Hotels & Tourism
ibis launches second hotel in Singapore
ibis Singapore Novena sports 241 modern rooms equipped with 32-inch LCD TV.
ibis launches second hotel in Singapore
ibis Singapore Novena sports 241 modern rooms equipped with 32-inch LCD TV.
Pan Pacific Hotels to open $350mn flagship hotel in 2012
PARKROYAL on Pickering which earned the nation's highest green rating, Green Mark Platinum, features a hotel-in-a-garden concept and sustainable...
WDA sets up new CET centre to boost tourism sector
The integrated CET Centre for Tourism aims to deliver 2,000 training places annually for the tourism workforce in Singapore.
Singapore global visitors hit almost a million
International visitor arrivals (IVA) to Singapore registered 15.4% year-on-year growth in February 2011 to 990,000.
3m visitors to Japan could be diverted to Singapore
Visitors from China and Korea are "low hanging fruits" for Singapore to tap as they are already top generating markets locally.
Frasers Hospitality expands to 80% occupancy by the end of 2012
Frasers will add 25 new properties and will manage a total of 64 properties across 37 cities over the next years.
Government expects 12-13mn visitor arrivals in 2011
Singapore Tourism Board also forecasts $22-$24 billion worth of tourism receipts in 2011.
Boss, the plane! : Funtasy Island ready to take on Sentosa with a 20 minute ride from Harbourfront
Funtasy Island Resort is 16 kilometres from the Vivocity Shopping Center, Singapore and only 20 minutes away by ferry from the Harbourfront...
Raffles Hotel Singapore appoints Laurent Branover as hotel manager
Mr Branover will be overall responsible for all the Hotel's operating departments.
Government forecasts tourism receipts will reach up to $24bn in 2011
12-13 million visitors are expected to arrive this year in Singapore compared with the 11.6 million visitors last year.
13mn visitors expected to arrive in 2011:DBS
Hotel RevPAR of $205 per night, a 12% hike compared to 2010, is also expected this year.
Hotel industry remains robust with average occupancy rate of 82%
Average room rate continues to hold, as it inches up slightly to $224 per night.
International visitor arrivals to Singapore up 16.2% in January 2011
Indonesia remains Singapore's top visitor-generating market with 208,000 visitors arrived in January 2011.
Singapore room rates rising faster than in HK and Beijing
A new survey revealed that local hotel rates rose by 14% in 2010 on the back of higher visitor numbers and stronger Singapore dollar.
Banyan Tree braces for a bumpy 2011
A weak European economy and the continuing political instability in Thailand pose challenges for the leisure property developer.
Integrated Resorts add $3.7B to economy
Integrated Resorts contributed largely to last year's tourism boom that brought S$7.9 billion in valued-added in the first nine months of 2010.
Shangri-La opens Kerry Hotel in Shanghai
The hotel is located in the new Kerry Parkside complex in the heart of Pudong.
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