Integrated Resorts

Integrated Resorts

During a parliament session on 18 April 2005, Lee Hsien Loong, the prime minister of Singapore, announced the cabinet's decision to develop two casinos and associated hotels and malls in Marina South and Sentosa. The government claims the aim of the project is to boost Singapore's tourism industry. The IRs in Singapore are expected to create about 35,000 jobs directly and indirectly. In addition to the casinos, the IRs will have other amenities including hotels, restaurants, shopping and convention centers, theaters, museums and theme parks. The industry is expected to invest US$7.1 billion in integrated resorts. This is a good chance for foreigners to come forward to Singapore to look for jobs. There is a rapidly increase in employment due to the job scope in hotels, casino and others. Universal Studios Singapore is a new theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort. It was announced on 8 December 2006 by the Singapore government that the consortium had won the bid and construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort then started on 19 April 2007. It's the second Universal Studios to open in Asia and the first in Southeast Asia. The official plans for the park were unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a map of the park to the public on 20 October 2009.Universal Studios Singapore was opened for sneak peek week in view of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, from 5pm to 9pm every night between 14 to 21 February, 2010. The whole park was opened but none of the rides were operational. Visitors had to pay $10 to get into the park. Park tickets for the week were sold out in 2 days. On 05 March 2010, it was announced that the park will start opening on 8:28am 18 March, 2010, for a soft-opening phase. From 13 March, 2010 the team members of Resorts World Sentosa and their families can start visiting the park before the public has a chance to do so.










Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Resort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios_Singapore