Comprehensive Report on Singapore Tourism: Destinations and Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Singapore's tourism industry. It begins with an introduction highlighting Singapore's appeal as a modern city and popular destination, emphasizing its diverse cultural blend and efficient government. The report delves into the physical geography, detailing the island's strategic location, landscape, and climate. It then explores the human geography, including demographics, language, and religion. The core of the report examines key tourist destinations such as Universal Studios, Orchard Road, Singapore Flyer, and Marina Bay Sands. The analysis covers the reasons for Singapore's tourism success, the role of tourism promoters, and the influence of the external environment. The report concludes with an overview of Singapore's economic and political aspects, providing a complete picture of the country's tourism landscape. This report is a detailed overview of Singapore's tourism industry, including its geography, demographics, and key attractions.

Asia & Tourism
Written By:
9/26/2017

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Introduction
Singapore is the modern powerhouse of a city, which is nestled within the jewel type
tropical isle. It has incomparable beauty and has even become a most popular destination for
fun seekers, nature lovers, and shopaholics. Singapore emphasizes over providing the
unrivaled local information level. The country is the pride of it and provides best facilities to
the visitors. Singapore is located in the South East Asia and includes the Singapore Island
along with 58 other islands1. The city contains the blend of Chinese, Malay, English, Indian
and Arab, along with few other religions. In the present time, Singapore has become the most
attractive destination and is referred as the modernist city in past century.
Singapore has also become popular for one of the cleanest city in the world. It also
offers the diverse tapestry, which affords the visitors with the huge range of culinary and
sightseeing options. It also includes the complete calendar of holidays and traditional
festivals, which are celebrated all-round the year, which add to the cultural appeal of the
country. Along with that Singapore provides the luxury hotels, great shopping as well as
delectable cuisine. As the country has the determined and efficient government, it has
become a more flourishing country, which has gain excel in the tourism and trade and is also
referred as the model for developing nations. The tourist visiting Singapore depicts the
remarkable enhancement between the year 2010-2012 with around 20.2% as well as 13.1%
respectively2.
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There are different reasons, which describe why this city is so famous and attractive.
Tourism promoters such as Singapore Tourism Board are effectively working. It is noted that
service suppliers have also continued to satisfy the tourist, who is visiting here. High standard
hotels, shopping malls, historic destinations, relaxing places have also appeared as well as
efficiently improved.
Nevertheless, external environment also plays a major role in controlling the
Singapore tourism. It might go stable and bring changes in every factor. Therefore, it is
important to view the strength and weakness of Singapore for analyzing it well. The study
aims to present the complete picture of Singapore like the physical geography, human
geography, and destinations for analyzing whole country. It can be mentioned that Singapore
has achieved successful tourism industry. It has also brought the best chance for improving
the picture of global friends. The tourism visiting Singapore has raised and is not stopping. In
the year 2012, visitors that arrived were around 13.5 to around 14.5 million.
Physical geography
Singapore Geography
The strategic location of Singapore, located at the Malaysian peninsula southern tip
has made sure about its significance that is higher; as compared to the size it can justify.
Singapore includes the Island of Singapore and around 63 more islands, located within the
territorial waters. The principal island is around 26 mi/42 km, situated from west to east and
23kms from north to south. This island is undulating Singapore with a low range of hills
(highest hill of 540ft, located in the northwest and is known as Bukit Timah hill).
The central business district of Singapore spread all around the southern and central
area of the island. One can easily get the best visual of the country when they move from

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Benjamin Sheares Bridge, which is constructed in East Coast Parkway that connects the city
center with the airport. The cityscape of Singapore seems to look magnificent, mainly during
night time, when the building looks brilliant. It sounds like an another city, which is all light
up, as various ships are anchored at that site, and that’s why Singapore is also referred as the
busiest seaports all over the world. The various attractions of the city is mainly clustered with
each other. It is noted that the Orchard Road, which is also known as shoppers paradise is
situated in the city center northern area. Chinatown, where one can explore the boat quay is
located at Orchard Road southeast; where else the Little India is situated in the northeast of
city. It is noted that Sentosa Island has various amusements, which is located directly to the
city center southwest area. All frequent visitors along with suburban areas usually stay
bustling with a pedestrian during evening hours.
Climate
Singapore is noted to be in the Southeast Asia equatorial monsoon area, and the
climate is divided through the high-temperature uniformity and also holds constant
precipitation all-round the year3. The average monthly temperature usually get differ from
around 27°C in June and 25°C during January4.
The regular range is higher, with an average of 7°C. The maritime location, as well as
constant humidity of Singapore, keeps the highest temperature moderate; the maximum
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temperature is recorded to around 36°C. Singapore season is explained through the rainfall
relative incidence, and this examined through the monsoon air masses movements.
