The_King Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 SINGAPORE - Singaporeans aged 18 and above this year will each receive $100 in digital vouchers to spend on staycations, tickets to leisure attractions and local tours. The SingapoRediscovers Vouchers will be accessible via SingPass from December and can be used to offset ticket purchases and hotel stays until the end of June next year. Permanent residents will not be eligible for the vouchers. Adult Singaporeans will also be able to purchase up to six subsidised tickets for attractions and tours - each at $10 off - for those under 18 from December to the end of next June. Announcing the details on Wednesday (Sept 16), Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said the duration of the voucher programme is timed to coincide with the June and December holidays and to spread out demand in between. The initiative is not a social assistance scheme, he added. "This is an economic scheme to help our tourist attractions preserve their capabilities that have been built up over their years while they consolidate the capacity in the interim," Mr Chan told reporters during a visit to the Jurong Bird Park. The $320 million SingapoRediscovers Vouchers scheme was first announced last month and forms part of the Government’s efforts to prop up the tourism sector, which has been decimated by travel restrictions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The vouchers, which will come in denominations of $10, can be used at all licensed hotels, leisure attractions and for local tours by operators that have received approval from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to reopen or resume. There are currently 214 hotels, 40 attractions and 438 tour itineraries that have been given the green light to resume operations with safe management measures in place. They include Singapore's four wildlife parks, a number of activities and hotels on Sentosa and guided tours of Pulau Ubin. The vouchers complement the $45 million SingapoRediscovers marketing campaign, launched in July to encourage locals to holiday at home and support local businesses. More than 200 deals and packages have been launched so far, and the vouchers will give Singaporeans more incentive to rediscover their backyard, STB said on Wednesday. The tourism board said specific details on how the vouchers can be redeemed will be announced in November. While STB expects that the redemption process for the vouchers "will adopt a digital mode by default", it will provide support for those who have difficulties using such methods. Industry players have said that the vouchers will act as a form of indirect discounting for businesses, as lowering prices is a challenge with capacity limits on their operations in place. HIGHER CAPACITY LIMITS FOR ATTRACTIONS However, tourist attractions - which are currently restricted to 25 per cent of their operating capacity at any one time - can apply to increase this to 50 per cent from Friday. Adult Singaporeans will also be able to purchase up to six subsidised tickets for attractions and tours for those under 18 from December to the end of next June. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG They can also seek STB's permission to scale up the capacity at their outdoor shows to 250 people, up from 50 currently. But shows must be split into five zones with a maximum of 50 people in each, with safe distancing between groups as well as zones. This means the limit for outdoor shows at attractions will be in line with the maximum number of participants soon to be allowed at approved Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) events. STB said on Wednesday that the easing of rules for attractions comes as operators have been effective at preventing and dispersing crowds, as well as maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene. All attractions have also introduced online booking systems for timed entry or pre-booking of activities to monitor and control visitor numbers, it said. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camper Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Waste of time. Say until got dragon got phoenix, end up like that only. Tsk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Most likely I sell at discount of 20% 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Later so many people go and then so crowded Shalala lala la la ~ 🌠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camper Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, The_King said: Most likely I sell at discount of 20% Should be tagged to our name and need to show i/c bah... If can sell i also want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camper Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) Reply wrong thread whahahaha Edited September 16, 2020 by Camper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 not even enough to subsidize quarter of 1 nite staycation with atb gf at intercon. got smlj use????? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Camper said: Should be tagged to our name and need to show i/c bah... If can sell i also want. WTF, then it useless already, if i want to spend i only then the $100 given to me, i have no wish to spend more then the $100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_O Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 KNN they think $100 very big ah? CB enough for 1 night stay in hotel 81 nia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemcell Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Coffee_O said: KNN they think $100 very big ah? CB enough for 1 night stay in hotel 81 nia. true, even got balance also no room service. pui 81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Coffee_O said: KNN they think $100 very big ah? CB enough for 1 night stay in hotel 81 nia. 1 hour ago, stemcell said: true, even got balance also no room service. pui 81 depends on what room and which branch. cheapest is ard sgd68 standard queen. can get better rates if u have corporate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 $100 can do what......the prices better not jack up in anticipation of this coupon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 1:52 PM, socrates469bc said: depends on what room and which branch. cheapest is ard sgd68 standard queen. can get better rates if u have corporate. as if the $100 , i stay at hotel 81 got lot of thing to do. maybe the only thing i can do, is if lucky i hear ppl piak piak sound 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 once detail is release and if there no way to spend within the $100 and if cant combine with other person, i most likely just throw away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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