The auspicious 3.18pm marks the opening ceremony of the Marina Bay Sand(MBS) on Tuesday, April 27.
It was well worth the wait for the MBS opening after much anticipation .
In the first 24hours operation, more than 36,000 visitors thronged Marina Bay Sands.
In contrast, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) saw 35,000 visitors to its casino alone on the first two days of operation after it opened on Feb 14.
MBS opened its first phase with 963 hotel rooms, 35 retail shops, some restaurants, the Sands Expo and Convention Center, the event plaza and the casino.
I believed MBS is successful as it has attracted more than 36,000 visitors in one day.
Furthermore, MBS is located in the town area therefore it is easy accessible for the visitors & businessman as compare to RWS .
Being situated in the most strategic location, MBS has the full spectacular night view of Singapore. Example; Singapore Flyer , Marina Barrage , Singapore Merlion & the Esplanade etc . Besides the night view of Singapore, the Sands SkyPark is an awe-inspiring engineering wonder. It is an absolute paradise in the sky , Sands SkyPark features idyllic landscaped garden that are home to the floras .
On contrary, RWS has the view of the attractions located within it.
Example; the Universal Studio,Festive walk, Maritime Xperiential Museum & etc.
Even though both MBS &RWS are in the entertainment industry, I believed that MBS would be more competitive than RWS. As MBS provide more facilities and choices for the businessmen to fully utilise & choose.
For example The Sands Expo and Convention Center . It handle any event, such as meetings, trade events and conventions.
MBS & RWS has its negative & positive effect on Singapore's economy.
The Intergrated Resorts(IR) has made Singapore as one of the tourist destination . Therefore, the more the tourist spend in Singapore , it helps to boost Singapore economy . Besides that , IRs help to attract more foreign investors into Singapore to invest . Hence, resulting in higher standard of living in Singapore. In addition , IRs does not only attracts more tourist but it also increases the number of jobs available for the Singaporeans.
IR do help to boost Singapore economy however it has its negative effect as well .
The Asian people see gaming as a form of entertainment and it is also a chinese passion for gambling. When Singaporeans get too addicted to gambling it can results to the increase of loanshark & bankruptcy etc.
In my opinion, I felt that Singapore government should take actions such as having campaigns to create awareness,educate the public and increase the entrance fees for the Singaporeans. As I believed the main purpose of the IRs are to attract more tourist to boost the economy.
In conclusion, I felt that MBS & RWS has its own unique attractions to attract and retain its customer.
Furthermore , both MBS & RWS are great "helpers" as they helped to boost and drive Singapore's tourism economy . However, it will also affect our economy as there will be a rise in family/social problems.
