Webinar: Singapore Tourism - JUN26 — Transcript

Full transcript

1. 0:03Okay, good morning y'all. I'm just going
2. 0:06to make sure we've got everybody in this
3. 0:08morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy State of
4. 0:11Origin game today for those of you in
5. 0:14Queensland and New South Wales. You will
6. 0:16notice I'm not wearing a scar of blue
7. 0:18today and that is because I'm a
8. 0:19Queenslander. Go Marones. This is our
9. 0:22vindication game. I can feel it in my
10. 0:24waters. Um, but we're not here to talk
11. 0:26about State of Origin. We're here to
12. 0:27talk about Singapore this morning. Um,
13. 0:29so for those of you who I have not met
14. 0:31before, my name is Jack. I'm part of the
15. 0:33travel academy team here at Hello World.
16. 0:34Um, and we reserve these weekday
17. 0:36mornings um to bring you the very best
18. 0:38and the very greatest of updates from
19. 0:40our preferred partners and our wonderful
20. 0:42tourist partners um that we work with.
21. 0:44And this morning on this fine origin
22. 0:46Wednesday, we are very lucky to be
23. 0:48joined by the wonderful Anthony from the
24. 0:50Singapore Tourism Board to give us an
25. 0:51update on all things Singapore. Anthony,
26. 0:54welcome to the virtual classroom. Thanks
27. 0:56for being here.
28. 0:57>> Good morning, Jacqueline. And good
29. 0:58morning everyone. Thank you so much. Um
30. 1:00I'm really looking forward to sharing
31. 1:02some stuff with you. Like there's some
32. 1:04I've just got back a couple of weeks
33. 1:05back and uh yeah, there's some new
34. 1:07things happening. Um I'll cover some
35. 1:09highlights as well from 2025.
36. 1:12Uh and yeah, look, I'll get you guys
37. 1:14engaged as well. Uh just a hands up
38. 1:16who's been to Singapore in the past
39. 1:18couple of years. Excellent. Thank
40. 1:20[laughter] you, Jacqueline.
41. 1:21>> We should hopefully you
42. 1:23>> love this. Or look, my screen's lighting
43. 1:25up.
44. 1:26>> So many I know. [laughter]
45. 1:28if we have anybody who was around for um
46. 1:31Front Liners conference in 2024. We were
47. 1:34in Singapore for that. So that was
48. 1:36great. Yeah.
49. 1:37>> Beautiful, [laughter] beautiful,
50. 1:38beautiful. Well, just before we kick off
51. 1:40um as you know, we've got a very
52. 1:42beautiful agreement uh with the Hello
53. 1:44World Travel Group. Uh we've got a anou
54. 1:48memorandum of understanding which gives
55. 1:49us at least three years of working very
56. 1:51very closely together and more
57. 1:53importantly on famil.
58. 1:57So if anyone's traveling to Singapore,
59. 2:01you're more than welcome to reach out to
60. 2:02us. Uh and then we'll send you contact
61. 2:04details to yeah to basically reach out
62. 2:07to the Singapore suppliers. But um let's
63. 2:10get this started. Jacqueline, when we're
64. 2:12ready,
65. 2:13>> we're ready to go. We are ready to go.
66. 2:15>> Share this screen.
67. 2:16>> Beautiful. We are recording this session
68. 2:18as well, folks. So if you do have any
69. 2:19colleagues that were not able to make uh
70. 2:21the session live this morning, they will
71. 2:23be able to watch this a little bit later
72. 2:24via our YouTube channel.
73. 2:41All right. Is that being shared?
74. 2:43>> Uh, is it working yet?
75. 2:44>> Not just yet.
76. 2:46>> Okay,
77. 2:50>> there we are. Very good.
78. 2:52>> All right, we're there.
79. 2:54>> Beautiful. All right, excellent. Let's
80. 2:56kick this off. So, everyone, I'm
81. 2:59Anthony. Uh, I look after the leisure
82. 3:00and trade side here at STB for Australia
83. 3:03and New Zealand. Uh, shout out if
84. 3:05there's any Kiwis jumping into. Uh, so
85. 3:08today I'm going to be covering a brief
86. 3:10overview on Singapore. I will share some
87. 3:12of my favorite places, what's new in
88. 3:15terms of restaurants, bars, attractions,
89. 3:17and a little bit more. Please sit back,
90. 3:19relax, and uh let's head off to
91. 3:22Singapore.
