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Travel Weekly Asia Online Subscription: www.travelweeklyweb.com/subscribe Published by Northstar travel Media siNgapore pte ltd Singapore 61 Ubi Avenue 1, #05-17 UB Point, Singapore 408941 • TEL: +65-6521 9742 | FAX: +65-6521 9788 BeiJing Room 024, Building 8, Qijiayuan Diplomatic Compound, No.9 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District 100600, China • TEL: +8610-8532 3611 | FAX: +8610-8532 5293 Shanghai Room 2553, The Headquarters Building, No.168 Central XiZhang Road, Shanghai 200001, China • TEL: +8621-5179 8360 | FAX: +8621-5179 8360 James Chen | editor, Travel Weekly Asia james.chen@travelweekly.com Editor's Note Asia's travel industry from the eyes of insiders In this month's issue of Travel Weekly Asia, besides the usual news stories, we receive insights from Abhiram Chowdhry, Vice President and Managing Director, Hotels.com Asia Pacific on his take of the travel industry in Asia. There is also a guest contri- bution by (Southeast Asia and India), Airbnb on emerging Asian Luxury Travellers who prefer exotic vacation rentals, instead of hotels in their quest for new, unique experiences. To round things off, we inter- view a representative from Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central who i n t r o d u c e s t h e h o t e l ' s E v e n t Concierge service and explains why it is the standard for MICE venue providers in Asia. James Chen Editor, Travel Weekly Asia S I N G A P O R E – T r i p A d v i s o r has announ ced t he wi nners of its Travellers' Choice awards for Travel Favourites. In Singapore, winners from car rentals and coffee to travel magazines and tablet computers w e r e n a m e d i n 2 7 c a t e g o r i e s . Traveller's Choice Favourites are also announced in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain and the U.S. and the U.K. "We are pleased to announce the brands that travellers voted TripAdvisor unveils winers of 2014 Singapore Travellers' Choice Awards their Travellers' Choice Favourites. Travellers packing their suitcases cannot go wrong with these travel picks from our savvy community." s a i d B a r b a r a M e s s i n g , C h i e f Marketing Officer, TripAdvisor. S i n g a p o r e A i r l i n e s w a s t h e choice of Singapore Travellers for Airlines, Airline Food and Airport Lounge, while Samsonite was the choice for Singaporeans in the Carry-on luggage and Suitcase categories. The Hertz was the pick of Singapore travellers for the Car Rental agency. Singapore Airlines was the choice of Singapore Travellers for Airlines, Airline Food and Airport Lounge.

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