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 get pleasure from free excursions of town to move their time. The free Singapore excursions are again after two-year break as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

Launched in 1987 by Singapore Airways, the Singapore Tourism Board and Changi Airport Group, the excursions permit vacationers with lengthy layover instances 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 happy to deliver [the tour] again with the resumption of journey," shared Lim Ching Kiat, the chief vp of air hub and cargo improvement 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 present 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 are actually reinstated. A brand new tour, the Changi Precinct Tour, was launched with the relaunch.

Every tour affords 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 by way of 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 offers an immersive expertise of Singaporean life, taking you thru a residential city and quiet village earlier than culminating at Changi Seashore Park.

Excursions run day by day, and every lasts about 2 1/2 hours; there are plans to ultimately provide 9 excursions per day. The excursions are really helpful for vacationers with no less than 5 1/2 to 24 hours of free time.

For tour itineraries, instances and registration info, 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 way more of what our vibrant metropolis has to supply,” mentioned Chang Chee Pey, the assistant chief govt of the Singapore Tourism Board advertising group.