Originally posted by Danacafe:
huh...Actually im attending some tourism course...for a certificate.This is organised by my school..hahaz if u've been following the news,bet u'll know which school that is=/ Anyway,from what im exposed to during the lessons, actually its not that we lack tourist attraction,i mean relative to neighbouring countries,of course.However,we're not just any empty shells with nothing but economical trade...our culture is something that attracts people...i never knew how interesting and intriguing Little india or China town etc is...i think one should go back to these areas..not to look around but to appreciate the culture and history behind it...how many actually know the symbols these temples etc held meant?its truely interesting.. hahaz theres creative hotels around too...like hotel 1986?or something like that?not hotel 81...that hotel..is creative in designs and may people of diff nationalities flock over sg just to stay there.. hahaz
Thats very true.But we must be careful not to make it like Chinatown, today, all plastic and lacking in soul.Little India is still untouched.The right level of intervention is enough, Holland Village did not need a campaign to become famous, neither did Bugis Street.
