Let\’s Visit Asia

May 17th, 2008

China Tightens Visa Procedures

My mother in law and her sister will be flying over from Europe next month and are planning to spend a week here in Singapore with us and another week in Shanghai. But given the recent earthquake and the tightened visa policies in view of the coming Olympic Games, I’m not sure they’re going to […]

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January 28th, 2008

Jackie Chan’s Commercials for the Beijing Olympics

Jackie Chan’s commercials for Visa and the Beijing Olympics never failed to elicit chuckles from me every time I chance upon them on the tv. I’m not sure if this one is the latest of the series of commercials, but it’s definitely one of my favorites:

Man, how old is the guy?!?
Tags: Asia, asia-destination, […]

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April 29th, 2007

More and More are Visiting Asia!

According to survey conducted by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Visa Southeast Asia, it seems that, in comparison to last year, 9% more travelers are looking at Asia as next travel destination. It appears that one in two people who intend to travel overseas in the next two years are looking at Asia […]

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November 30th, 2006

APEC Business Travel Card

Travelling in and out of Asia Pacific countries on business? If you don’t have the APEC Business Travel Card yet, go apply for one, or have your company process one for you.
What are the benefits of this card?

Fast-track entry and exit through special APEC lanes at major airports, and multiple short term entry to […]

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