92. 3:26So Singapore or the little red dot as
93. 3:28some people call it is this bustling
94. 3:30cosmopolitan city with now over 6.04
95. 3:34million people. This mixing pot of
96. 3:37cultures enables travelers to ignite
97. 3:39their passions and be part of a
98. 3:41multitude of stories. Uh so English is
99. 3:43widely spoken and there's other there's
100. 3:45four other languages in Singapore. So
101. 3:47most who live there are bilingual and
102. 3:49speak English, uh Mandarin, Malay and
103. 3:52Tamil. Also, they celebrate each other's
104. 3:55traditions. Yes, that means so many more
105. 3:57public holidays, which is really, really
106. 3:59cool.
107. 4:02So, located off the southern tip of the
108. 4:04Malay Peninsula, Singapore is the
109. 4:06world's only island city state. Say that
110. 4:10a few times. And consists of 64 islands,
111. 4:13which a lot of people don't know. Now,
112. 4:15some um you know have people habitat. Uh
113. 4:19others aren't. Now the land mass is
114. 4:21growing constantly. At the moment it's
115. 4:23734 km square and Singapore is the
116. 4:27second smallest country in Asia. So
117. 4:29we're just teenytiny. Since we don't
118. 4:31judge things by its size, uh Singapore
119. 4:34boasts two cruise terminals. You've got
120. 4:35the Marina Bay Cruise Center, Singapore
121. 4:38and the Singapore Cruise Center. So
122. 4:40please make sure you know which terminal
123. 4:42your clients will be accessing. Um with
124. 4:45everything in English, it's really so
125. 4:46easy to get around Singapore.
126. 4:51Okay, speaking about getting around from
127. 4:54the airport, you have the train, you've
128. 4:56got the taxis that get you to downtown.
129. 4:58It only takes 25 to 30 minutes depending
130. 5:00on traffic. Other types of
131. 5:02transportations you find in Singapore
132. 5:04include the bumbboat, uh, and there's
133. 5:06also the cable car, too. The bumbboat is
134. 5:09used along the Singapore River, while
135. 5:11the cable car provides access to Sentosa
136. 5:14and is a stunning way to see Singapore
137. 5:15from a different perspective. I do
138. 5:17highly recommend taking the cable car
139. 5:19from Mount Faber to Sentosa as the views
140. 5:22are spectacular, especially in the
141. 5:24morning, but more importantly um when
142. 5:26the sun's hitting uh or going to sunset.
143. 5:29Um on the way back, I'd stop off at dusk
144. 5:31if you get the chance at Mount Faber
145. 5:33too. Um great meals, great cocktails.
146. 5:35Okay, I'm talking about restaurants
147. 5:37already. I'll stop there. Let's go back
148. 5:38to transport. Uh of course, food's
149. 5:40everything to do with Singapore. But the
150. 5:42MRT, which is the train network, is the
151. 5:46best way to get around Singapore. What I
152. 5:48do recommend is buying the card, um the
153. 5:52MRT card when you get to Singapore. You
154. 5:54just go to the train stations, you just
155. 5:55ask them for the card. It costs $5 and
156. 5:58then you can put $10 on the card and
157. 6:00pretty much 2 three days. You you're not
158. 6:02going to be using it. And if you do, you
159. 6:04can always top up because the
160. 6:05transport's super cheap, too. Now, we
161. 6:08all have Uber. We all know Uber. Um,
162. 6:10they've got this uh alternative over
163. 6:13there which is called Grab. G R A B. I
164. 6:16recommend downloading the app here in
165. 6:18Australia or New Zealand before you head
166. 6:20because it's easier to put your credit
167. 6:22card here than doing it over there. Um,
168. 6:25and Grab picks you up anywhere and
169. 6:27everywhere.
170. 6:30All right. Um, I'm going to stop for a
171. 6:32moment and just ask all of you who
172. 6:33travels to Singapore. Right. So, we've
173. 6:35got a few different social portraits.
174. 6:38I'd love to know which one you think you
175. 6:40are. And it's okay to be more than one.
176. 6:43So, the majority of people who travel to
177. 6:45Singapore are special occasion
178. 6:46travelers, so it's a momentous occasion.
179. 6:49Then you've got the active travelers,
180. 6:51family bonders, the culinary explorers,
181. 6:54the wellness seekers, um, who love the
182. 6:56hiking or the spars, and then you've got
183. 6:58the city explorer. So, I'll just have a
184. 7:01sip of water and um yeah, if you want to
185. 7:03just put into the chat which portrait do
186. 7:06you see you
187. 7:17this is really important and I'm just
188. 7:18going to stop here for just a quick
189. 7:20moment as well. It's important when
190. 7:22clients ask you or they say to you,
191. 7:24"Look, I've been to Singapore many times
192. 7:25or you know, it's been 10 years. I I you
193. 7:28know it's just not for me anymore. Find
194. 7:30out where they are in their in their
195. 7:33life. Uh because I can guarantee you
196. 7:35there's something new or something very
197. 7:37different that you can actually fit into
198. 7:39an itinerary that will suit them and
199. 7:41excite them as well. So I'm going to
200. 7:43tackle a few of those points.
