Singapore Tourism Growth: Current Status and Future Prospects

1. Prospects of Tourism観光事業の将来

2. 2015 • Tourism receipts∗ S$30 billion • Visitors number∗ 17 million • Number of Jobs∗ 250,000 Current Tourism Status & Future goals 2006 • Tourism receipts ∗ S$12.4 billion • Visitors number∗ 9.7 million

3. General changes • Changing City Skyline From This 

4. General changes To this !

5. General changes • Central Business District (around marina bay) • Skyscrapers (the tall buildings) will be lit up with colourful neon lights • waterfront shows to be held daily during the night • Orchard Road • street seatings will change colours when someone sit on it. • brightly lit trees to portray Singapore as a “Garden City” • Singapore River • “Jellyfish” lights floating on Boat Quay • illuminated banks and walls of river • brightly-lit river taxis(so as to add on to the atmosphere)

6. Changi Airport – Terminal 3 (T3) • Opening date : 9 January 2008 • Largest of the 3 airports • 7 storeys (4 above grounds, 3 below grounds) • Capacity of 22 million passengers per year • Directly opposite of Terminal 2 • Near Crowne Plaza – 350 rooms

7. T3 amenities The Green Wall • 5-storey tall and 300-metre long vertical garden • 4 waterfalls and layers of tropical foliage • Sculptured sandstone art wall at arrival hall Shopping/Eating & Drinking • More than 100 shops, 30 restaurants and 20 service outlets • Luxury & Specialty duty-free items • Many outlets are found in public area • Full-sized supermarket in Basement Level 2, a food court and many other shops

8. Events Late Night Shopping every Saturday - launched on 1st September 2007 - extended operating hours from 9pm to midnight. - used to be a monthly basis on every last Friday of every month. - “TANGS has seen up to 20-25% increase in sales during the late hours” - Participating malls located around Orchard e.g TANGS, Wisma Atria, Paragon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix - will launch on 28 September 2008 - 12 race teams - Pit Building will be completed by May’08(to house race control facilities, team garages, hospitality lounges for about 4,000 guests,a Media centre etc.

9. Events • Largest, most exciting and visually stunning musical • Staged from 02 Nov - 18 Nov 2007 (strictly limited season) • Past places include London’s West end, Broadway, UK

10. Infrastructure Double Helix Bridge • World’s first double helix bridge • Resembles DNA structure (symbolises) • Life & continuity • Renewal • Everlasting abundance • Growth • Connect existing hotel, retail & convention hub as well as upcoming Singapore Flyer & the Integrated Resort (see next slide)

11. Double Helix Bridge

12. New MRT Lines

13. New Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Lines Circle Line - Fourth MRT line - 29 stations - only have 3 cars instead of the usual 6 Downtown Line - Fifth MRT line - 33 stations - Targeted to complete by 2018

14. Singapore Flyer

15. Singapore Flyer • To be completed around March 2008 • Design developed by Dr. Kisho Kurokawa of Japan and DP Architects, Singapore. • 165 metres above ground • 28 Capsules of capacity : 30 people each • Duration of ride : 37 minutes

16. ION Orchard • Estimated to be completed by the later part of 2008 • Located above Orchard MRT station • Cost of development: S$700 million • 400 retail, F&B and entertainment stores • 8 levels of retail level • Observation Decks at top two levels – level 55 and 56 • Take up 117 metres of Orchard Road • Art exhibition space at Level 4 (5,300 sq ft)

17. New hotels in Sentosa Capella • Six-star resort with 170 rooms • Will be ready by the 2nd half of 2008 • Two restaurants, a business center, four meeting rooms and a spa and fitness center • Occupies 1.3 million square feet of rainforest • Development cost : US$250 million

18. New hotels in Sentosa Palawan Beach Resort - To be completed by 2nd half of 2008 - Located next to the new Sentosa Express station on Palawan Beach.- 200 rooms and variety of entertainment facilities

19. 2 Integrated Resorts At Marina Bay… At Sentosa…

20. The Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort • Completed by 2009 • 20.6 hectare of land - $1.2 billion • Las Vegas Sands has committed to invest S$3.85 billion in the project • Most expensive Casino • Three hotel towers • 2,500 rooms • 200,000-square foot arts and science museum • Convention centre (1.2 million sq ft, capacity of over 52,000 people) • 10,400 jobs created • Main target : Business travellers

21. Resorts World at Sentosa • To be completed by late 2009 or early 2010 • Family-oriented • Resort developer : Genting/Star Cruises • Development cost : S$5.2 billion • Features • Six world-class hotels • Universal Studios Singapore • Marine Life Park • Equarius Water Park • The Spa by ESPA • Festive Walk • Casino

22. Sorry guys, that my presentation to you during the first day we met is really very brief and not very good. I was nervous!=( k緊張した！＞＜ • Anyway, if there’s any questions on some of those things, email me too! @  sufang89@hotmail.com • =D 頑張れ～～～！♡