Web Sites

The tourism board's site is updated daily, has local festival listings and recommended tours, and is a good place to start planning for your trip. The Changi Airport site has information about getting into the country and getting to your hotel. Singapore's popularity as an expat destination has spurred several useful Web sites. Asia Xpat has short-term accommodation information, travel advice, currency conversion tools, personals, service listings, and a useful "Ask the Expat" forum. Expat Singapore is geared for people who are interested in settling in Singapore, and includes some discusses food, etiquette, transportation, and culture shock. Singapore Expats has bar, restaurant, and shopping reviews. The Singaporean government has an extensive and helpful site. You can find just about any place in Singapore on the Street Directory. For local news read Asia One or Channel News Asia, a homegrown version of CNN.

Web Sites

Asia Xpat. www.asiaxpat.com.sg.

Asia One. www.asia1.com.sg.

Catcha Singapore. www.catcha.com.sg.

Changi Airport. web1.asia1.com.sg/airport/main.html.

Channel NewsAsia. www.channelnewsasia.com.

Contact Singapore. www.contactsingapore.org.sg.

Expatriate Singapore. www.expatsingapore.com.

Singapore Expats. www.singaporeexpats.com.

Singapore Government. www.gov.sg.

Singapore InfoMap. www.sg.

Singapore Street Directory. www.streetdirectory.com.sg.

Singapore Tourism Board. www.visitsingapore.com.