Topic of Discussion: Discuss the impact of the Integrated Resort (IR) on Singapore’s tourism industry.
http://www.ips.org.sg/events/casino/papers/Winston%20Koh.pdf

This website explains the economic impact of the development of a resort-casino in Singapore. It is titled “IPS forum on the Casino Proposal”. It is a report written by Associate Professor Winston Koh. It provides an overview of the gaming industry in Asia, the economic impact of an IR and also the effect it has on the gaming industry. The webpage includes research that he has done and statistics to support his claims. There are also references attached to show where his information came from.

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=154885
This website is a news website which gives an overview of the whole IR project. It also includes the description of what the IR has to offer and plans of how it is going to be run. It also makes comparisons to the existing casinos in Genting. From here, we can think about how it is going to affect the economy in Singapore.
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http://www.rsi.sg/english/newsline/view/2006052917497/1/.html

This website is set up by Radio Singapore International [RSI] and it is a company under MediaCorp. This website is entitled : ' How will the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort shape Singapore’s tourism and conference industry?.' The whole webpage mainly depicts an interview held with 2 key people and their opinions on how the tourism landscape will change as a result of the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort. Conferences and conventions were also discussed and how it would most probably be the main draw factor for tourists rather than casinos.


http://www.smartinvestor.com.sg/livingconcepts.asp?livconid=408

For this website, it talks a lot on the impact of both the integrated resorts on Singapore in general and hence, I will only extract the part which discusses the impact on tourism. It discusses on the long-term aspect of the integrated resorts and whether or not will there be a great increase in tourism dollars. It then moves on to talk about competition such as Hong Kong's disneyland and whether or not integrated resorts would still be a draw for tourists. And it ends of by describing what should be done in order to stay competitive.
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http://app.mti.gov.sg/default.asp?id=148&articleID=196

This is a Singapore Government website and the speaker was Mr Lim Hng Kiang. Basically the talk covers the challenges faced in the tourism sector and the reasons to the decline in the tourism’s percentage. Explanation of Integrated Resort were also discussed Benefits of opening a Casio were also been debated in the speech. Its conclusion is to seize the opportunity to entrench our hub status, before it is too late.

http://www.wda.gov.sg/PressRoom/Speech/2006/20060605+-+Speech+by+Dr+Ng+Eng+Hen++Minister+for+Manpower+and+Second+Minister+for+Defence++at+the+La.htm

Here is a website from Singapore workforce development agency. This article is found in the press room. The speaker was Ms Jennie Chua, Chairperson of the Tourism Industry Skills and Training Council. The talk was on the launch of the Tourism Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) System. This WSQ will provide opportunities to workers. The Marina IR alone is expected to generate 10,000 jobs within the IR, and another 20,000 jobs around it. It ends with telling us to build a vast talent pool of local workforce to help Singapore achieve its Tourism 2015 vision
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http://www.wildsingapore.com/news/20061112/061208-5.htm#cna3 The article in this website is an article from the Channel NewsAsia. It tells us about how the integrated resort will boost and make a change to Singapore’s economy. The winning company, Genting International is given a big responsibility to ensure that the IR will be able to attract tourists from all over the world. The article ends by saying that a large amount of manpower will be needed for the IR which will benefits Singapore in return.

http://getformesingapore.com/previous2007/160407_impactofthetwointegratedresortsin2010.htm The article in this website is an excerpt of speech made by Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Lim Hng Kiang. The article talks about how the IR will give an impact to Singapore in different aspects when in is build in 2010. The article ends by saying by how the IR will create a new business opportunities for Singapore.