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6 inclusive holiday destinations perfect for travellers with special needs

Sep 22, 2023 | herworld.com | Deon Loke

1. Amilla Maldives custom Where: Baa Atoll, MaldivesWebsiteThe Maldives is a popular tropical holiday destination known for its pristine beaches and spellbinding scenery. And Amilla is the world’s first inclusion-certified and accessible resort, ensuring inclusivity in accommodation and activities. In 2022, it achieved the premier certification of Inclucare, an accreditation for the inclusion of disabled customers for the luxury hospitality and leisure industries.
6 Inclusive Holiday Destinations For Travellers With Special Needs

Sep 5, 2023 | womensweekly.com.sg | Deon Loke

1. Amilla Maldives image Where: Baa Atoll, MaldivesWebsiteThe Maldives is a popular tropical holiday destination known for its pristine beaches and spellbinding scenery. And Amilla is the world’s first inclusion-certified and accessible resort, ensuring inclusivity in accommodation and activities. In 2022, it achieved the premier certification of Inclucare, an accreditation for the inclusion of disabled customers for the luxury hospitality and leisure industries.
Six inclusive holiday choices for travellers with special needs

Aug 28, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Deon Loke

Finding a holiday destination that fills the need for both relaxation and fun is challenging enough. For travellers with special needs, the difficulty is even greater. Travellers with physical or cognitive challenges, such as mobility, vision, hearing or sensory needs, must often go the extra mile to ensure their accommodation meets their needs. Ms Phillipa Harrison, managing director of Tourism Australia, says: “Our research shows that one in four travellers has accessibility needs.
The Art Of Comment Chinese ink exhibition inspired by online comment culture

Aug 14, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Deon Loke

SINGAPORE – The online world and the realm of Chinese ink painting seem to be far apart, but they come together in The Art Of Comment. Dr Ng King Kang was inspired by online comment culture to put together a different kind of art exhibition. Already a subscriber?
Know thyself: Gen Z embrace personality-profiling tools like MBTI and Enneagram

Aug 11, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Deon Loke

SINGAPORE – An Enneagram course in early 2023 helped Mr John Ng to gain a deeper clarity on his career path and reignite his love of music. He is now planning to pursue a cello diploma. The 25-year-old had initially signed up for the course by The Enneagram Academy to learn how to improve his personal relationships, but came away with more than that. Already a subscriber?
Book review: Love and self-discovery in Nicola Dinan’s Bellies

Jul 22, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Nicola Dinan |Deon Loke

Bellies By Nicola Dinan Fiction/Doubleday/Paperback/320 pages/$34.61/Amazon (amzn.to/44QGkmY) 5 stars Nicola Dinan’s debut novel is a modern-day and intimate coming-of-age book spanning multiple cultures in true cosmopolitan style. A funny, tender and heartbreaking love story about two individuals finding themselves, Bellies brims with pop culture references and a peppy sarcastic tone. Two boys, London-born Tom and Malaysia-born Ming, meet at a drag party.
Poetry Festival Singapore resumes in-person readings and introduces Recitation Competition

Jul 19, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Deon Loke

SINGAPORE – The annual Poetry Festival Singapore returns for its ninth edition from July 29 to 31, with more live events across three venues. There will be both online and in-person poetry readings, writing workshops, art exhibits and panel discussions at the National Library, Arts House and Bangladesh Centre. Already a subscriber?
Playwright Amanda Chong draws on real life for monologue on women

Jul 14, 2023 | straitstimes.com | Deon Loke

SINGAPORE – In writer-lawyer Amanda Chong’s upcoming play Psychob***h, audiences meet protagonist Anya Samuel as she is preparing to deliver a professional slide deck explaining the reasons for the four times she has cried in public during her relationship with her boyfriend. He has accused her of being too emotional, and she is determined to prove she is not a psychob***h. This plot McGuffin comes from Chong’s own experience.
Actor Joel Choo is engaged to his girlfriend of 10 years

Jun 26, 2023 | herworld.com | Sophie Hong |Deon Loke

E / Entertainment Their wedding will take place in December this year by / Actor Joel Choo, the second son of local veteran actor Zhu Houren, turned 29 on Monday and announced on the same day that he is getting married. He and his girlfriend met at church and have been dating for 10 years. Joel posted on Instagram four pre-wedding photos taken by the seaside with his fiancee.
Actor Joel Choo to tie the knot with girlfriend of 10 years

Jun 26, 2023 | tnp.straitstimes.com | Deon Loke

Home-grown actor Joel Choo, who turned 29 on Monday, announced on the same day that he is getting married. He and his girlfriend met at church and have been dating for 10 years. Choo posted on Instagram four pre-wedding photos taken by the seaside with his fiancee. He did not identify her in the post, but he told The Straits Times that she recently graduated with a master’s degree in dietetics. He wrote in the post: “So I just turned 29 today. I guess it’s time to get married soon.