A tour/visit to Singapore

Discover the treasures of Singapore, from bustling streets with distinctive ethnic flavours, to thrilling theme parks with rides to set your heart racing and enjoyable bumboat cruises along the Singapore River.You will have a memorable stay in the vibrant, sunny tropical island where Asian tradition and culture exist harmoniously along side seek modernity. So, have fun in Singapore.
Travellers' Tips…… It's always good to be prepared.
Climate: Tropical, hot and humid. Temperatures average 23°C - 30°C with heavy rainfall from November to January.
Clothing: Smart casual and light. Jacket and dress may be required at more formal restaurants and nightspots. Do call up beforehand to verify.
Custom: Duty-free for 1 liter of liquor, wine and beer for visitors aged 18 years and above who arrive from a country other than Malaysia. There are no concessions on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Prohibited items include explosives, firearms, pornographic material and controlled drugs. Drug trafficking carries a mandatory death penalty.
Language: Mandarin, Malay and Tamil, with English as the lingua franca.
Smoking: Smoking is prohibited in public areas, e.g. lifts, theatres, cinemas, air-conditioned restaurants and shopping malls, government offices and on public transport.It is permission able at pubs, discos and lounges.
Tipping: Tipping is prohibited at the airport and discourages at hotels and restaurants where there is a 10% service tax.
IDD calls: International Direct Dialing is available at the General Post Office, Comcenter stores and Singapore Telecom service charge.
Places to Visit:
SentosaVisit the famous Sentosa, Resort Island with theme parks and attractions to provide an amazing multi-sensory experience for all the family!
Little India
A fascinating haven all things Indian, from aromatic spicies to delicate woven sarees. China Town
Old shophouses, temples and traditional trades.
Arab Street
An affable Muslim cultural niche with the impressive Sultan Mosque and stores offering caneware, textiles and batik.
Clark Quay
Singapore's first riverside festival village with shops, pubs, alfresco restaurants, Disney-style adventure rides and pushcarts selling gifts.
Boat Quay
A popular haunt beside the historic Singapore River with a wide range of pubs and restaurants located within restored buildings from early 19th century.
Things To Do
There is so much to do in Singapore.
Staying in Singapore
Singapore has a wide range of hotels. The most famous ones are at the Orchard Road like: Ana, Boulevard, CrownPrince, Four Seasons, Garden, Hilton, Hyatt, Le Meridien, Mandarin, Orchard, Phoenix, Shereton Towers, Singapore Marriott and so on…
Event Highlights:
Christmas Light-Up (Orchard Road)
Nov 17 to 5 Jan 2001
Orchard Road glitters with surprises, revelry and joyful festive performances this Christmas. Stroll along the stretch of road and be mesmerised by the thousands of surrounding fairy lights and complimentary decorations. Facades of shopping malls and hotels are also "dressed to the nines" to compete for the "Best Decorated Building by the river. Snoopy's Birthday Celebration Show
(Singapore Expo) 8 Dec - 17 Dec
The largest Peanuts Exhibition-cum-carnival in the world with a range of memorabilia never before seen Asia. All in all, thisd one event that's anything but, well, peanuts! Taipan Circus (The Park at Bugis Junction)
16 Dec - 11 Feb
Be thrilled by Taipan, the Modern Art Circus. From Switzerland, this show is an exciting mix of classic and modern human circus acts.
Count down to 2001 (Suntec/Sentosa)
31 December
Have a refreshing countdown experience at Suntec City's "Fountain of Wealth" on New Year's Eve; or head south to Sentosa for a sensational countdown party! Whichever way you choose to spend you New Year's Eve, New Asia - Singapore offers you endless list of party options

UNWTO Tourism Highlights, Edition 2007

UNWTO Tourism Highlights presents a concise overview of international tourism in the world based on the results for the year 2006. The booklet offers statistics and analysis on international tourist arrivals, international tourism receipts, a summary of results by region, major regional destinations by arrivals and receipts, outbound tourism, generating regions as well as the ranking of top tourism destinations by arrivals and receipts, and the top spenders list. High resolution (6.92Mb) (English) (Español) (Français)Low resolution (630Kb) (English) (Español) (Français)
Translations into Spanish, French and Russian will be added shortly.

World Tourism

Climate Change is a universal challenge
The tourism community has agreed to respond
Climate response must integrate poverty solutions The conference “Tourism – Responding to Climate and Poverty Imperatives”, held in the context of ITB 2008, focused on tourism’s role in the global climate response in solidarity with other sectors. As one of the principle services exports in the world’s poorest and emerging countries, tourism has the potential to act effectively on the common cause of climate change response, linking it closely with the fight against poverty.
As the UN agency in charge of tourism, UNWTO is leading the positioning of the sector within the global efforts on climate response and poverty alleviation. UNWTO’s approach matches the road map laid out by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the broader UN System Agenda.The Davos Declaration Process promoted by UNWTO “urges action by the entire tourism sector to face climate change as one of the greatest challenges to sustainable development, and to the UN Millennium Development Goals in the 21st Century.”“Climate change response and poverty alleviation are complementary goals. All tourism stakeholders will very soon support concrete consensus measures to address these challenges. Our focus on climate change and the broader development agenda coincides with the active support of the UN Millennium Development Goals”, UNWTO Assistant Secretary-General Geoffrey Lipman.This is the message presented by UNWTO during the thematic debate ‘Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work’, held in February at UN Headquarters in New York. UNWTO will mobilize its more than 150 Member States and its Affiliate Members in the private and academic community, representing a network of thousands of stakeholders in the tourism family.

Underscoring the Social and Economic Value of Tourism

The Committees on Ethics and on Statistics met at UNWTO Headquarters, from the 13th to the 14th March, underscoring the importance of responsible tourism and the measurement of the economic impact of the sector.
The Members of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics underscored the importance of highlighting the significance of promoting values that form the foundation of sound, responsible and sustainable tourism, while avoiding potential damages of “opportunistic and unguided forms of tourism”.
David de Villiers, former UNWTO Deputy Secretary-General and newly elected President of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics said, “The Global Code of Ethics for Tourism is designed to help the industry achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals. It is a practical framework to maximize the positive cultural economic and humanizing potential of tourism”.
At the same time the ninth meeting of the Committee on Statistics and the Tourism Satellite Account was held. The Committee confirmed the Presidency of Mr. Eduardo Pereira Nunes, President of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. It also focused on how to enhance the accurate measurement of tourism’s contribution to economic growth and employment so as to reinforce the potential of the sector as a catalyst of change and innovation; as well as sustainable development and poverty reduction.