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This year, Changi Airport Group (CAG) has in store a unique surprise for visitors to the Singapore Airshow 2010, Asia’s biggest aerospace and defence exhibition. Delivering the classic “Changi Experience” right in the heart of the Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC), the event site for the Airshow, CAG has specially created at its booth a Butterfly Garden – a smaller version of its original signature garden located at Terminal 3.
Occupying over 200 sq.m., the CAG booth features an intricate walk-through tropical garden showcasing 200 to 300 butterflies of various species and a variety of flowers and plants in a see-through enclosure. Airshow visitors will experience an up-close encounter with fluttering butterflies and the refreshing tranquillity of a mini nature trail, amidst the hustle and bustle of the Airshow events.
The original two-storey Butterfly Garden at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3 Transit Mall was launched in August 2008. It is one of the most well-received and popular features among travellers at Changi Airport. The first such garden to be found in an airport in the world, the 330m2 garden is designed as a tropical nature retreat and is home to more than 1,000 free roaming butterflies. The Butterfly Garden, the epitome of Changi’s commitment to create a unique “Changi Experience” for all passengers, is among the many interesting facilities and features to be found at Changi Airport.
Airshow visitors who visit CAG’s booth at Singapore Airshow 2010 will be able to get a better understanding of Changi Airport as an attractive visit destination and CAG as the airport management company behind the world’s most awarded airport. Outside the Media Bulletin garden, on-screen displays and info boards at the booth highlight unique and popular features of Changi Airport, interesting facts and figures about Changi’s connectivity and its position as a leading aviation hub, as well as information on CAG’s operations and its overseas presence through its subsidiary, Changi Airport International. Visitors will also be intrigued by entertaining nuggets of trivia about Changi Airport, such as the number of boxes of chocolates and bottles of liquor sold at Changi each year, and the total number of people working at the airport etc. At CAG’s booth, international visitors will also get a sense of the major attractions that are new or upcoming in Singapore.
Singapore Airshow 2010, held from 2 to 7 February 2010, is open to trade attendees on the first four days, with public entry available during the weekend. Airshow visitors can catch the Airshow Shuttle service from Changi Airport to the CEC. Visitors are strongly encouraged not to drive to the airport due to the expected heavy traffic and limited car park capacity. To minimise congestion at the CEC and in the airport vicinity, Airshow visitors should make their way to Changi Airport via the MRT or public buses, and board the Airshow Shuttle there.
Airshow visitors who take the Airshow Shuttle service will have the opportunity to receive a $5 Changi voucher each, to be distributed by service staff at the shuttle service queue during the Airshow period – whilst stocks last. This voucher, valid till 9 February 2010, can be used with a minimum purchase of $35 in a single receipt at any retail or food and beverage outlet in Changi Airport’s main terminals and Budget Terminal. The voucher comes in a leaflet that also lists special discounts being offered by over 20 retail and food and beverage outlets in Changi Airport during the Airshow period.
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific editorial team has an experience of over 35 years in B2B travel journalism as well as in tourism & hospitality marketing and communications.
