Changi Airport as the World's Best Airport 2013

Changi Airport prides in being the most-awarded airport since it opened. I often travel to and from Changi Airport and I have to admit, they really do live up to their motto: The Feeling is First Class. It boasts top-notch amenities and over 300 shopping and dining outlets!

I flew with Air Asia from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore on last Wednesday. Well, I was actually traveling back to Singapore from Kota Kinabalu via a transit in Kuala Lumpur and I couldn't help myself but falling in love with this airport! And guess what? The very next morning, the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards announced Changi Airport as the World's Best Airport of the year!

Let me tell you why...

Buy electronics at a fraction of price at Changi Airport

A stretch of luxury retail stores awaiting for you!

One of the very few Victoria Secret outlets in Singapore, aside from Victoria Secret ION Orchard, Victoria Secret Marina Bay Sands and the one in Sentosa Island.

Who says it's only for the women? It is a shopping paradise for men too!

You will never get lost with all the signage!

Notice how clean and well-organised this place is? Changi Airport launched a programme 'Flying Or Not, You Shop We Absorb' which means... 7% GST waived!!! So which are the participant stores in this programme?

Terminal 1:

Bengawan Solo
Perfumes & Cosmetics
Relay
The Cocoa Trees
Watsons

Terminal 2:

Bee Cheng Hiang
Carlo Rino
Chocolates.Candy.Delicatessen
Chomel
Delsey
Eu Yan Sang
Flight 001
Guardian Beauty & Health
Ice-Watch
i-Sound
KedaiKueKue
Mini Toons
Perfumes & Cosmetics
Pocket Full of Posies
SK Jewellery
Times Travel
Umeya
Vignette

Terminal 3:

Bata
Bengawan Solo
Better Vision
Bratpack
Chomel
Cocoa & Co.
Cotton On
Durian Mpire
Electronics Hub @T3
Eu Yan Sang
Giordano
Helen
Home-Fix The D.I.Y Store
Kidztime!
Kim Joo Guan
La Famille
Maiden Cove
Mini Toons
My Kiddos
o.d.m.
Perfumes & Cosmetics
Planet Toy
Pocket Full of Posies
Poh Kim Video
Purple Attic
Samsonite
SK Jewellery
Soda POP
Sophisca
SPELL
Sugar Cube
Sunglass Hut
Swatch
SZAN
The Body Shop
The Cocoa Trees
The Planet Traveller
Times Travel
Watsons

If you are a tourist who has done a lot of shopping in Singapore to only come to realise of the GST waiver at the Changi Airport, fret not! You may claim the 7% Government Service Tax from your purchases in Singapore from a counter in the Changi Airport (with T&C, of course :) )

And just in case, you need some extra Singapore dollars, just change some currency at the 24-hour money exchangers in the airport.