Various Impacts of Tourism in Singapore
Positive Economic Impacts
Creation of Job Opportunities with the opening of Integrated Resorts
As Singapore continues to aim to be the Leading Convention and Exhibition City in Asia, the country needs With the newest Integrated Resorts built, the Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, there will be an over flowing opportunities for job employment may it be seasonal or permanent jobs. Singaporeans as well as foreigners are looking forward to have a wonderful experience working in these integrated resorts. “I think it helps us all. It makes everything smoother, more efficient and as I said, at the end of the day, the objective is to hire Singaporeans – Singapore jobs for Singaporeans. And I think we all clearly have that ambition in mind” (Roberts, 2010)
Increase in Tourism Receipts
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), set out an ambitious amount of S$30 billion tourism receipts by 2015, which is triple increase from the amount last 2004, which is S$10 billion, not only that, and doubling the visitors arrival to 17 million with the help of S$2 billion Tourism Development Fund. (STB, 2010)