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Winter in Cuba: What tourism looks like in one of the world’s last communist states

Havana’s Cabaret Tropicana is a legendary open-air nightclub where performers have entertained rum-drunk crowds for over eight decades.
Havana’s Cabaret Tropicana is a legendary open-air nightclub where performers have entertained rum-drunk crowds for over eight decades.

UK visa issuance continues to fall, down 19% in 2025, government data shows

A traveller walks outside the Terminal 4 at Heathrow International Airport near London, Britain, March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo
A traveller walks outside the Terminal 4 at Heathrow International Airport near London, Britain, March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 25, 2026

A screen showing the voting results approving a UN draft resolution in support of lasting peace in Ukraine on Feb 24.
A screen showing the voting results approving a UN draft resolution in support of lasting peace in Ukraine on Feb 24.

UK to enforce travel permit requirement from Feb 25 on foreign visitors, including from Singapore

From Feb 25, it will be mandatory for visitors to Britain to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation to travel.
From Feb 25, it will be mandatory for visitors to Britain to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation to travel.

Five ways to travel Italy better during off-peak season

ssitaly23 - Boat tour on Lake Como

ST PHOTO: SARAH STANLEY
ssitaly23 - Boat tour on Lake Como

ST PHOTO: SARAH STANLEY

US airlines warn over pause in two key travel programmes amid Homeland Security shutdown

Should you and your PSLE child take a holiday in March?

swmarch - (From left) Mother Marilyn Tay, Megan, Phoebe, Kayden and father George Kong in Penang.


PHOTO: COURTESY OF MARILYN TAY
swmarch - (From left) Mother Marilyn Tay, Megan, Phoebe, Kayden and father George Kong in Penang.


PHOTO: COURTESY OF MARILYN TAY

SIA to launch direct flights from Singapore to Riyadh from June 2

Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, will be Singapore Airlines' second destination in the country.
Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, will be Singapore Airlines' second destination in the country.

Singapore Airlines to offer more flights on major routes between March and October

Singapore Airlines will be operating more flights to destinations such as Bangkok, Yangon, Surabaya, Colombo and Taipei.
Singapore Airlines will be operating more flights to destinations such as Bangkok, Yangon, Surabaya, Colombo and Taipei.

BTS world tour sparks surge in travel searches for Seoul, Busan

The spike in travel interest has also been felt well beyond Asia.
The spike in travel interest has also been felt well beyond Asia.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.