201. 7:48But before we need to educate everyone
202. 7:51about the SG arrival card so you can
203. 7:54download the app. Okay. um which is my
204. 8:00mobile app. Now this is the easiest way
205. 8:03to get to Singapore. So within 3 days
206. 8:05you need to complete this form. Now for
207. 8:07those that travel then to Singapore to
208. 8:09head to Bintan or to head to the Maldes
209. 8:14um or even to Malaysia to Denal. So,
210. 8:17there's so many um yeah, so many ways to
211. 8:20kind of go back and forth, but this is
212. 8:22the easiest way to come in and out and
213. 8:24you must complete the form if you go
214. 8:26into Bintan and heading back into
215. 8:28Singapore as you return.
216. 8:32All right, highlights of 2025. So, one
217. 8:36of the most popular hotels for Aussies
218. 8:38and Kiwis is this Artisan Singapore.
219. 8:41Artisan Singapore is a modern lifestyle
220. 8:43hotel that offers 142 beautifully
221. 8:47spacious suites with all of them having
222. 8:51their own balconies, which is unheard
223. 8:53of. Um, and people are going, "Well,
224. 8:55hang on. It's hot in Singapore, so why
225. 8:57would I be sitting on the balcony?"
226. 8:58Well, this building's been created to
227. 9:00actually drop the temperature
228. 9:01significantly, so you can actually sit
229. 9:03on the balcony, have a wine, enjoy the
230. 9:06view, but it's been very cleverly
231. 9:08designed to to kind of yeah, reduce the
232. 9:12temperature. Um, and it's like an oasis
233. 9:14in in a bustling kind of city, too. But
234. 9:17the closest area is Orchard Road. So,
235. 9:19it's a great way to then head down to
236. 9:20Orchard Road to go and do some shopping.
237. 9:23Um, but one of the best parts of this,
238. 9:25of course, is the swimming pool. So,
239. 9:27it's got this gorgeous rooftop swimming
240. 9:29pool. Uh, and yeah, please go and check
241. 9:31this one out. They love entertaining
242. 9:33travel agents from Australia and New
243. 9:35Zealand. Another favorite is the
244. 9:37Mandrean Singapore in Duxton. Now, what
245. 9:41they've done here is this is part of
246. 9:43Chinatown or in Chinatown area, which is
247. 9:45very much the old traditional styles um
248. 9:48of shopouses, but they've actually kept
249. 9:50a facade to make it blend into the old
250. 9:54Singapore. Um, so you got this beautiful
251. 9:56new kind of building up the top, but
252. 9:57you've got the old facade and shopouses
253. 9:59at the bottom. It's 302 guest rooms. Um,
254. 10:02and they've also got shophouse suite, so
255. 10:04do feel like you're actually staying in
256. 10:06a shop house. Um, this incredible,
257. 10:08again, infinity rooftop pool, which
258. 10:10gives you beautiful views of the old and
259. 10:12new Singapore. Uh, and more importantly,
260. 10:14they've got their own nightclub in the
261. 10:16bar uh in the in the hotel.
262. 10:21All right, a couple of highlights.
263. 10:23You've got the beautiful Raffle Sentosa
264. 10:25Singapore. This is an allnew and a first
265. 10:28all villa hotel featuring 62
266. 10:31contemporary villas each with its own
267. 10:34private pool, terrace, garden, tropical
268. 10:37garden, and you get your own butler,
269. 10:39too.
270. 10:40Another one I want to highlight is 21
271. 10:42Carpenter. Now, this is where historical
272. 10:44Chinatown meets vibrant Kark Key. Now
273. 10:48this place they and I'll just want to
274. 10:51highlight here you can see in the
275. 10:52picture there's a bit of the old part at
276. 10:54the bottom and then they've created the
277. 10:55new building at the top when they were
278. 10:57doing some excavation and this is a
279. 10:59heritage listed list listed building
280. 11:00they actually discovered some letters uh
281. 11:04dating back to the early 20th century
282. 11:07and they've kept these letters and
283. 11:09they've actually plked or put them into
284. 11:11a plaque and put them on the roof in the
285. 11:14hotel and these I love letters uh and
286. 11:17some will is saying like, you know, the
287. 11:19moon is bright. Um, I look forward to
288. 11:21seeing you tonight. So, very, very
289. 11:24lovely messages um from the clans. But
290. 11:26yeah, definitely worth a little visit.
