Asia focus
Sentosa seizes
the summit
Sentosa is home to a diverse array of
leisure offerings but is increasing its
appeal to business travellers.
The hosting of the DPRK-USA
Singapore Summit in Sentosa in June
2018 brought the island much global
attention, and demonstrated the island’s
excellent “turnkey” capabilities in
hosting high-stature events at short
notice.
Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum
was another global event hosted in
Sentosa last year (November).
Recently, the Sentosa infrastructure
‘hardware’ was bolstered by Far East
Hospitality bringing an additional 839
rooms across three hotels (Village Hotel
at Sentosa, The Outpost Hotel, and The
Barracks Hotel), to add to the more than
3,500 existing rooms in Sentosa.
MBS add-ons
As Marina Bay Sands moves into its
ninth year of operations, its
property-wide reinvestment strategy
continues.
Sands Expo and Convention Centre
continue to upgrade their MICE tech
inventory and, in order to meet the
growing trend of sustainability and
wellness in the industry, MBS has
introduced ‘Meet Green Live Well’
packages, which are top-up options to
the existing green meetings package.
Clients can add a wellness component to
their events with additional elements
including a healthy snack bar, special
rates on Sunrise Yoga.
Three of senior management sales
staff became the first in Singapore to
receive the Healthcare Meeting
Compliance Certificate (HMCC), a
course which equips them with
knowledge of key healthcare disciplines
and current regulatory topics. This is
designed to assure pharmaceutical,
biotech and medical clients that their
event is in qualified hands.
In the hotel, all 2,561 rooms and suites
were refurbished in 2017 and more
dining concepts introduced to an already
packed menu of outlets.
MBS has also moved quickly to
position itself as a leading Asian
entertainment destination by hosting
global red carpet events – such as the
most recent Captain Marvel fan event on
14 February. That followed the Avengers:
Infinity War red carpet fan event in 2018.
ArtScience Museum also became the
first museum in Asia Pacific to be
awarded the LEED (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design)
Gold certification under the ‘Existing
Buildings: Operations & Maintenance’
rating system.
Two significant green events in 2018
were the Schneider Electric Global
Innovation Summit and the 7th
Responsible Business Forum on
Sustainable Development (RBF) (11-12
October), organised by Global Initiatives
in collaboration with the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP).
The MBS team took part in some
sustainable food storytelling by
developing specially created
‘Earth-friendly’ menus for those events,
which signified a step-up from our
standard green meeting Harvest Menu,
which offers locally sourced food and
beverage options to reduce Food Miles.
TAO in the house
The TAO Group is opening three
entertainment and dining concepts at
MBS in 2019.
MARQUEE Nightclub and AVENUE
will open on 12 April and in May,
respectively, followed by KOMA, a
Japanese restaurant set to open within
the year.
MARQUEE will be the biggest club
in Singapore - spanning over 2,300sqm
and will include a Ferris Wheel.
Top: Middle: Bottom:
MARQUEE signing Sands Expo and Siloso Beach
for MBS Convention Centre
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