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Case study · Phuket

Singapore Airlines Amazing Race in Phuket

Singapore Airlines chose our Phuket event agency for a one day Amazing Race through Old Town: 90 crew, live scoring and a 4.95/5 feedback score.

CLIENTSingapore Airlines
DATE22 February 2017
GUESTS90 participants
LOCATIONPhuket
Project overview

Singapore Airlines at a Glance

ClientSingapore Airlines, Aviation
Event typeTeam building and incentive activity
Date22 February 2017
VenuePhuket, Old Town and island wide
Guests90 cabin crew and ground operations leaders from across the region
ScopeTeam building design, route production, safety management and event coordination
The brief

The Challenge for Singapore Airlines

The world's most awarded airline does not do trust falls. Singapore Airlines wanted a team building day in Phuket with real energy and real discovery, an Amazing Race that would challenge crews who navigate the world for a living.

Here is the thing about designing for airline professionals: they are unimpressible. They have been everywhere, they are hyper competitive, and they read operational sloppiness like a safety audit. The race had to be clever, culturally rich and run with military precision.

Singapore Airlines logo for the Singapore Airlines Amazing Race produced by Phuket Event Company in Phuket
Our scope

What We Delivered for Singapore Airlines

  • Custom Amazing Race design through Phuket Old Town: heritage challenges, local interactions, puzzle stations and timed checkpoints
  • Professional marshal teams, live scoring and safety coverage across the full route
  • Transport, hydration stations and finish line celebration setup, all coordinated by our event organizer Phuket crew
  • Photography team capturing the day for internal comms
The venue

Venue Facts

  • Phuket Old Town: heritage shophouse streets, markets and cultural landmarks as the racecourse
  • Six staggered routes across 24 checkpoints, designed so teams never bunched
  • Race control with live scoring positioned at the finish line venue
  • Pim, our production manager, designed the route logic and ran race control
Run of show

Run of Show: Race Day

TimeWhat happened
08:00Team briefing and kit issue at the hotel
09:00Staggered flag off, six routes released
09:00 to 12:30Heritage challenges, market missions and puzzle checkpoints live
12:30All teams converge on the finish line venue
13:00Lunch while race control verifies live scores
14:00Results ceremony and photo highlights reel
15:00Programme close, teams depart with full photo sets
Compliance

Permits and Compliance

Old Town activity coordination, checkpoint agreements with local businesses, marshal positioning and group insurance were all arranged in advance, with a documented re-route protocol held ready on the day.

Lessons learned

What We Would Do Differently

"We would build in a longer finish line window," says Pim. "Ninety competitive airline professionals all wanted their photos and scores at once. Give people who fly for a living a proper moment to enjoy the win."

Results

The Results for Singapore Airlines

The operation behind the fun: a 14 person crew, one packed race day, six staggered race routes, 24 checkpoints across Old Town, and live scoring for 90 participants from six countries. From flag off to results ceremony, the scoring never missed a beat.

David, the Singapore Airlines team lead, summed it up: "Our crew have done team building all over the world. This was the best."

Ninety competitive airline professionals, one unforgettable day, and feedback scores of 4.95 out of 5. When your team building impresses people who work for Singapore Airlines, you have proven what a top Phuket event agency can deliver, and it remains one of our favourite DMC Phuket programmes to this day.

Services used

How We Delivered It for Singapore Airlines

Our team building designers created the race, our event organizer Phuket team ran the marshals, race control and safety, and our DMC Phuket desk handled transport and the finish line venue. Groups planning a longer stay can see our guide to corporate events in Phuket for conferences and incentives on the island.

Planning tips

Planning an Amazing Race in Phuket Old Town

Phuket Old Town is the island's historic heart: streets of colourful Sino-Portuguese shophouses from the tin mining boom, family run cafes, Chinese shrines and markets, centred on Thalang Road, Dibuk Road and Soi Romanee. It is compact and walkable, which makes it a natural course for an Amazing Race. Plan around the Sunday walking street market on Thalang Road, local festivals and the midday heat, and agree checkpoints with shop owners in advance.

FAQ

Singapore Airlines Amazing Race: FAQ

What makes a Phuket Amazing Race different from standard team building?

It uses the island itself as the venue: heritage streets, local markets, cultural challenges and real discovery, instead of rented games in a hotel lawn. Teams compete, but they also genuinely experience Phuket.

Can you handle competitive groups of 90 or more?

Yes. Multiple staggered routes, marshal teams at every checkpoint, live scoring and full safety cover keep large competitive groups moving and fair.

Do you provide photography for team building events?

Yes. A photography team follows the route and captures the day for internal communications, which for most clients becomes some of their most used content of the year.

How long does an Amazing Race take?

Formats run from a half day sprint to a full island programme. As your event organizer Phuket team we design the route and difficulty around your group, schedule and fitness levels.

How many people can take part in a Phuket Amazing Race?

The format scales by adding routes, marshals and staggered starts. For Singapore Airlines, 90 participants raced on six routes across 24 checkpoints without any team bunching.

Is an Old Town Amazing Race suitable in hot weather?

Yes, with planning. We start early, build hydration stations into the route, put many challenges inside shops and cafes, and finish by lunchtime, as Singapore Airlines' race did at 12:30.

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