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NEWS
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More than 500 golf tour operator members from
over 60 countries have voted in the golf industry
Oscars, the IAGTO Awards, and the gong for
the best golf resort outside North America and
Europe has gone to New Zealand: specifically, to
The Farm at Cape Kidnappers. Located on a
triangular headland on the North Island coast, The
Farm at Cape Kidnappers isn’t just about golf: its
cluster of luxury lodge buildings – all river stone
and weathered wood – is also the perfect setting
for honeymoons and romantic breakaways. Kauri
Cliffs, the sister property of The Farm, looks equally
stunning
Glorious Golf in NZ
BIGGER BAGS
If, like us, you’re the kind of traveller who
has a mild panic about baggage allowance
while waiting in line for the check-in counter,
you’ll be pleased to hear this piece of news.
Checked-in baggage allowances have
increased by 10kg for all classes of travel
on all Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights.
First-class fliers are allowed to check 50kg,
while those in business and economy classes
are entitled to 40kg and 30kg respectively.
KrisFlyer Elite Gold and Star Alliance Gold
members continue to enjoy an additional
20kg of baggage allowance across all
classes. |
TOP TOWN
The annual Telegraph Travel Awards asks
readers to vote for their travel favourites
across various categories, from Best
Country to Best Travel App. This year’s
survey garnered 75,000 consumer votes
by readers of The Telegraph in the UK.
Among the “winners” was Cape Town,
which topped the list in the Favourite City
category. If you’ve not been there yet,
maybe 2014 is the time to plan a South
African sojourn. Flights from Singapore
to Cape Town take 12 to 14 hours with a
brief stop in Johannesburg.
COOL CANBERRA
Australia’s capital has a new design and lifestyle
hotel that is winning plenty of fans for its cool,
contemporary approach to housing overnighters,
business guests, long-stay guests and families. The
six-storey East Hotel, located between the retail and
restaurant hubs of Manuka and Kingston, has 140
oversized rooms in various studio and apartment-
style combos. Quirky additions include retro and
electric bikes for hire, laundry facilities in most
rooms, and a French rotisserie restaurant, the first of
its kind in Canberra