the travel and tourism industry

1. Tourist and travel Information
• Tourists can find
useful _________
on the country or
place they are
visiting via
– ____________
– ____________
– ____________
Video

2. Brochures

3. Information Found in Tourist
Brochures
Tourist brochures contain these information of
the places of interest:
• A brief history.
• Maps showing the location.
• Walking routes.
• Opening and closing hours.
• Major festivals celebrated by the country.

4. Different categories of Places of
Interest
• Ethnic sites
• Historical and World
War II sites
• Parks and Nature
Reserves
• Tourist Attractions
As a tour guide, you will need to know these places well so as to be able to
provide the tourists quality customer service.
Imagine this….

5. Ethnic Sites
Sultan Mosque
Arab Street

6. Ethnic Sites
Buddha’s Tooth
Relic Temple
Chinatown

7. Historical and WWII Sites
Name this place:
Fort Canning
Battle Box
Bonus question:
What was Fort
Canning
previously
called?

8. Historical and WWII Sites
Name this place:
Kranji War
Memorial

9. Parks and Nature Reserves
Name this place:
Bukit Timah
Nature Reserve
Bonus Question:
What is the name
of this particular
attraction?

10. Tourist Attractions
Sentosa
Underwater
World

11. Racial and Cultural Districts in
Singapore
• In 1819, Sir Stamford
Raffles founded
Singapore.
• He divided Singapore
into different cultural
districts for the
different racial
groups.

12. RACE DISTRICT STREETS What we can find
there
Arabs Kampong Glam Arab Street, Jalan
Sultan
Cultural shows,
Bazaar during
fasting month,
eating places (Arab/
Middle Eastern
food)
Malays Malay Village Geylang Serai,
Joo Chiat Road
Cultural shows,
Bazaar during
fasting month,
shopping district,
market
Europeans European sector Fort Canning
Road, Orchard
Road, Holland
Village
Christmas light-up/
celebrations, pubs,
eating places
(European food)

13. RACE DISTRICT STREETS ACTIVITIES
Chinese Chinatown Sago Lane, Smith
Street
Opera shows,
fortune telling, sale
of CNY and
Mooncake Festival
goodies, eating
places (Chinese
food)
Indians Little India Buffalo Road,
Serangoon Road
Fortune telling,
Thaipusam
procession, sale of
goodies, eating
places (Indian food)

14. Bonus Question!
Name this place

15. Major Tourist Attraction Events in
Singapore
Chingay Parade

16. Major Tourist Attraction Events in
Singapore
Chinese New
Year Lightup

17. Your Task
• CEOs to pick an ice cream stick from the
teacher.
• The color of the ice cream stick will
represent a place of interest.
• Go to the internet.
• You will need to find details of the place of
interest you have chosen.
• Create a powerpoint slide for your
research.

18. Your Task
You will need to find out:
1. Category of the place of interest.
– Ethnic sites
– Historical and World War II sites
– Parks and Nature Reserves
– Tourist Attractions
2. Entry price (for both adults and children). (if any)
3. Opening Hours.
4. How to get there.
5. Any interesting activities and services.

19. Prizes
• Top 3 groups with the best slide
presentation will receive.
– 1st Prize EBS$600
– 2nd Prize EBS$400
– 3rd Prize EBS$200
– Consolation prize winners will get EBS$100
each.

20. Colors
Purple: Labrador Park
Blue: Singapore Zoo
Green: Istana Kampung Glam
Red: Singapore Flyer
Yellow: Fort Siloso