It is quite amazing to see so many tourists come to Singapore each year. I have no idea why Singapore is so attractive to visitors. And some have come to this island for many times.
We know Singapore lacks resources and the cost of living is high here. Which means the cost of touring Singapore would be high as well. Compared to our neighbouring countries, we are a very expensive place to visit.

For example, a night at some old hotel in the East Coast area (I don't want to state the name) costs around SGD240. With the same money, you could be staying in some Business Suite rooms in KL. Nasi Lemak + Iced Lemon Tea in Sungei Buloh cafeteria will set you back by SGD6.90. Yes Sungei Buloh is a tourist attraction site and we would expected hyper-inflated prices there. But even under same circumstances in Malaysia, I don't believe a meal will cost SGD6.90.

Costs aside, Singapore has few attractions to offer. We may call the island a shopping paradise, but I personally think the range of goods available here is actually quite limited. Plus, shopping may not be on everybody's mind. Being a shopping paradise will only appeal to the shopaholics. I'm not one of those people. What about wildlife and nature sites? In Singapore, there aren't many and we can, at most, boast that we have the world's one and only Night Safari (and it's actually nothing compared to Kenyan savannas). We also don't have nice beaches with nice waves for surfers.

So the question is what makes Singapore that attractive to tourists? I'm not try degrade Singapore's image to outsiders. But seriously our neighbouring countries can offer much more and much cheaper than what's available here. Frankly, does anyone has any idea wby tourists want to come to Singapore?

G.Y.