Free Singapore excursions return to Changi Airport after two-year hiatus

Airline passengers with an extended layover at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) can as soon as once more take pleasure in free excursions of town to go their time. The free Singapore excursions are again after two-year break because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Launched in 1987 by Singapore Airways, the Singapore Tourism Board and Changi Airport Group, the excursions enable vacationers with lengthy layover occasions to discover the encompassing areas with out cost.

With round 30% of (pre-pandemic) Changi passengers classed as in transit or transferring, the excursions have been a profitable vacationer board gambit to entice new guests to the area.

“We’re completely satisfied to carry [the tour] again with the resumption of journey,” shared Lim Ching Kiat, the manager vice chairman of air hub and cargo growth at Changi Airport Group, when he introduced the return. “For travellers who select to transit or switch at Changi Airport, the Free Singapore Tour is designed to provide them a glimpse of what Singapore has to supply.”

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Greater than 800,000 vacationers loved the excursions yearly earlier than the 2019 hiatus. At the moment, three excursions operated (the Metropolis Sights Tour, the Jewel Tour and the Heritage Tour), all of which at the moment are reinstated. A brand new tour, the Changi Precinct Tour, was launched with the relaunch.

Every tour presents a barely completely different taste:

• The Metropolis Sights Tour showcases the Singapore cityscape with stops at two of town’s landmarks, Merlion Park and Jubilee Bridge.
• The Jewel Tour features a curated tour via Changi Airport, taking in numerous iconic options of the hub, together with the HSBC Rain Vortex, the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.
• The Heritage Tour is a condensed deep dive into the historical past and tradition of the world. It consists of visits to the Civic District, Chinatown and the Kampong Gelam neighborhood.
• The brand new Changi Precinct Tour gives an immersive expertise of Singaporean life, taking you thru a residential city and quiet village earlier than culminating at Changi Seashore Park.

Excursions run every day, and every lasts about 2 1/2 hours; there are plans to finally supply 9 excursions per day. The excursions are beneficial for vacationers with not less than 5 1/2 to 24 hours of free time.

For tour itineraries, occasions and registration data, go to the Changi Airport Group’s website.

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“We hope that the tour will encourage transit and switch passengers to plan an extended journey to Singapore in [the] future, and uncover rather more of what our vibrant metropolis has to supply,” stated Chang Chee Pey, the assistant chief govt of the Singapore Tourism Board advertising and marketing group.