The most important center of Singapore is Singapore City Gallery which is Singapore's version of a city exhibition that showcases how Singapore transformed itself into a vibrant metropolis for 4.1 million people without sacrificing space for greenery, built heritage and gracious living.
But the most important feature for which the capital of Singapore is famous is tourism. Each year Singapore City attracts a lot of tourist from all over the world. Costa Crociere, the leading cruise company in Europe and South America, has formed a global strategic marketing partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board.
The 14th Singapore Food Festival 2007, celebrating the best of Singapore's multi-ethnic local dishes, officially opens today with crabs galore.
The outlook for the tourism industry globally over the long term is positive. The World Tourism Organization has projected that global outbound travel will grow annually at about 4% over the next decade, while outbound travel in Asia Pacific will grow at an even higher rate of 6%. 2006 was another record year for world tourism with 842 million arrivals and a 4.5% growth rate, higher than UNWTO's long term forecast rate of 4.1%.
Singapore will be the first Asian country to host the internationally recognized festival that celebrates the "art of living well". The inaugural Singapore Sun Festival will take place from October 18 to 30 this year.
Travelers and tourists will surely find the information handy as it tells us about Singapore City, the Capital of Singapore.
