Family-friendly resorts
There's more on offer for holidaymakers than just the spin of the roulette wheel, writesLin Yang
Some cities are known
solely for being gambling paradises. Fortunately, Singapore, the city state which embraced the industry and opened its first casino in 2010, did not put all of its chips
on the gaming table.
From the beginning, the Singapore government embraced the concept of an "integrated resort", where the casino represented only a small part of the attractions resort developers had to offer. Today, the two casino resorts in Singapore also include a variety of entertainment options for any family members or friends who are looking for more than the buzz of a casino floor.
At Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), the focus on providing a family-friendly vacation experience filters into many aspects of how the resort is designed. Taking up 49 hectares, RWS has a campus-feel. A museum, amusement park, shopping mall, and soon-to-be-opened marine-life park are all located within a short walk from any of the six hotels on the property. So if parents want to take the children for a day out, they will never have to worry about them leaving the resort or getting lost.
"We pride ourselves as a family resort destination, designed to change the tourism blueprint of Singapore, and the region," says Robin Goh, assistant director of communications for RWS.