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TRAVEL
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Hot destinations & great places to stay WHAT’S NEW
TAKING FLIGHT
Here’s good news for people who like to get expert advice
when planning their travel. Giant leisure travel brand Flight
Centre, which launched in Singapore in 2011, has recently been
expanding its operations. The Aussie company has opened a
Business Travel office in the Vertex Building in Ubi targeting
SME business travellers, relocated one of its most established
retail outlets from Suntec City to CityLink Mall, and opened a
fourth retail outlet – on the fourth floor of the new wing of Plaza
Singapura. 6692 9656
MAKE FOR MEXICO
Newly opened Hotel Escondido is a small
designer hotel located in the renowned
surf mecca of Puerto Escondido, on
a pristine stretch of Mexican coastline
between the Pacific Ocean and the
Sierra del Madre Sur mountain range.
Each of the hotel’s 16 bungalows has
a private plunge pool and a design that
features locally sourced tropical wood
floorboards and palapa rooftops. The
property also offers a restaurant, a bar,
a pool lounge, a beach club, a meeting
room and a spa, with boat and horse rides
among the leisure activities available.
There are daily flights from Mexico City to
Puerto Escondido International Airport, a
15-minute drive from the hotel. Rates from
US$185.
The Maldives might be the ultimate romantic
destination, but it can also be a great option for
a getaway for parents and kids. Family-friendly
One&Only Reethi Rah, located on one of the
largest Maldivian islands in North Malé Atoll, has
just added a brand new Grand Sunset Residence to
its all-villa offering. The 2,000-square-metre, three-
bedroom beachfront villa sleeps up to seven and
has a private 50-metre swimming pool, canopied
daybeds, a sunken fire-pit, a built-in steam room and
a couple-size rain shower with outdoor access to the
lagoon. The Grand Sunset Residence comes with
complimentary golf buggies for easy travel within
the resort. 6438 4091 |