Contact
Singapore Tourist Board, France - Axium Marketing
11 Quai de Dion Bouton - 92806 Puteaux
Sissel Thorstensen: Director - MICE and Trade
email : marketing.singapour@axium1.com
Isabelle du Plessix: Public Relations - Communications
Email : presse.singapour@axium1.com
Tel : + 33 (0)1 41 38 25 09
Identity card
Formalities: passport valid for the next six months
Area code: + 65
Time difference: +6 h in summer, +7 h in winter
Climate: temperatures between 23° and 31°.
Currency: in August 2013, 1 Singapore dollar (SGD) = 0.58 euro.
How to get there
Singapore Airlines flies daily between Paris and Singapore in an Airbus A380 (12h30 flight time) with 409 seats: one of the most spacious configurations on the market. On board, business class passengers have a 39 cm individual screen, and the most spacious seat on the market (86 cm wide) which can be converted into a 180° bed, and configured in 1-2-1 to offer each passenger direct access to the aisle. The menus for the three classes of travel are designed by top Michelin-starred chefs, including Georges Blanc, who has been awarded 3 Michelin stars.
Tel: 0821 230 380
Internet: www.singaporeair.com/fr_FR/fr/home
The Air France flight leaves Paris-CDG every day at 11.20pm and arrives at Changi Airport at 6.15pm local time. Since 2 September, the route has been operated by a four-cabin B777-400 aircraft.
Tel.: 0820 320 820
Internet www.airfrance.com
Finnair also serves Singapore daily from Paris, via Helsinki. The Finnish airline's aircraft - A340-300s - leave Charles de Gaulle at 7pm, reaching Singapore at 4.40pm (D+1) after a one-hour stopover in Helsinki. On the return journey, departure from Changi Airport is at 7.35am, with arrival in Paris at 9.40am.
Internet: www.finnair.fr
Swiss offers an attractive alternative to flights from Paris, Nice or Lyon, with daily connections via Zurich. The flights are operated by A340-300s with 219 seats in 3 classes, and the stopover time in Zurich is optimised (around 1 hour).
Internet: www.swiss.com
Conference centres
Suntec Singapore convention & exhibition centre
1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City
Tel.: +65 63 37 28 88
Fax: +65 68 25 22 22
E-mail : sales@suntecsingapore.com
Internet : www.suntecsingapore.com
Singapore Expo
1 Expo Drive, #01-01
Tel: +65 64 03 21 60
Fax: +65 68 22 26 16
E-mail : sales@singaporeexpo.com.sg
Internet : www.singaporeexpo.com.sg
Changi Exhibition Center
9, Aviation Park Road Singapore 498760
Tel: +65 65 42 86 60 (ext. 183)
E-mail : laisoonchua@experiaevents.com
Internet: www.singaporeairshow.com.sg
Raffles City Convention Center
80, Bras Basah Road Singapore 189560
Tel: +65 63 39 77 77
E-mail: singapore@fairmont.com
Internet: www.fairmontmeetings.com/singapore/meetings.html
Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center
10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956
Email: sales@marinabaysands.com
Internet: marinabaysands.com
Tel: +65 6688 3000
Business Tours
Theme tours tailored to business customers. Please note: these sample programmes can be adapted to suit the needs of each company.
"Garden Tours
This discovery of Singapore highlights the theme of sustainable development, with presentations on the Garden City, green planning and design, and biodiversity management.
Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology
Contact: 6462 6106 / 6462 9001
E-mail : executive_prog@cuge.com.sg
Internet: www.cuge.com.sg
"PEEL Tours
A visit focusing on environmental management in Singapore, with special attention paid to the various systems for cleaning the soil, air and water, as well as public health and recycling.
Singapore Environment Institute
Contact: 6731 9208 ;
E-mail : nea_seicustomer@nea.gov.sg
Internet : www.nea.gov.sg
"Liveable City Tour
This walking tour of the City-State gives visitors a better understanding of how specialists manage to reconcile development, heritage and nature, while discovering projects that have been carried out in the area.
rehabilitation or reduction of the environmental footprint.
Urban redevelopment authority
Contact: Colin Lauw - 6329 3262
E-mail : Colin_lauw@ura.gov.sg
Internet: www.ura.gov.sg/gallery/prog_tours.html
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