291. 11:28And then the brand new Mandai Rainforest
292. 11:31Resort by Bunan Tree. And I'm saying
293. 11:33brand new because every time I'm there,
294. 11:35it just shines so bright. Now, this
295. 11:38property is located at Mundai, which is
296. 11:40where the zoo is. So for families or
297. 11:43anyone who's very much into the
298. 11:45wildlife, then I'd recommend staying at
299. 11:48least two nights here. And the reason
300. 11:50being is is that you've got five
301. 11:52zoological parks uh to explore and uh
302. 11:56like even two days, you won't get
303. 11:57through it all, but uh at least it gives
304. 11:59you that ample time.
305. 12:03All right,
306. 12:04food, which is what we love. Now I'm
307. 12:08going to highlight a couple here. So
308. 12:09we've got synthesis. Synthesis is this
309. 12:11beautiful traditional
310. 12:13um well let me take you back. This young
311. 12:16guy loves the traditional Chinese
312. 12:19medicine. So when he was a kid his
313. 12:20parents used to take him to this ch
314. 12:22traditional Chinese medicine shop and
315. 12:24every time he was sick they made this
316. 12:26concoction and off you know he was
317. 12:27feeling better. So what he was like when
318. 12:29he was older he's like well you know
319. 12:30what I could actually incorporate some
320. 12:32of the traditional Chinese medicine into
321. 12:34food and drink. Um, and those who may
322. 12:36have seen this presentation before, it's
323. 12:38always about healthy drinking in
324. 12:39Singapore. So, why not have a cocktail
325. 12:42and feel good at the end? So, Synthesis
326. 12:45is a modern Asian fusion bar and
327. 12:47restaurant, but it's a hidden place, so
328. 12:50you do need to ask around to find out
329. 12:52where it is. Um, but I can tell you it's
330. 12:54at Sante City for those. Great for
331. 12:56families for lunch and early dinner. Um,
332. 13:00but yeah, it's got a really vibrant,
333. 13:02energetic life.
334. 13:05Speaking about speak easys, um only
335. 13:08recently learning about this one. Uh so
336. 13:10this is Mad DM. So Mad DM takes you back
337. 13:13to the 80s and '9s. And again, it's a
338. 13:16bit of a hidden place. So it looks like
339. 13:18a traditional candy store shop front. Um
340. 13:21and you can find things from the 80s and
341. 13:2390s there, which is pretty cool for
342. 13:25nostalgic value. Uh then you go through
343. 13:27this hidden door and yeah there's
344. 13:29cocktails, beautiful snacks, bars.
345. 13:32Um and yeah, it's like going back in
346. 13:34time.
347. 13:36Okay, now this is a new one I tried. Uh
348. 13:40Kotua, it's a Michelin rated Indian
349. 13:44restaurant. Now all I could tell you is
350. 13:48this. I was blown away not only just by
351. 13:50the flavors that burst in your mouth but
352. 13:53literally the environment, the service,
353. 13:56the food. Now this is located this new
354. 13:58area called New Baru. Now what Singapore
355. 14:01did, they converted this old schoolhouse
356. 14:04into restaurants, bars, but also an
357. 14:07educational precinct. So you can learn
358. 14:08about coffee or you could make leather
359. 14:10goods. Um, and it really just comes to
360. 14:13life at night. It's probably about 15
361. 14:16minutes um in a Grab or in a taxi um
362. 14:20from probably I'm going to say
363. 14:21Chinatown. So, very convenient location,
364. 14:24but um put this on the list cuz I don't
365. 14:26think many people know or have heard of
366. 14:28this before.
367. 14:32Okay, Mr. Bucket Chocolate Tea. One of
368. 14:35our favorites and top selling
369. 14:37attractions. So, Mr. Bucket, uh again,
370. 14:40it's just these young guys are like, I'm
371. 14:42in love with chocolate. I want to travel
372. 14:44the world, learn all about chocolate and
373. 14:46learn about how you can bring chocolate
374. 14:48and make it sustainable. So he was a big
375. 14:51fan of Charlie in the chocolate factory
376. 14:52for obvious reasons, Mr. Bucket
377. 14:54Chocolier. And this has become a
378. 14:56destination in itself. So you learn
379. 14:58about chocolate, you get to make
380. 14:59chocolate, and you get to eat chocolate.
