Articles tagged “singapore”

Asia as a whole might be celebrating the rapid growth of tourism in the region, but Singapore is seeing the growth in its visitor numbers slowing, and is grappling with how to thrive in that more dour environment.

Singapore is lucky to be elected the first Asian country to be bestowed with the gift of Uber, or so its founder Travis Kalanick will say when it undoubtedly runs into its first regulatory debacle.

Tourism data reports an increase in millions of tourists and billions of dollars to Asia, which has fueled flights to the regions and construction of global hotel brands.

The number of users is growing throughout Asia-Pacific and the region now accounts for a sixth of the site’s unique visits each month.

Singapore may be able to easily pull in art commerce, but attracting a vibrant artist community to a destination known for its very high prices and restrictive speech will be a much bigger challenge.

Tourism in the Southeast Asia continues to grow and international brands have realized to do well they must find a way to infuse local culture into high-end amenities guests are accustomed to from home.

Singapore has found the best way to keep tourists coming, even in a tough economy, is to host and market unique events that visitors are willing to save up and splurge on.

Changi's has managed some astounding successes both attracting more international business to Singapore and by making its terminals places that passengers on long-haul flights aspire to transit through.

Singapore hotels are some of the priciest in Southeast Asia so the market is wide open for RB Capital's plan to build hotel brands that foreign budget travelers will recognize and trust.

The hyper-corporate Asian powerhouse has drawn a very thick line between its large pool of wealthy citizens and the even larger pool of workers -- mostly immigrants with fewer rights -- who help make that wealth possible.