The people
The Singapore population is diverse, which is also known as the outcome of past
immigration. It is noted that the predomination of China creates the 3/4th of complete. The
next highest ethnic group is of Malays, and Indians come to a third place. No key community
is homogeneous. From Chinese, there are around two-fifth, who had originated through the
Fujian province and mention about the Amoy, and Teochew is one-fourth from Shantou,
located in the Guangdong province. In whole, Chinese community mention about all the
unfathomable dialects. The variation in language is also less pronounced between the
communities of Malays, but this community covers up the people of Indonesia, who speak
Boyanese, Javanese as well as various other dialects. The group of Indians is quite different,
which includes Tamilian, Sikhs, Malayalis, and it also covers up Sinhalese as well as
Pakistani group.
Human Geography
The human geography of Singapore is mainly shaped by the fact that it’s also a city.
Singapore is both capital and country. In spite of the small nation, it is considered as one of

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the most developed countries of the planet, and there is no doubt that in Southeast Asia,
Singapore is the most developed nation.
Language and ethnic group
It is noted that is Singapore that the most sizable population is of Malay that counts to
13%; Chinese are the major population, with around 74%; Indian 9% and others are 4% that
belong to different minority communities. The country has the mixed population. In the
context of language, the official language of Singapore is Mandarin, which is spoken by 36%
of the population; next is English with 30%, and Malay counts to around 12%. Even Tamil,
Cantonese, Teochew and various other numbers for the existing languages5.
Religious
The principal religion of Singapore is Buddhism, and it’s followed by around 34% of
the population. Then next is Islam that is 14%; next is Taoism that is 11%, Christianity comes
to around 18% and other religious group counts to around 23%6.
Demographics
Singapore population is around 5.8 million, and the country comes at 114th position
in the world populated countries list. The entire population of Singapore is 100%, stay in the
urban area. The capital city of Singapore has the 5.8 million populations. According to
population growth rate index, World has 100% population, Singapore has 169% and USA
74%. The population growth of the country is around 1.9% in a year, which is more than the
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United States, which has 0.81% and this is same as the world, which is 1.1%7. Singapore
even has moderately more rate of population growth. Even the life expectancy of the country
is 85 years of age, which is considered as the upper end of the scale when compared with
other world countries.
Economy
In Singapore, around three-fourths of workers are in the service sector that comes to
around 74%. The remaining 26% of the workers are working in the manufacturing sector.
This is important to note that no one operates in the agriculture sector.
Key industries of Singapore are electronics and communication, machinery and
equipment, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food items and refined petroleum items.
Economic development
The per capita gross domestic product of Singapore comes to around $85300. It is
analyzed that per capita GDP of the country is highest all over the world. This also compares
with the global average of around $13100 and for America its $52800. It is noted that
Singapore is the highly developed country of the world8.
Political
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Singapore official name is Republic of Singapore. Singapore capital is also Singapore,
and it’s referred as a parliamentary republic. The country attained its independence in 1965
from Malaysian Federation.
Destination page
Universal Studios/Sentosa Island Singapore
Universal Studios Singapore is popularly known as a theme park, and it’s occupied or
located in around 20 hectares of Singapore Sentosa Island. Universal Studios is also known
as a second theme park of the Universal studio, which is opened in Asia. First one is open in
Japan. Just like most of the universal studios, Singapore theme park includes the theme of
Hollywood, Madagascar, Ancient Egypt, Sci-Fi, Far Away, and Lost World. This park
attracts huge tourist from all over the world, and the main tourist comes from South East
Asian region, due to the cheap cost of tickets, and the main tourist is of South East Asia, who
travel Singapore, then go to Japan and America9. This park includes around 24 main
attractions, from which 18 are mainly implemented for this park. The most interesting feature
of this park is the tallest pair of a roller coaster, and it’s known as Battlestar Galactica, which
is named after the famous television show.
Orchard Road
There is no doubt that Orchard Road is the popular tourist attraction regarding
shopping. It is a stretch in the area of 2.2 km, and it comes under the part of the central region
as well as the central business district of Singapore10. The roads of the Orchard are covered
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with different shopping areas like Wisma Atria, ION Orchard, Lucky Plaza, Ngee Ann City,
Plaza Singapura, Far East Plaza, and much more. It also includes different luxury brand,
which is made available all-round the shopping centers, located in the Orchard road, which
offers them popularity.
The pedestrian spacious road also provides people with the chance to hang out. Few
even undertake to perform, sell products and advertise it. It’s one of the famous side shops for
people and tourist, who come to Singapore. It offers $1 carts of ice cream and offers thick ice
cream slice, along with the bread and wafers selection to eat in just $111. All these types of
small attractions create the shopping center more famous. Due to the popularity of shopping
centers, it is known as an orchard, even though this road is not an Orchard road. Still, people
call it orchard.
