Location: Singapore
3 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038983.
A view of Suntec city on the inside... As evident from the picture, there is a wide range of middle to high end products for the Singaporean, the Tourist, and the routine shopaholic.
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The biggest monument to Feng Shui in Singapore is Suntec City and its centerpiece – the Fountain of Wealth.
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With the fountain centre-piece and five modern monuments of architecture in the background that light up the night sky, it is no wonder that Suntec city is a must-go for tourists who come to Singapore, and the region.
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What is this place?
Suntec City is Singapore’s largest integrated commercial development and is the biggest monument to Feng Shui in Singapore.
Designed as a city within a city, Suntec City is a brilliant architectural manifestation of a ‘left-hand’ structure, fused with modern concepts and geomancy elements. Anchored by a world class convention centre that forms the wrist of the left hand, its five office buildings represent its fingers and thumb while the world's largest fountain, the Fountain of Wealth, stands majestically at the palm of the hand, symbolising the Chinese saying “to hold the wealth of the world in one’s hand.”
Singapore is a food paradise and it is no wonder why everyone comes to Suntec City Mall for more than just a good shopping feast. The Fountain Terrace and Sky Garden house more than 50 food and beverage outlets, showcasing a tantalising spread of international food fare. From local and Asian food to Middle Eastern and Swiss dining, Suntec City Mall satisfies the most discerning taste buds.
For a spectacular dining ambience amidst cascading waters from the Fountain of Wealth, a visit to The Fountain Terrace is a must where one gets to choose from a myriad of food courts, fast food outlets, cafes and restaurants offering the most delectable of cuisines.
Stretching a kilometre across its five office towers, Suntec City Mall is a major shopping hub with more 350 retail outlets and 70 food and beverage establishments, including Singapore’s largest hypermarket, Carrefour.
And with more than 200 events held annually, visitors can look forward to a one-stop integrated shopping and dining experience like no other.
Why do tourists visit Suntec?
- Convenience (everything from F&B outlets, convention halls, movie theatres to the biggest and most exclusive clothing lines of the fashion industry can be found here)
- Much raved about in brochures, booklets and tour groups
- Has activities for all age groups
- Great Location (within the CBD, or Central Business District, and a stone’s throw away from the luxury hotels hot spot zone such as the Raffles hotel, Singapore)
Sources of Information:
1) www.realdestination.com
2) www.suntecsingapore.com
3) www.streetdirectory.com
4) www.hungrygowhere.com
5) www.expedia.co.nz
By: Soh Sheng Mei (25), Shuba (23) 4R
What is this place?
Suntec City Mall is a shopping centre in Singapore, (3 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038983). Opened in 1995, it was the largest shopping centre in Singapore with 888,000 square feet (82,500 m2) of retail space with over 270 retail, dining and entertainment outlets, until the opening of VivoCity in 2006.
Where is this place?
Suntec City is located in Singapore, geographically located at latitude (1.2951 degrees) 1° 17' 42" North of the Equator and longitude (103.8576 degrees) 103° 51' 27" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore or JB.
why do tourists visit this place?
In 1997, the Fountain of Wealth was recognized as the "World's Largest Fountain" in the Guinness Book of Records. With this accolade, the Fountain of Wealth became a must-visit destination for all locals and overseas visitors to Singapore, to have an eye-opening experience of seeing the world’s largest fountain, coupled with a nightly laser light and sound performance. Suntec city also offers a wide range of product brands, ranging from local brands to internationally acclaimed brands, to the customers and visitors of the mall. Suntec City also provides the ‘DUCKtour’ and the ‘HIPPOtour’ which provides tourists with a sight-seeing tour around Singapore on land and in sea.
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What economic impacts has tourism had on the country?
After the completion of Suntec City, the tourism rate in Singapore has increased significantly. With more tourists visiting and patronizing Suntec City Mall, the economy has likewise greatly increased due to the increased input of customers which comprises mainly of tourists. Thus, the increase in tourist numbers visiting Suntec City has contributed to the positive economic impacts of the country with more tourists spending money in the shops of Suntec City. This has formed a interdependent relationship between the tourists and the malls in Singapore whereby the tourists depend on these malls for entertainment and leisure, to purchase items that are unavailable in their country. On the other hand, the livelihood of the shop owners and the mall owners likewise depend on the tourists who spend money in these malls.
How will tourists affect the services provided in the area?
Suntec City has experienced an increase in numbers of tourists. Therefore, in order to cater to the needs of the tourists, the mall has introduced a sight-seeing tour which will benefit the tourists in their understanding of the country. More customer services and information counters have also been set up in order to assist the tourists who might be unfamiliar with the mall and the layout. Direction signs have also been initiated in order to assist these tourists and the signs also come in different languages to overcome the possible language barrier between the tourist and the locals.
Suntec City Mall has won many awards for excellence in all aspects of real estate development 1999. Suntec has claimed other prizes, including the 1998 Tourism Award from the Singapore Tourism Board. Suntec City has also been featured on international television three times on The Amazing Race reality television show. Once on the US version Season 3 and twice on the Asian version in both Season 1 and Season 2
Done By: Gladys Ng (14) 4R
I think this is Shopping Tourism due to the many retail shops that are located within Suntec City Mall and because it's called a 'Mall'! It is also a form of Heritage tourism as there are services such as the hippotour and the ducktour which offers tours around singapore to teach the tourists more about Singapore.
ReplyDelete-Gladys Ng(14) & Joyce Lim(10) 4R
kat and wen thinks that this is shopping tourism as suntec city offers a wide variety of shops to shop from, and many are attracted to this place as they can easilty find what they need:) they even got cinemas! and tours too!
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