I-Singapore izithatha njengeyona ndawo iphambili yokhenketho ngenxa yenani elandayo lezinto ezinomtsalane ezifumanekayo kubakhenkethi. Kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo, ukhenketho lwaseSingapore luye lwazicacisa ngokuqhubekayo, lusongeza izinto ezintsha ezinomtsalane ezinje ngethiyetha ye-Esplanade, iimyuziyam ezintsha ezinje ngeMyuziyam yempucuko yaseAsia okanye iGalari yeSizwe yexesha elizayo, iFORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore Air Show, Singapore. Flyer, inguqu yeChinatown enentaphane yeendawo ezithengisa ukutya kwasebusuku kakhulu okanye ukulungiswa ngokupheleleyo kweOrchard Road enefacade ekhazimlayo kunye neevenkile ezinkulu.
Ngo-2010 no-2011, ukuvulwa kweSingapore iindawo zokuchithela iiholide ezimbini ezidityanisiweyo ezineendawo zokungcakaza -IResort Worlds eSentosa kunye neSoutheast Asia eyodwa Universal Studios kunye neSands Marina Bay- kufanele kunyuse ngakumbi isibheno saseSingapore kubakhenkethi bamazwe ngamazwe.
Ngokomgaqo wokhenketho, iBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseSingapore (STB) ijolise kwi-2005 iyonke ye-17 yezigidi zabahambi bamazwe ngamazwe ngo-2015 xa kuthelekiswa ne-8.9 yezigidi ngo-2005 kunye ne-10.1 yezigidi ngo-2008. Ingxaki ibinokuphelisa ukukhula kweminyaka emithathu. Uqikelelo olutsha oluvela kwi-STB lubone kwangaphambili ukuba si-9 ukuya kwi-9.5 yezigidi zabatyeleli bamazwe ngamazwe ngo-2009.
Nangona kunjalo, uyazi ukuba iinxalenye zesibheno sayo kubantu basemzini zivela ekudibaneni kwayo kunye nezinye iindawo ezikuloo mmandla. “Sihlala sisebenza namazwe abonelela ngamava umahluko koko abahambi baya kukufumana eSingapore. Kwiminyaka emininzi, sele sisebenzisana neendawo ezifana ne-Bali okanye i-Bintan e-Indonesia kunye ne-Australia, "kuchaza u-Chew Tiong Heng, umlawuli we-STB kwindawo yokuthengisa.
I-Singapore ngoku ijonge ngakumbi ukuzikhuthaza neChina. "Kunengqiqo kwezoqoqosho ukusebenza kwezinye iimarike njengesango lokuya e-Mainland China, ngakumbi kubahambi bezoshishino, abacwangcisi be-MICE okanye kwicandelo lezemfundo njengoko sinokuba yintshayelelo entle kwilizwe laseTshayina," utshilo uChew.
Ukukhuthaza ilifa lenkcubeko efanayo kunye nabamelwane kunokuba nzima ngakumbi. Zombini iMalaysia neIndonesia zihlala zisilwa ngamabango emifanekiso yenkcubeko efana nebatik okanye umdaniso wesintu. NgeMalaysia, iSingapore iyaqonda ukuba kuninzi okufanayo kwaye ngenxa yoko inenkathalo ngakumbi kwindlela yayo. “IMalaysia ngoyena mmelwane wethu usondeleyo njengoko sabelana ngembali efanayo kunye neengcambu. Kodwa sijonge ukubhengeza kunye kwi-Mainland China kukhenketho oludibeneyo. Ngophuhliso lwetheminali yethu entsha yokuhamba ngenqanawa kumazwe ngamazwe, sikwacinga ukuba ukhenketho oludityanisiweyo lwaseMalaysia-eSingapore luya kuba lulungele imisebenzi yokuhamba ngenqanawa, ”wongeza uChew.
IMalacca kwicala laseMalaysia yeyona nto ifanelekileyo eSingapore njengoko inokuba kwikamva Legoland Park Malaysia e Johor Bahru. “Kufuneka sijonge iindlela ezingakumbi zokukhuthaza kunye njengelifa lemveli le-ASEAN. Ngokomzekelo, sinelifa elikhethekileyo lePeranakan [ilifa leSino-Malay elisuka kummandla] elifumaneka kuphela eSingapore, eMalacca, ePenang nasePerak. Singasebenza iisekethe ezinomdla zabahambi abagxile kwinkcubeko, ”uxelele uChew.
Ukhenketho lwezemfundo kunye nezeMpilo kusenokwenzeka ukuba lukhulise intsebenziswano namanye amazwe kulo mmandla. "ISingapore lisango lokwenyani leAsia. Kutheni ungezi kuthi ngezizathu zempilo kunye nemfundo emva koko uphumle iintsuku ezimbalwa ePhuket, eBali okanye eLangkawi, ”ucinga ngeChew.