Singapore Flyer
The biggest tourist attraction of Asia is located in Singapore that is Singapore Flyer,
which is a Giant Observation wheel, and its world largest. It’s standing tall at the height of
around 165m. This flyer was constructed as well as designed by Dr. Kisho Kurokawa,
Singapore. This flyer was launched in the year 2008 and attracts a huge crowd. The
Singapore Flyer holds the capability of holding around 784 passengers at a time; where else
every capsule holds the capacity of taking 28 people at a time. Its single revolution takes
around 30 minutes, and passengers can enjoy a 360-degree view of the city from dynamic
cityscape. From this flyer, one can easily see Changi Airport, F1 track, the city, Sentosa
Island, and various parts of the neighboring countries like Indonesia and Malaysia for free.
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Marina Bay Sands
Marina Bay Sands is the top class hotel and casino, which is the located at the
glamorous Sands Skyparks. Building dramatic design has changed into the city skyline. It
includes around 2561 rooms, celebrity chef restaurant, and mall for shoppers, museum,
floating crystal pavilions, theatres, huge convention exhibition center, ice skating rink, along
with world-class casino. Marina bay sands are the 340m huge Skypark that includes around
3900 individuals and it also includes the 150m swimming pool. It also includes various
restaurants as well as bars like KU DÈ TA, the chocolate bar, and Sky on 57, which is
popular among people12.
Gardens by the Bay
It’s the new attraction in Singapore, and it’s situated near the Marina Bay area, which
is only next to the sands, and it’s popularly known as MBS. The Garden by the Bay is the
park, which is located in around 250 acres, and includes around three waterfront gardens,
such as Bay Central Gardens, Bay South Garden, as well as Bay East Garden. The Bay South
Garden includes the Flower Dome, along with Supertrees, and Conservatories, which are the
highlighted part of the park, and much more13.
Three tourism pages
Destination
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Known as the garden city, and lion city, Singapore is the most famous destination on
the tour of South East Asia. Therefore, if someone is thinking of going on a short holiday,
then Singapore is the best place to visit. Singapore is the best combination of Malay, Chinese,
Indian and other western people, that why it is referred as the social meeting pot. Tourist visit
here for the delicious food it offers, along with many areas to view contemporary arts and
high street shopping. Most of the tourist starts their Singapore itinerary with Chinatown,
which is a cultural heart of the city. The shops are designed with dotted mosques and
pagodas. One can take a walking tour of the area and enjoy ethnic artifacts.
For the high-end shopping, tourist prefers to go Orchard Road, where one can get
world-class brands. Along with shopping fun, Orchard road offers upmarket cafes, hotels,
pedestrian shopping centers, nightclubs, and coffee chain. Both adults and Children enjoy
Night safari, which is undertaken in the first global wildlife park, and this park can be visited
during night hours. This lush green forest is located in 40 hectares of area, with all the natural
habitats. One can easily get a trail of civets, leopards, and badgers14. From all over the world,
people visit Singapore, as there is so much to explore in this place. The tour of Sentosa Island
is another great experience.
This island is a stretch in the area of 2 km, with a wide range of attractions, sheltered
beaches and much more. It also covers up the 4D Magix, which is a four-dimensional theatre;
the underwater world, and Dolphin Lagoon. It is worth to visit this place due to the Tiger Sky
Tower, which offers the panoramic view of the insect kingdom, which is the house of
thousands of species. If someone is visiting Singapore, then they cannot miss the chance of
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going to Universal Studios, as it’s the world of movies and rides. A tourist enjoys the state of
the art rides in their favorite Hollywood themes which include Madagascar, Shrek, and
Revenge of the Mummy, Jurassic Park, Transformers, and revenge of the Mummy15.
The universal studios include many restaurants as well as food courts, where tourist
can enjoy the best food. Visitors also benefit from the gardens of the bay, which is the
futuristic and huge park, located in the Singapore bay area. There are various greenhouses,
which look similar to the UFOs from fantastic art piece. It also includes various trees and
plant to be discovered by visitors. Apart from shopping malls, delicious food, Singapore also
offers the natural beauty to the tourist. At one side it offers the enjoyment of forest, and on
the other hand, it offers the beach view to the visitors16. Each year a large number of tourists
come here to enjoy the city that offers so many destinations. Both adults and children enjoy
so many things, which offer a great learning experience to them.
Tourist
Singapore tourism is the key industry as well as it highly contributes to the economy
of Singapore, and it even attracts around 300378921 global tourists in the year 2016, which is
more than five times of the Singapore total population. The country is environment-friendly
and tries to maintain the heritage and nature conservation programs. It also provides the
lowest crime rate all over the world. Of Singapore English is the dominant language among
the four official languages of the country, which makes things easier for the tourist to easily
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