

Singapore Airlines just unveiled its new first-class suites on its Airbus 380 super-jumbo jet …. twelve luxury suites with a chaise lounge, 23-inch wide-screen LCD TV, and a large selection of CDs to listen to with Bose headsets.

What’s the price for flying in luxury? A round-trip ticket from Singapore to Sydney will cost $7,350 (including tax), a fifteen percent premium over the current standard first class fare of $6,400.  Full article