CROWNE PLAZA® CHANGI AIRPORT WINS ITS THIRD BEST AIRPORT HOTEL IN ASIA-PACIFIC AWARD AT BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC AWARDS 2020 - Crowne Plaza® Changi Airport has won the ‘Best Airport Hotel in Asia-Pacific’ award at the 29th Annual Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2020. To recognise the very best in the travel and hospitality industry, Business Traveller Asia-Pacific asked its readers, who are among the region’s most frequent travellers, to cast their votes earlier between April and July based on their travel over the preceding 12 months. Readers had also voted Crowne Plaza® Changi Airport as the winner of this award category in 2018 and 2019.
Bruno Cristol, General Manager of Crowne Plaza® Changi Airport and Area General Manager, IHG® Singapore said, “Winning the Business Traveller Best Airport Hotel in the Asia Pacific Award for the third consecutive year is immense encouragement to our dedicated team during this unprecedented time as they continue to work tirelessly to deliver True Hospitality and IHG Clean Promise for you - our guests. Thank you to all readers of Business Traveller who have voted for us. Our deepest appreciation to all our guests for your confidence and continuous support. We look forward to welcoming you again."
Located at Changi Airport with direct access to all airport terminals and Jewel, Crowne Plaza® Changi Airport caters to local visitors seeking a relaxing staycation, as well as travellers who are in Singapore for a stopover when travel resumes — thanks to the variety of lifestyle offerings available within and around the hotel. In addition to deluxe rooms offering unrivalled views of Jewel, guests can enjoy a fun-filled experience with the ‘Stay, Shop, Play’ room package, which includes tickets to Jewel attractions. With the ‘Work from Hotel’ package (S$160++), guests can spend the day working from the comfort of a premier room for any eight-hour period between 7am and 7pm.
WORLD SLEEP DAY Research reveals 80% of Singaporean travelers struggle to sleep when away from home
A global study from InterContinental Hotels Group has revealed that a lack of sleep is a primary concern for travelers, with four in five (80%) stating they have trouble sleeping when traveling away from home. The research also found business travelers lose around 58 minutes of sleep each night when staying away from home, averaging just 5 hours and 17 minutes of sleep. One of the major causes is a different environment (44%) followed by unfamiliar noises (35%) and working late (35%).
Getting a great night's sleep when you travel is incredibly important, and that's why the Crowne Plaza Sleep Advantage Programme helps to alleviate and improve the quality of sleep during hotel stays:
• Comfortable beds enhanced to a new level of comfort with four pillows, a plush duvet, and luxurious sheets.
• Designated Quiet Zone floors to ensure maximum silence for business traveler guests
• Guaranteed wake-up calls to ease any anxiety associated with oversleeping.
• An aromatherapy kit with two specially selected exclusive aromatherapy products from the award-winning This Works aromatherapy line. These are made from 100% essential oils and include a lavender pillow spray and eucalyptus pulse oil to help you relax, breathe easier and sleep well.
In time for World Sleep Day (13 March 2020), here are some tips from Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts to help travelers to beat 'the first night effect', a phenomenon referring to disturbed sleep due to being in a new place – be that a hotel or simply a different bed.
1. Body, Mind, and Bed
Working late when workloads are busy or when you're traveling for business? Avoid working in bed as the brain will come to associate your bed as a place of work, making it more difficult to fall asleep.
2. Warm-Up & Cool Down
Take a warm shower or bath and cool your room temperature to help bring on sleep. You'll relax any tense muscles from travel or work, and when you get out of the water, your body will reduce in temperature too.
3. Unplug & Turn Down
Avoid using electronics an hour before bed. It is thought screen time right time before bed hinders sleep as the artificial light tricks your brain into thinking it's daytime, while notifications from social media or email apps can stress or excite you, making relaxation harder to achieve.
4. (Don't) let there be light
Over-bright lights disturb our internal biological clocks and can affect sleep. Draw your curtains tight and use a low-level night light for those midnight bathrooms runs.
5. Sound asleep
Music has a direct effect on the parasympathetic nervous system, helping your body relax and prepare for sleep, slowing your heart rate and breathing, lowering your blood pressure and triggering your muscles to relax. These biological changes mirror some of those your body undergoes while falling asleep, making music the perfect preparation for restorative sleep.
