Singapore Holiday & Travel

Indonesia National Public Holidays Year 2010 Calendar
From: Kementrian Negara Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara
(http://www.menpan.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=159)
Indonesian Government has set a national holiday and common leave for the year 2010 as many as 17 days, consisting of 14 national holidays (four of which fall on Saturday or Sunday), and a maximum of 3 days of common leaves. This early announcement [...]

In Hong Kong, there are different School Terms & Holiday Dates between the public /government schools and the English School Foundation (ESF) schools.
Hong Kong English Schools Foundation school year starts in late August and consists of three, three-month terms ending in late June for the summer holiday:
* a one-week half-term holiday in the autumn term [...]

We got some questions from our readers: What Singapore holiday is 10 August 2009?
It is actually the 44th Singapore National Day, which falls on 9 August every year. However, since 9 August 2009 is a Sunday, official public holidays and school holidays for the National Day 2009 is substituted to Monday, 10 August 2009.
Check [...]

France 2010-2011 School Terms and Holidays
by: Europe Travel Guide
ZONE A: Brittany, lower Normandy, Pays de la Loire, Lorraine, Rhône Alpes, Auvergne, Languedoc, Midi-Pyrenees
ZONE B: North east France (Picardy, Nord-Pas de Calais, Champagne), Alsace, Franche-Comté and Burgundy, the Centre region, Limousin and Poitou Charentes, Upper Normandy (the Rouen area)
ZONE C: Greater Paris, Aquitaine

ZONE A

ZONE [...]

In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, workers are not automatically entitled to time off on a public holiday. Time off can be provided for in an employment agreement or by expending annual leave.
Owing to the fact that England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are not formal subdivisions of the United Kingdom, [...]

Japan have 15 official holidays in a year. However, due to their strong adherence to the tradition, there are many more traditional festive occasions celebrated throughout the country where businesses are closed. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs. Some Japanese festivals have deep roots in Nepal. The concept of these festivals transported to China from Nepal then from China to Japan. Nepal has some similar festival as in Japan till today like Machendra Jatra, Indra Jatra.

List of Hong Kong 2010 Public Holidays Calendar
While Hong Kong is an integral part of People Republic of China, they have different holiday dates from China public holidays. This is due to Hong Kong special status as a Special Administrative Region (SAR).
There are 17 public holidays / general holidays / bank holidays in Hong Kong. [...]

Here is a list of Public Holidays in Australia in Year 2010
Most of public holidays in Australia are declared on a state and territory basis, except for some holidays which are observed in all states and territories, and are therefore de facto national holidays.
Usually, public and private workers are entitled to take off a public [...]

List of 2010 United States of America (U.S.A) Federal and States Holidays Date
The United States does not have national holidays (i.e., days where all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted). The U.S. Federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees; it [...]

Where to go in Singapore? What are the popular destinations? What are the places of interest in Singapore?
We got asked these questions quite frequently.
Singapore is one of the most amazing places in the world to go on a vacation with incredible tourist attractions, great nightlife, awesome cuisines and wonderful spa retreats.
A lot of [...]