Frequent visitor to Sentosa expresses concern that non-IR businesses will be hurt by new move.
I AM confounded by the logic behind Sentosa Leisure Group's decision to raise entry and carpark fees. On Sunday, I had to pay $12 to enter and park in Sentosa when Sentosa Islander members paid just $2 a week ago.
In a letter to members, the group said the hike is because of the integrated resort (IR), but isn't the casino entrance before the Sentosa toll gate? Is the group trying to wipe out all Sentosa's non-IR attractions, including F&B outlets, by pricing them beyond the range of consumers?
People I spoke to at Sentosa's Tanjong Beach on Sunday morning said they will no longer go to other parts of the island for lunch after their swim because they will now have to pay another $5 on top of the $5 at Tanjong Beach carpark to reach the other attraction. These beach carparks used to be free.
I am a member of a large community of Sentosa beachgoers who visit the place almost every week. Tanjong Beach is a favourite for people with dogs. But with fees for Sentosa Islander members going up from $2 to $12 just to enter Sentosa and park at Tanjong Beach, dog owners will go to other parts of Singapore to avoid these tolls.
But back to Sentosa Leisure Group's commercial decision: How will charging $7 at the Sentosa gantry and another $5 per entry at Tanjong Beach carpark from 7am on a Sunday morning help the group manage traffic flow to the IR? My answer is it will not help at all. Rather, it will hurt business elsewhere on the island.
Rohan Langley
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Readers' Comments
Never been to Sentosa for the last 5 years and don't think will ever go since it is becoming more costly and prohibitive.
Don't think I will miss anything if I don't go. It not like one of the places you must visit before you die. It's just a man-made structure which any govt/organisation with enough money can build. Everyone is building casinos and theme parks these days. What so special about ours?
Give it a miss and save your money to see the real wonders of the world.
It meant for touris, go only if you can affort to.
Just more ways to get more Singaporeans to go and gamble at the IR. Cheers to money making, shame on the expected decline in moral values.
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How to "park tor" in four to save $1? Car pool? Don't feel comfortable sharing a table at a hawker centre: Chop and occupy the whole table meant for four even when sitting alone. Same inside a bus. When people cannot table pool or bus pool, they car pool?
Chen Sen Lenn
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