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- Sentosa Island in Singapore is on track to recover its pre-pandemic visitor numbers within one to two years, with new projects like Raffles Sentosa Resort & Spa and Sentosa Sensoryscape expected to boost visitation.
- Macau SAR experienced a -28.6% decline in visitor arrivals in September, but it anticipates a potential increase in October, aiming to reach 24 million visitors by the end of the year.
- Accor has become the world's largest player in extended-stay hotels outside of the United States, offering various brands such as Novotel Living and Adagio, with plans to open new properties in different locations.
Sentosa Island in Singapore has reported almost two-thirds of its pre-pandemic visitor volume and should recover to pre-pandemic numbers in one to two years. This is what the CEO of Sentosa Development Corporation said during the Trip.com Global Partner Summit that was held in Sentosa. The 1,236-acre island resort off the southern coast of Singapore currently holds 14 hotels and the Resorts World Sentosa IR. New projects they expect to drive visitation include a new Raffles Sentosa Resort & Spa, the second Raffles in Singapore, and Sentosa Sensoryscape. The new Raffles will have 62 exclusive villas and a multipurpose celebrations room, state-of-the-art meeting spaces, and a grand ballroom that can host up to 400 people. Sentosa Sensoryscape is a half-kilometer sensory walk through Sentosa Island, punctuated by five sensory gardens. Both projects are expected to be completed in 2024.
Visitor arrivals in the Macau SAR fell -28.6% month on month in
