The tourism stakes are high and Singapore is trying to woo more visitors. It is betting on the two integrated resorts due to open next year, and also spinning for a more diverse crowd. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said that it is on track to meeting its target of attracting 9 to 9.5 million visitors to the city this year. Despite the economic downturn, 6.2 million tourists visited Singapore in the...
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Despite the tourism slump, Singapore's resort island and tourist destination Sentosa said it's confident of exceeding its initial target of six million visitors this year. The bullish outlook is attributed to the upcoming leisure attractions to draw in families and the young and adventurous. One of them is the MegaZip Adventure Park which was unveiled on Thursday. The S$2 million facility consists of...
The Singapore River, once a lifeline to early immigrants, will spring to life for two weekends from September 19 to 28 for the Singapore River Festival. Among the many events leading up to the Formula One night race in late September is a dance drama spectacle "Legenda Singapura". The half hour-long performance, which will also include a float parade, tracks the journey of Sang Nila Utama and Singapore's...
Television sets on its premises and in each of its 28 capsules showing live Formula 1 action. Fringe activities such as fire twirlers, samba dance and live band performances. Deejays hitting the deck and gigs by local celebrities like Kumar and John Molina. The Singapore Flyer is going all out with these to woo visitors during the Republic’s inaugural night Grand Prix race over the weekend of September...
Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang on Tuesday said the upcoming F1 race is expected to generate additional tourism receipts of about S$100 million this year alone. Some 30 to 40 per cent of the spectators at the September event are expected to be from overseas, he said. Mr Lim was replying to a question from Sembawang MP Lim Wee Kiak about his assessment of the benefits of the F1 race. He said...
With Singapore hotel rates keeping up a string of record-setting months, some may be wondering: How long can the hospitality bullrun last and at what point will the Republic's attractiveness as a destination become a casualty? Latest figures from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) showed the Average Room Rate (ARR) in February at an all-time high of S$256. This was an astronomical year-on-year hike of...
The area around the Singapore River is getting a new look to give it a night-time buzz, and lighting will be a key feature in the makeover. The Read and Cavenagh bridges will be fitted with programmable lights that produce different colours and patterns. There will also be lights under the Clemenceau, Coleman and Elgin bridges. Even the underpasses at Boat Quay, Empress Place and Clarke Quay will be...
Singapore greeted 883,000 visitors in January 2008 setting a new record for visitor arrivals in that month. Not only did visitor arrival figures rise 6.9 per cent higher in January 2008 compared to January 2007, but visitors also stayed longer this time round. The top three markets were Indonesia, China and Australia. Visitor arrivals from China rose 42 per cent than in January 2007. Some 3.5 million...
The inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore will give the island's economy a significant boost. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is convinced the first night race on a downtown street circuit is where multi-billion-dollar business deals will be sealed from September. Apart from an estimated 40,000 tourists visiting the island during the race, the 77-year-old told TODAY in an exclusive interview from...