Singapore Information

Travel and Local Information Guide

Informed travel is without any doubt the best and safest kind. To know the salient facts of visa requirements, travel details, customs and culture, languages spoken and the main characteristics of your destination is invaluable. Singapore, with its rich and colourful history, is worth knowing a little about before flying in. If you are coming from the west the city-state is not so much of a culture shock as, say, Hanoi or Bangkok but it is still worth familiarising yourself with the fast facts.

Changi Airport

Singapore Changi Airport is considered by many to be among the best in the world. Indeed, Changi claimed the prestigious prize as the world's best airport in the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Belgium for 2010. Read More...

Culture & Traditions

For three weeks in June every year, the Singapore Arts Festival - which aspires to be an international arts event with a distinctly Asian identity - brings together great local and overseas works and artists who seek to inspire, challenge, surprise and entertain. Read More...

Events & Festivals

The rich mixture of cultures in Singapore means that there's always a cultural event to celebrate, all through the year. These festivals are usually colourful events centred around religion, age-old myths and traditions or the family. Read More...

Singapore Fast Facts

Singapore fast facts provide the all important information on currency, banking, airport tax and more, guiding you with what we believe to be the fundamental basics of visiting any foreign land. Read More...

Getting Around

The efficient and clean public transportation in Singapore makes getting around the city-state a breeze. Singapore's transportation network offers access to every corner of the island, either by bus, MRT (Singapore's underground rail network), taxis, rented cars and motorbikes or even by foot. Read More...

Money Matters

You can exchange your foreign currency for Singapore dollars at almost all major banks in the Central Business District, and many bank branches in the suburbs. Exchange rates vary from bank to bank, and a flat fee of $2 to $3 is often charged per transaction. Read More...

Singapore Government

Singapore - measuring a mere 580 square kilometres - has turned from a colonial backwater to a fast-paced ultra-modern city. The administrative government of Singapore has initiated considerable change and development over the years. Read More...

Singapore History

Since its early beginnings that intertwine fact and folklore, Singapore has been engaged in the pomp of ancient Malay empires, the intrigues of medieval trade, the bartering of European colonial powers and the challenge of nation-building. Read More...

Weather

Just 137km above the Equator, Singapore is hot and humid year-round. The average temperature is 31°C at daytime and 24°C at night. Walking around at midday can be a real challenge, particularly between April and May when relative humidity is higher than 80%. Read More...

Tips and Good to Know

Learn more about Singapore and enhance your stay in the city-state. Get the most out of your holidays by boning up on the cultural and social differences that exist between the east and west. Read More...

Visas & Embassies

The Republic of Singapore is well connected to the rest of the world. As one of Asia's main air hubs, it is served by numerous international airlines, which link it to the rest of Asia, Europe and the United States of America. Read More...