Singapore Airlines resumes three China routes

Singapore Airlines resumes three China routes

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and low-cost carrier Scoot will resume flights to four destinations in China from late November. Mainline SIA will return to Chengdu, Chongqing and Xiamen, while Scoot will once again fly to Changsha. The Singapore-Chengdu, Chongqing and...
Kenya to become visa-free to African visitors

Kenya to become visa-free to African visitors

Kenya is to end visa requirements to all African visitors by the end of the year, President William Ruto has said. “It is time we… realise that having visa restrictions amongst ourselves is working against us,” he told an international conference....
Hong Kong giving away 1 mil tourist dining vouchers

Hong Kong giving away 1 mil tourist dining vouchers

The Hong Kong tourism authorities will distribute one million dinning vouchers to tourists next month, with each ticket worth HK$100 (US$12) in food and drink at designated bars and restaurants. The vouchers can be used as a discount on their food and beverages at any...
Riding the bullet train to Utsunomiya, Japan’s gyoza capital

Riding the bullet train to Utsunomiya, Japan’s gyoza capital

Japan’s reputation as a culinary powerhouse is without doubt. Ramen noodles luxuriating in an aromatic miso broth; artfully-plated sushi which looks (almost) too good to eat. Yet if there’s one local dish that gets me truly excited, it’s gyoza. Crispy on the base,...