SINGAPORE : Restaurants and tourist attractions at Sentosa have enjoyed a 20 per cent increase in their business since Resorts World Sentosa opened a week ago.
Sentosa Leisure Group said it is seeing an average of 30,000 visitors each day during this Lunar New Year.
That is twice more than the daily average.
Sentosa Leisure Group added that the Merlion is its top attraction during the Lunar New Year.
It has seen a 30 per cent increase in visitors, compared to the same period last year.
And visitors to the island are also staying an average of one day as compared to half a day before.
Hotels like Rasa Sentosa Resort are also welcoming more visitors.
Rasa Sentosa is fully booked during this Lunar New Year period.
Anticipating more visitors to the island, it has decided to close for renovations for 10 months to add new rooms and facilities.
Ben Bousnina, general manager, Rasa Sentosa Resort, said: "(Now that) Resorts World has arrived...I do not think we will have enough rooms on the island, because the whole world would like to come to Sentosa Island which has become a world's destination."
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