381. 15:02Who doesn't love chocolate?
382. 15:05So once you've kind of filled your
383. 15:07stomach with some chocolate, I highly
384. 15:09recommend going just around the corner
385. 15:12um and you've got Museum of Ice Cream.
386. 15:15Now this is a 14, let's just say
387. 15:17separate installations where each
388. 15:19installation has unlimited ice cream for
389. 15:22you to have. Great for families, great
390. 15:25for kids, but more importantly, it's
391. 15:26great for adults to become kids. You got
392. 15:28full permission to run around like a mad
393. 15:30child. So good luck. All right. Um, we
394. 15:33got the Sky Helix on Sentosa, which is
395. 15:36Singapore's first open air panoramic
396. 15:38attraction. And you've also got the
397. 15:39Slingshot at Clark Key, which is really
398. 15:41cool.
399. 15:44So,
400. 15:46the Palawan at Sentosa. So, this opened
401. 15:48last year. The Palawan is a 10,000
402. 15:52square hectare uh, let's just say
403. 15:54entertainment precinct to say the least.
404. 15:57Uh, and yeah, it covers so much now to
405. 16:00do on Singapore. There's beach bars for
406. 16:04adults only for kids as well. Um, not
407. 16:07kids only of course, but you know, for
408. 16:09kids and family. Uh, you've got
409. 16:11beautiful restaurants and you've got
410. 16:12some major attractions which I'm going
411. 16:14to cover through now.
412. 16:17So, Hydra Dash, this is pretty cool for
413. 16:20kids, but surprisingly there's more
414. 16:22adults that are doing this than anything
415. 16:23else. And you do spend more time in the
416. 16:25water than actually on the obstacle
417. 16:26course, but it's so much fun. We've got
418. 16:29Ultra Golf, which is an 18hole beachside
419. 16:31course with two T positions. Again,
420. 16:33great for like hens, barks, families,
421. 16:36all that kind of stuff. Then we've also
422. 16:38got the Palaman food trucks, too, which
423. 16:40brings a whole bunch of authentic
424. 16:42flavors from Singapore and the world.
425. 16:46Okay, now this is incredible. This is a
426. 16:50first for Asia. This is Hyperdrive. It's
427. 16:52a three-level indoor go-kart racing
428. 16:55track. But more importantly is it
429. 16:58becomes the game of carts. Now, if those
430. 17:01who may know what game of carts are,
431. 17:03basically things light up in front of
432. 17:04you. You can drive through the hologram,
433. 17:07which powers you up or gives you the
434. 17:09opportunity to slow down your opponent.
435. 17:11So then you can actually, it's really
436. 17:13interactive. Um, all participants must
437. 17:16be at least 9 years old and 130 cm tall.
438. 17:19But the good news is they've actually
439. 17:21got tandem carts as well, so adults can
440. 17:24actually take their kids. How cool is
441. 17:26that?
442. 17:30Okay, Splash Tribe. Perfect for
443. 17:34families. Plus 12 is an adult
444. 17:38uh club on the beach. It has separate
445. 17:41levels which some have their own plunge
446. 17:43pool. Um, surprisingly some DJs from
447. 17:45around the world will just rock up and
448. 17:47do a set, which is pretty cool. you do
449. 17:49need to pre-book because we're competing
450. 17:51with the rest of the world. Uh so I
451. 17:53highly recommend pre-booking a cabana.
452. 17:55Um if you got 10 people, it becomes very
453. 17:57cost effective as well. Uh but
454. 17:59definitely check that one out. Oh, it's
455. 18:01great food too and cocktails.
456. 18:04Now, Sensory Escape opened up in March
457. 18:08um last year with Sensory Escape. this
458. 18:11they've created this augmented kind of
459. 18:13reality lighting and audio visual kind
460. 18:15of effect that happens at nighttime and
461. 18:17they've got separate show different
462. 18:18shows but if you can kind of take the
463. 18:21word center escape they've got five
464. 18:23zones which literally attract each of
465. 18:25our senses this passageway connects uh
466. 18:29the um the cable car basically from
467. 18:32Sentosa
468. 18:34all the way down to the palawan
469. 18:39all right any Harry Potter fans Please
470. 18:41send me a message. Put her hands up. I
471. 18:43want to know.
472. 18:46Jacqueline, I see you. Anyone else?
473. 18:48Please.
474. 18:49All right. Because this is not going to
475. 18:50be there for much longer. We've just
476. 18:52heard it's been extended till this
477. 18:54September. Yep. Good. Love the hands up.
478. 18:56Thank you, everyone.
