Singapore slashes vehicle entry fees

Singapore slashes vehicle entry fees

SINGAPORE: Singapore said on Thursday it will reduce foreign
vehicle entry fees by one-third on weekdays to attract more
visitors.

Foreign motorists will pay S$20 (US$12) a day beginning Dec.
6, said Singapore's tourism board and transport authority.
Two causeways connect Malaysia and Singapore.

"Visitors, especially our Malaysian friends, will find it more
attractive to drive over to Singapore for a visit," said Lim Neo
Chian, the tourism board's deputy chairman.

The changes came a day after the board opened three visitor
centers at Changi, Singapore's international airport, to persuade
transit passengers to venture downtown.

Tourism is a key industry in resource-poor Singapore and
contributes about 10 percent of its gross domestic product. --AP