
Start planning your holi-dates and long weekends, and we’ll help you out with some travel inspiration
We don’t know what fate might have in store for us in 2018, but we can definitely start planning our short getaways whether it’s a quick trip to Malacca or a shopping holiday to Bangkok with girlfriends. Too early? Never! Heads up, there won’t be many long weekends in 2018 but hey, we’ll make do with the four long weekends we’ll be getting. And if you need some inspiration on where to go for holidays, we’ve got a list of travel guides below. Start planning early!
Long Weekends
1 January – New Year’s Day (Monday)
16 February – First Day of Chinese New Year (Friday)
30 March – Good Friday (Friday)
15 June – Hari Raya Puasa (Friday)
Other Public holidays
1 May – Labour Day (Tuesday)
29 May – Vesak Day (Tuesday)
9 August – National Day (Thursday)
22 August – Hari Raya Haji (Wednesday)
6 November – Deepavali (Tuesday)
25 December – Christmas Day (Tuesday)

We totally understand if you just want to stick around the +65 (we do have some great hotels for staycations, and fun things to do in Singapore). But if you are all set for that vacay you desperately need, we’ve prepared some features to fuel that #wanderlust in you. Bon voyage!
- Planning a Bangkok girls’ trip
- Spend a weekend in Malacca
- Southeast Asian getaways from Singapore
- Bali villas you never want to leave
- Travel blunders and how to avoid them
- Museums in Southeast Asia
- Affordable villas and hotels in Bali
- Romantic destinations for couples
- Spiritual vacations that will change your life
- Go green at these eco-friendly getaways
- Secret getaways in Asia
- Alternative bucket-list vacays
- Best places to fly solo
- Best summer music festivals for ravers
- Cultural festivals to visit in Asia
- Best family destinations
- Cool boutique hotels under $150
- Luxury resorts for surfers
- Road trips from Singapore
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