479. 18:58Now, any Harry Potter fans, this is
480. 19:01incredible. This is again a first.
481. 19:03There's nothing like it. Uh there is
482. 19:05something similar um in Europe, but
483. 19:08again they've gone to another level
484. 19:10here. But uh it's a self-guided journey.
485. 19:13You actually get given a physical wand
486. 19:15that you can use to do spells uh and
487. 19:18things do happen. And I've put there my
488. 19:20own picture of the chamber of secrets
489. 19:23where the door opens and yeah, it's
490. 19:26pretty magical. Uh they've done a great
491. 19:28great job here and it incorporates Yeah.
492. 19:31the visions of magic. It's yeah, it just
493. 19:33takes you into the movie scenes. So, I
494. 19:35highly recommend doing this.
495. 19:39All right, what's new in 2026?
496. 19:42So, bear with me. Um, a lot has changed.
497. 19:46So, Rainforest Wild Adventure. So, we're
498. 19:49excited to announce the opening of
499. 19:51Rainforest Wild Adventure, the newest
500. 19:54expansion to the Monday Wildlife
501. 19:56Reserve. So, from the 20th of May, so
502. 19:59it's only just happened, they've opened
503. 20:00this new area, this new park. They've
504. 20:03extended Rainforest Wild Asia, um, and
505. 20:08they've integrated it with the
506. 20:09Rainforest Wild Adventure. So, there's
507. 20:11an east zone and a west zone now. Now,
508. 20:14what makes this really unique and
509. 20:16different, it's the first of its kind of
510. 20:18an adventure zoo park. So you can rock
511. 20:22climb, you can abs sail, you can go
512. 20:24trekking, there's all these things that
513. 20:27you can do and there's animals around
514. 20:30you. So it's pretty cool there. Like
515. 20:33they've again something I've never seen
516. 20:35before, but um I highly recommend
517. 20:37checking this one out. Then the new
518. 20:40Singapore Oceanarium. So this is three
519. 20:42times larger than the SEA aquarium that
520. 20:44was there. Now, if you've been to SEA
521. 20:47Aquarium, I would highly recommend
522. 20:49checking the Singapore Ocean Arearium
523. 20:51because they've got this installation
524. 20:54that actually brings back to life marine
525. 20:57animals that inhabited our oceans from
526. 21:00centuries ago, which is just incredible.
527. 21:02So, you do feel like you've actually
528. 21:04stepped back in time. Now, not only
529. 21:06that, they've got this interactive zone
530. 21:08where there's prawns. You put your hands
531. 21:10in water and the prawns actually clean
532. 21:12your fingernails.
533. 21:15That's their job. That's what they love
534. 21:16doing. Um, they've got this incredible
535. 21:19conservation elements both at the zoo
536. 21:21and oceanarium which I do recommend
537. 21:24learning about. Uh, because the rest of
538. 21:26the world are looking at how Singapore
539. 21:28do this to look after the marine and
540. 21:30animals and it's just incredible. So,
541. 21:32yeah, I'd love this part. Oh, and
542. 21:36Universal Studios Singapore opened up
543. 21:37Minion Land which is very, very awesome
544. 21:39for the kids. But more importantly,
545. 21:42Nintendo World is being built, which is
546. 21:45going to be an absolute gamecher for
547. 21:47Singapore. So, keep an eye of those
548. 21:50opening dates.
549. 21:52New properties that have opened is the
550. 21:54new Met Singapore. Now, this is a
551. 21:56one-of-a-kind and truly an exceptional
552. 21:58property. It's located in the heart of
553. 22:00Singapore's Fort Kenning Park. So, you
554. 22:04are literally surrounded by greenery.
555. 22:05feels like you're I don't know, you
556. 22:08you've just been transported as well
557. 22:10back in time and into Lush Forest. The
558. 22:12hotel is very boutique. Uh 84 rooms and
559. 22:15suites and it's only minutes from
560. 22:17Orchard Road. Guests have a choice of
561. 22:20five restaurants and bars. They do this
562. 22:22incredible apparel spritz evening with
563. 22:25pizza for like 50 S dollars, which is
564. 22:27incredible. Um so again this is one to
565. 22:31put on your books and if you are heading
566. 22:33there they do help show agents the
567. 22:37property. Um another beautiful property
568. 22:40is the Varrell. So this is a tribute
569. 22:43portfolio hotel by Marriott. The new
570. 22:45Varel is located close to Singapore's
571. 22:47Brush Basar District which is the arts
572. 22:49and culture educational entertainment
573. 22:52area. um very much uh just a kind of
574. 22:56like a good hub of a spot to actually
575. 22:58get to where you want to go to.
