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Subscribe to Events and Festivals BlogThere are business vacations and pleasure vacations. But what if you could combine both? It’s not that trip you need to make to attend a boring summit for two days and decided to drag your family along for the sake of entertainment, but a trip that will definitely enhance your knowledge as well as let you explore one of Asia’s most vibrant city. The Internet Show Asia 2013 is one such opportunity. Held from the 24 to 25th April at Marina Bay Sands, this two day show offers you a chance to be a part of Asia’s largest mobile and internet event as well as enjoy Singapore. Featuring speakers from international brands in the likes of BBC Worldwide, Google, Reliance capital, VEVO, Twitter, McDonald’s, Lenovo …
An administrative district of the People’s Republic of China, the global business hub of Hong Kong celebrates the onset of summer in a sizzling fashion. An annually held event, the 2012 production saw the celebrations take on even greater spirits with shopping promotions, live music and all in all, a truly fun weekend. Last year, visitors to the Summer Spectacular were treated to a shopping extravaganza like no other with beautiful clothing items being sold at amazingly low prices. To add to the frenzy, a Visa sponsored draw was made with the winner receiving a stunning HK$200,000 and spending credit were given to ten additional shoppers. As if this wasn’t a good enough reason to embark on a great shopping expedition, Visa also rewarded their …
Vesak is a holy day for millions of Buddhist around the world as it commemorates Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and ‘parinirvana’ or passing away. The exact day of the festival varies according to the lunar calendars of various cultures but in Theravada Buddhist countries following the Buddhist Calendar it generally falls on a full moon day on the 6th lunar month which is usually in May. The name Vesak itself is a derivative of the name for the lunar month occurring from April to May. Although festivals to mark Vesak had been taking place for several centuries, the decision to celebrate Vesak worldwide as Buddha’s birthday was taken at the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists held in Sri Lanka in 1950. The …
As the saying goes, who in the world doesn’t like the feel of money? And the multitudes who have devoted their time to collecting these precious commodities over the years will head to Singapore once more for the annual Singapore International Coin Fair. As one of the most prestigious events in the sphere of numismatic and paper based currency the Singapore International Coin Fair has long been regarded the hallmark event one that is of a kind, especially in Asia. Due to take centre stage in the Lion City’s Sands Expo and Convention Centre from March 29th to the 31st the 2013 installment of the renowned coin fair will surpass previous editions as it will be conducted within the engaging resort space of the iconic …
Of all the seasons, autumn is one of the most magical given its resounding colour schemes and crisp weather in many parts of the world. In New Zealand, Arrowtown was once a gold mining town that emerged in 1862. The miners and settlers who arrived in the town from all across the world planted many deciduous trees of European origin, resulting in the fact that every year around April the leaves of these trees burst into riotous red and gold hues, which in turn sets the entire surrounding scenery on “fire”! This change of scenery and colour is greeted and celebrated with much pomp and pageant by the residents of Arrowtown each year, for the past 28 years since the inception of the Arrowtown Autumn …
Eaton Smart, New Delhi Airport Transit Hotel is one of the Hotels in New Delhi Airport offering comfort and relaxation to all transit passengers. This New Delhi Airport Hotel is set up in a way that passengers feel refreshed after an exhilarating journey, and makes it easier for them to continue their journey. If you’re dropping by in India during the months of February and March, a must see festival is the Holi festival. This is one of the biggest celebrated festivals in the country. Main purpose of this festival is to celebrate spring. The spirit of celebrating the festival remains the same within all ages throughout the country. The entire environment changes with festivity during this season. Loads of different food is cooked for the family members as …









