HVS In Focus: Singapore, Preparing for a Smart Future

Kyu Baek Kim | March 29, 2018

By Kyu Baek Kim and Hok Yean CHEE The Republic of Singapore is a metropolitan city-state and island country in Southeast Asia with a total land area of 714.3 square kilometres. It is situated at the southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula, between Malaysia and Indonesia. With an economy supported by its growing population of approximately 5.6 million, Singapore rose as an economy in the latter half of the 20th century and today serves as a global commerce, finance, and transportation hub. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the direct and total contribution of Travel & Tourism to Singapore's Gross Domestic Prod...