576. 23:01Now, one of my favorites is Mama Shelter
577. 23:04Singapore. And I'll tell you why this is
578. 23:06one of my favorites. They have happy
579. 23:09hour, which runs from 8:00 a.m. all the
580. 23:12way through 900 p.m.
581. 23:15And I'll just repeat that. Happy Hour
582. 23:17runs from 8:00 a.m. all the way through
583. 23:209:00 p.m. Now, if you can see from this
584. 23:22picture, this is a picture that I took.
585. 23:24This whole place comes to life. So, I
586. 23:26was there at midday and it was packed.
587. 23:29Then they have live bands,
588. 23:32then there's singing and yeah, it's just
589. 23:35like I I don't know. I've never seen
590. 23:36this kind of style in Singapore, but um
591. 23:38I didn't even see the rooms because I
592. 23:40just stayed downstairs. It was just so
593. 23:41much happening with food, wine. Yeah, it
594. 23:43was great fun. But go and check this one
595. 23:45out.
596. 23:48Now, if you're staying at Mandai, then
597. 23:50there's two brand new uh let's just say
598. 23:54uh enhanced attractions that's happened.
599. 23:56We've got Explorer. So, Explorer is this
600. 23:59exciting uh digital multimedia
601. 24:03attraction. It's only opened on the 3rd
602. 24:06of March and it spans this impressive
603. 24:0910,000 square meter next generation
604. 24:12edutainment experience. So, what that
605. 24:15means is they've got five different
606. 24:16zones or let's just say they call them
607. 24:18realms. So, you got the realm of the
608. 24:20giants. Um you have um it's a micro
609. 24:24world. There's all these different
610. 24:25realms. Now, you go in and it's a whole
611. 24:27LED globe kind of let's just say
612. 24:30experience. Uh, I did only one and it
613. 24:33took about 45 minutes and we were
614. 24:35transported back to the prehistoric time
615. 24:38and you are completely 360 immersed and
616. 24:42yeah, I've again something I've never
617. 24:44seen. It's the latest of technology. Uh,
618. 24:47you don't have to wear goggles or
619. 24:48anything like that. And yeah, please put
620. 24:51this one on. The other one is Minecraft.
621. 24:53So Minecraft's only there for a short
622. 24:55period of time until the 13th of
623. 24:57September. It's got it's about 55 60
624. 25:01minutes as an attraction, but it's a
625. 25:03very much uh an action-packed
626. 25:06attraction. So, you are definitely
627. 25:07working to get through the zones and
628. 25:09each zone has its own uh let's just say
629. 25:13mark to achieve uh and you can actually
630. 25:16work with friends and family at the same
631. 25:17time.
632. 25:20All right,
633. 25:22so that's kind of the latest at the
634. 25:23moment that I can share. There's still
635. 25:25much more to come uh towards the mid to
636. 25:27end the year. Now, those who are
637. 25:29transiting through Singapore, travelers
638. 25:31can experience a free Singapore tour. We
639. 25:33still have this available. Um so,
640. 25:35eligible travelers must transit between
641. 25:375 and 1 half hours to 24 hours and
642. 25:39adhere to all entry requirements. Okay.
643. 25:45We've also got the free bike rental
644. 25:46transit pass uh transit uh experience.
645. 25:49All passengers with the layover at
646. 25:51Changi airport are eligible for a free
647. 25:532-hour bicycle ride. Uh so simply make
648. 25:56the booking through uh the Changi play
649. 25:58pass or through the Changi app. It's
650. 26:00very very easy to do.
651. 26:05We offer a lot of tools for agents into
652. 26:07the trade. We've got our website uh as I
653. 26:10mentioned the my eco mobile app which is
654. 26:12must be downloaded for all or please
655. 26:14download it for all visitors uh cuz it's
656. 26:16easy to complete the form. We got our
657. 26:18social media channels, Facebook and
658. 26:20Instagram, and we've also got our
659. 26:22YouTube channel, which we've got all the
660. 26:23latest videos and updates, too.
661. 26:30Ladies and gentlemen, Aussies and Kiwis,
662. 26:32I just want to thank you for the
663. 26:33opportunity to present um this update.
664. 26:35We look forward to welcoming you in
665. 26:37Singapore. Uh now, it's time for some
666. 26:40Q&A. Jacqueline, over to you.
