Singaporeans are skipping reunion dinners and packing flights of Singapore Airlines Ltd., Jetstar Asia Airways Pte and AirAsia Bhd. as rising wealth and a stronger currency make trips abroad more affordable in the Year of the Rabbit, which begins tomorrow. Last year’s record economic growth of 14.7 percent created 112,500 new jobs and pushed up wages by an average 5 percent in the first nine months. Full story
Rising Singapore Wealth Means Family Dinner Becomes Bali Break
BusinessWeek, 2 Feb 2011
Singaporeans are skipping reunion dinners and packing flights of Singapore Airlines Ltd., Jetstar Asia Airways Pte and AirAsia Bhd. as rising wealth and a stronger currency make trips abroad more affordable in the Year of the Rabbit, which begins tomorrow. Last year’s record economic growth of 14.7 percent created 112,500 new jobs and pushed up wages by an average 5 percent in the first nine months. Full story
Singaporeans are skipping reunion dinners and packing flights of Singapore Airlines Ltd., Jetstar Asia Airways Pte and AirAsia Bhd. as rising wealth and a stronger currency make trips abroad more affordable in the Year of the Rabbit, which begins tomorrow. Last year’s record economic growth of 14.7 percent created 112,500 new jobs and pushed up wages by an average 5 percent in the first nine months. Full story
