Resort worlds expecting 13m visitors

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RWS expects 13m visitors

RESORTS World Sentosa, the Genting Group's latest and largest family destination in Singapore, expects 13 million visitors in its first year of operations.

The resort, spanning over 49 hectares on Sentosa Island, is built at a cost S$6.45 billion, and is Genting Group's most expensive, most exquisite and ambitious project.

Scheduled to open soon, Resorts World Sentosa will be home to Southeast Asia's first and only Universal Studios theme park, six luxury hotels, marine life park and a casino, among others. The Festive Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Crockfords Tower and Hotel Michael opened to the public on Jan 20.

Visitors to Universal Studios alone is expected at 4.5 million per year, said RWS Assistant Director Communications Robin Goh to Malaysian reporters on a familiarisation trip to the resort recently.

The first weekend opening to the public saw the resort commanding more than 90 per cent hotel occupancy, mostly local guests. Mr Goh said the resort expected more foreign visitors when Universal Studios and the casino opens.

'Preparation work is almost done at Universal Studios and the park?s operation team are gearing up for the opening. We have not got the casino licence yet and are working closely with the authorities to obtain all necessary licences,' said Mr Goh. 'The date depends on certain factors as safety is our number one priority.' -- BERNAMA

 

[Ramseth]

13 million vistors? Mmm... More humanactivity than radioactivity if build a nuclear plant there instead. Everybody shits one per day and pees twice a day is surely more poisonous wastes to dispose than even whatever nuclear reactor manages.

 

[Brightkid]

13 million visitors !!

Now 5 million people clamp into about 700 sq km of land already kpkb.

Imagine 13 million of tourists over those few high-tourist months......heaven also cannot tahan the complaints.

 

[Glaringly]

If we take 13 million excluding visitors to RWS. We are talking about half the national stadium capacity, 35,000 visitors to cross into Sentosa daily?!

Hmm... I wonder how many traffic lanes leading to Sentosa, and how big is the casino?

 

[Ramseth]

What I understand is, without more than 10 million cash-spending visitors per year, they go into cash flow "deficit" and "negative" bottomline on balance sheet.

 

[Sperminator]

13 million vistors? Mmm... More humanactivity than radioactivity if build a nuclear plant there instead. Everybody shits one per day and pees twice a day is surely more poisonous wastes to dispose than even whatever nuclear reactor manages.

At least these shit, human wastes could be converted into Fertilizers, and it's not RADIOACTIVE.

Human Wastes are known to be able to be converted into useful METHANE CH4 Gases.

So, with 13 Million people's shit, the government could actually profit from the shit by selling fertilizers, and also converting shit to Methane... haha

 

[Sperminator]

13 million visitors !!

Now 5 million people clamp into about 700 sq km of land already kpkb.

Imagine 13 million of tourists over those few high-tourist months......heaven also cannot tahan the complaints.

There are quite alot of HOTELS in Singapore right?

Ranging from no star to 5 star... so, I don't think accomodations is a problem.

And SINGAPORE is really dependent on TOURISM to rev up the revenues...

SINGAPORE is well positioned for shopping, some sight seeing, some entertainment in Sentosa, and some parts of Singapore Main Land...

And also a good place to Deposit $$$ at the financial hub, as confidence of SGP banks are there....

13 Million Tourist, KUDOS to that!

But the funny thing is why didn't they consider building a DISNEY LAND in Sentosa rather than choosing Universal Studios?

I like Disney better than Universal.... and perhaps we could snatch some business from Japan, China, Hong Kong, and siphoning all the South East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia clients to visit :P

 

[Highfalutin]

The last time I was in Sentosa, the road network was all single lane each way. Had they widened them to accommodate the increased infrastructure?

 

[Unrepented]

What is the definition of "visitors"? Repeated visits counted or not?

What is the definition of "visits"?

Given one hundred thousand sinkie gamblers, each one repeatedly visit casino ten times in a year counted as one million visits to RWS or not?

Before anyone comment or draw conclusions, can answer the above questions on the definitions first?

RWS expects 13m visitors

RESORTS World Sentosa, the Genting Group's latest and largest family destination in Singapore, expects 13 million visitors in its first year of operations.

The resort, spanning over 49 hectares on Sentosa Island, is built at a cost S$6.45 billion, and is Genting Group's most expensive, most exquisite and ambitious project.

Scheduled to open soon, Resorts World Sentosa will be home to Southeast Asia's first and only Universal Studios theme park, six luxury hotels, marine life park and a casino, among others. The Festive Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Crockfords Tower and Hotel Michael opened to the public on Jan 20.

Visitors to Universal Studios alone is expected at 4.5 million per year, said RWS Assistant Director Communications Robin Goh to Malaysian reporters on a familiarisation trip to the resort recently.

The first weekend opening to the public saw the resort commanding more than 90 per cent hotel occupancy, mostly local guests. Mr Goh said the resort expected more foreign visitors when Universal Studios and the casino opens.

'Preparation work is almost done at Universal Studios and the park?s operation team are gearing up for the opening. We have not got the casino licence yet and are working closely with the authorities to obtain all necessary licences,' said Mr Goh. 'The date depends on certain factors as safety is our number one priority.' -- BERNAMA

 

[Glaringly]

The last time I was in Sentosa, the road network was all single lane each way. Had they widened them to accommodate the increased infrastructure?

A la FT policy?

Don't bother to plan for infrastructure increase until shits hit the fan.

But this time the projected figures are dream out.

 

[dysentry]

When HRC hotel opened recently, there were LTA officers standing at the junction, monitoring the traffic.

This is promising, the traffic along Keppel Rd was smooth that day. You can be sure someone will be eyeballing those cameras all day.

Also, changes have been made to Harbourfront MRT farecard gates.

But still think that forecasting for 30k visitors a day is crazy.

 

[Highfalutin]

A la FT policy?

Don't bother to plan for infrastructure increase until shits hit the fan.

But this time the projected figures are dream out.

You had not been there for many moons too? I had been wondering for sometime what are they going to do about the increased traffic with homes, hotels, resorts and what not. Sentosa is not that big and to widen the roads means tearing down some pre war colonial buildings not to mention some of the established attractions. Maybe they are going to build a string of ERP gantries to solve the traffic problems.

 

[commoner]

People already regretted buying sentosa cove properties already,,,,,

imagine coming and going to work everyday jam,,,,, and with tourists?

 

[Unrepented]

Got special lane for residence, just like immigration at airport. But just like airport, how to prevent abuse

People already regretted buying sentosa cove properties already,,,,,

imagine coming and going to work everyday jam,,,,, and with tourists?

 

[commoner]

today shitty times,,,, 2009 6.3million visitors to sentosa..... 13 million to RWS? how many million visitors to sentosa? 3X?

 

[Ah Guan]

They are also counting the 10 million visitors who will turn up and gamble with kim-chuah during lunar 7th month

 

[wonerman]

13 Million A Year for Resorts World? Sounds more like Dream World for them

 

[cooleo]

Expecting 13 million? Did they include the workers transiting to and fro daily?!

To quote Dr Yakult "once in 50 years....maybe"!

 

[Highfalutin]

Who validates these given numbers? State secrets? OSA boundary markers in place?

 

[myo539]

Expecting 13 million? Did they include the workers transiting to and fro daily?!

How do workers transit daily to and fro Resort World Genting?
Go in the front door of the hotels and out through the back door?

Bottlenecks will surely happen at the entrance of Sentosa as walk-in visitors and vehicles queue to pay entrance fees - and for security check.