667. 26:43>> Oh my goodness, what an update. And I
668. 26:46think you are right, Anthony, when you
669. 26:47say even if people have been to
670. 26:48Singapore a year ago or two years ago or
671. 26:50a few years ago, there is so much new
672. 26:52and exciting that's happening that it is
673. 26:54always worth a visit. For sure.
674. 26:57>> I reckon that rainforest um wild
675. 26:58adventure has my name all over it.
676. 27:01[laughter]
677. 27:01>> That looks like a lot of fun and
678. 27:03educational. And actually the one where
679. 27:05you said edutainment, that is a word
680. 27:07that I have not heard before, but I
681. 27:10>> I feel like something that is great,
682. 27:12right? It's fun, but you're learning
683. 27:13something at the same time. We were
684. 27:15blown away. I'm not kidding you. You're
685. 27:17in this room and it's like I It's so
686. 27:20hard to explain, but think of it like a
687. 27:22circular ride and you're standing there
688. 27:24and the ride lifts you up and then
689. 27:26you're completely surrounded by these
690. 27:28screens. Now, it's not overwhelming at
691. 27:30all, but it's overwhelming to see the
692. 27:31visuals coming to life and it feels like
693. 27:33you're right there in this timeline. And
694. 27:35I only did one of the worlds, so I can't
695. 27:37wait to go back and do the rest.
696. 27:38>> Well, then see, there you go. There's
697. 27:39the excuse. You have to go back. And um
698. 27:42and I can see um that the the adventure
699. 27:44park that was out on the water where
700. 27:46you're like, "Oh, it's, you know, we see
701. 27:47more adults than kids." That's because
702. 27:48parents get very competitive. [laughter]
703. 27:51>> You'd be surprised.
704. 27:53>> I can imagine.
705. 27:55>> Um all right. I'm just going to click
706. 27:56over just into the Q&A in case we had
707. 27:58anything there. But otherwise, folks,
708. 27:59you're welcome to put anything in the
709. 28:00chat or take yourself off mute if you do
710. 28:03have a question. I don't think we've got
711. 28:04anything over in the Q&A. Um, otherwise
712. 28:07we take this as this was a fantastic
713. 28:09update that you've answered everybody's
714. 28:11questions and blown everyone away
715. 28:12[laughter] with how much new and
716. 28:14exciting things there are on the horizon
717. 28:16for um, our little neighboring
718. 28:18Singapore. Always worthwhile for a
719. 28:20stopover as well, I think. Uh, going to
720. 28:22and from Europe. Um, stop in there for a
721. 28:25couple of days, give yourself some
722. 28:27breathing space. Uh, go hungry because
723. 28:29uh, you will absolutely fill yourself to
724. 28:31the brim with a veritable buffet of
725. 28:34>> delightful options. Amazing. [laughter]
726. 28:37[gasps]
727. 28:38Okay. Well, we don't have any other
728. 28:39questions here, so we might wrap this up
729. 28:40here. Anthony, thank you as always for
730. 28:42your time. We really appreciate it on
731. 28:44behalf of our networks. U we love
732. 28:46working with the Singapore Tourism
733. 28:47Board. Oh, Andrea, last time I was
734. 28:49there, I was impressed at how
735. 28:50sophisticated it has become. I think
736. 28:52that is a good word for Singapore.
737. 28:55>> Yeah, very so. Yep. Uh just hold tight
738. 28:58because there's so much more happening.
739. 29:00Uh they're just they plan 50 plus years
740. 29:03ahead. like they're very forward
741. 29:05thinkers uh and the technology like
742. 29:07there's so many great stories uh that I
743. 29:09could share with you. So yeah, I love
744. 29:11it.
745. 29:11>> We will watch that space. Michelle says
746. 29:13she'll be there in six weeks time. Oh
747. 29:14well Michelle, this was a perfectly
748. 29:16timed webinar for you then. Hopefully
749. 29:18you've taken lots of notes um for all of
750. 29:20the new things that you'll be able to
751. 29:22experience while they're there. And
752. 29:23anybody else hopefully this will inspire
753. 29:25you now to book yourself a trip there
754. 29:26and go and check out what's changed.
755. 29:28[laughter]
756. 29:29>> All right, fantastic.
757. 29:30>> We will wrap this up here. Thank you
758. 29:32again, Anthony. We really appreciate
759. 29:33your time for this wonderful update from
760. 29:35our team. Um we will wrap this here and
761. 29:37we will say thank you very much for
762. 29:39joining us and we will see you again in
763. 29:41the future. Have a great rest of your
764. 29:42day.
765. 29:42>> Thanks everyone.
766. 29:44See you all. See you in Singapore. Bye
767. 29:47>> bye.
768. 29:48>> Bye.