For the love of Taylor Swift - To Batam, to Johor, before Singapore: South-East Asia’s Swifties go the extra mile

Malaysian Awangku Hashrul (left) will be travelling by bus and train, while Ms Nyimas Larasati Utami will be journeying from Palembang to Singapore via a flight from Jakarta. - PHOTOS: COURTESY OF AWANGKU HASHRUL, NYIMAS LARASATI UTAMI via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (The Straits Times): Thousands of Taylor Swift fans from South-East Asia will be converging on Singapore by plane, bus and even boat, as the singer’s Eras Tour approaches this weekend, beginning on Saturday (March 2).

With a total of more than 300,000 tickets sold for six concerts at the National Stadium, overseas fans have already snapped up plane tickets and hotel accommodation in Singapore.