Singapore Airlines extends Book the Cook Service to Flights from Brisbane and Perth

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Singapore Airlines will be extending the Book the Cook service for all eligible flights exiting Brisbane and Perth on or after 01 October 2017 - orders can be made online from 25 September 2017. While passengers traveling in premium cabins from Sydney and Melbourne in Australia have already been able to take advantage of this service since a while ago, it is definitely interesting to see how Singapore Airlines is starting to develop the BNE and PER routes with more premium offerings - it will also be operating flights on the Airbus A350-900 to and from Brisbane in coming months.

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Return Qantas Flight from Singapore to Australia from S$352 (Sydney from S$400)

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To celebrate the upcoming school holidays in June 2017, Qantas is offering an exclusive fare deal to Australia for DBS and POSB cardholders. Hop on a return flight from just S$352 but do note that specific dates of travel are required to take advantage of this promotion.

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Virgin Australia to operate flights between Melbourne and Hong Kong from July 2017

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Following the strategic alliance between Virgin Australia and HNA Aviation, Virgin Australia has just announced plans to introduce its first flights to Hong Kong from Melbourne starting from 05 July 2017. The airline company will operate five flights per week on an Airbus A330-200 with 255 seats with a 2-4-2 configuration in Economy cabin.

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W Melbourne to Open in Melbourne, Australia on Collins Street in 2020

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Following W Brisbane which is slated to open in 2018, W Melbourne is coming one of Australia's most exciting cities - Melbourne. Developed in partnership with Daisho Development Melbourne Pty Ltd and Cbus Property, W Melbourne will be located in the heart of the city’s trendy shopping and entertainment district at 447 Collins Street. Now part of Marriott International, the W Melborune will be housed within a AUD 1 billion mixed-use luxury development Collins Arch where the hotel is expected to fuse the brand’s signature Whatever/Whenever® service and innovative programming with Melbourne’s hip and historic setting.

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AccorHotels to Restructure Lease Portfolio of 31 Hotels in Australia

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AccorHotels will be restructuring a portfolio of 31 hotels (consisting of 4,097 rooms) in Australia after reaching an agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The agreement involves a portfolio which was purchased by the ADIA subsidiary in 2013 and operated by AccorHotels. 

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Hotel Review: Hilton Melbourne South Wharf (Relaxation Suite)

Hilton Melbourne South Wharf
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When I visited Melbourne In 2014, I stayed two nights in an Executive Room at the Hilton Melbourne South Wharf and seriously fell in love with it - the view was amazing, the rooms were beautiful and modern but more importantly, that lounge was just perfect to take in the sights. I returned this year in 2016 to check out the amazing Relaxation Suite which I dare say is the most beautiful suite in South Wharf, Melbourne! 

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Speeding Fines from Melbourne, Australia - How to Appeal for a Waiver?

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During my latest trip to Melbourne, Australia, I have gotten not one, not two but THREE speeding tickets from the State Government of Victoria. Unlike most traffic fines in Singapore, getting out of a ticket in Victoria (or Australia in general) is not that easy and even more importantly, the fines are not at all cheap so think twice before speeding! If you have provided your residential address correctly while you were renting a vehicle, the speeding tickets should get to you in Singapore in about 4-6 weeks. Find out when and how you can appeal for an internal review to get your fines waived. 

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The American Express Explorer Credit Card launches in Australia

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I was reading the news earlier this morning and I chanced upon the newly released American Express Explorer Credit Card in Australia. Before anyone in Singapore gets super excited, we are not sure at this moment whether or not it will be made available to us here in the Lion City but just take a look at that card! 

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