Marina Bay has contributed to Singapore's growth as a tourism and business hub through strong visitor arrivals and spending. Its state-of-the-art office spaces and transport infrastructure provide connectivity for businesses to exchange ideas. The area was planned decades ago through land reclamation, and provides recreational and living spaces to entertain people and attract investments while ensuring the area remains active.

2. Marina Bay’s Contributions
 Strong visitor arrivals
 More spending per capita, and spending at
“integrated resorts” have all helped fuel
strong tourism receipts for Singapore
 Further support the city-state's continuing
growth as a major business and financial hub
in Asia.

3. Marina Bay’s Contribution
 State-of-the-art office space and
transport infrastructure provide
seamless connectivity for companies
and professionals to grow and
exchange business ideas

4. Marina Bay Sands
Good government planning
Reclaimed land
Space for recreation

5. Marina Bay Sands
 Opportunities for people to explore new living
and lifestyle options
 Exchange new ideas and information for
business
 Entertained by rich leisure and cultural
experiences
 Commercial, residential, hotel and
entertainment, to ensure that the area
remains vibrant round the clock

6. Marina Bay Sands
 Attract tourism and foreign investments
 Promotes globalisation

7. Foreseeing planning
 Reclaimed from the sea from the 1970s to
provide room for the long-term expansion of
the city, Marina Bay is planned to seamlessly
extend from the existing Central Business
District (CBD) at Raffles Place. This long-term
approach to planning allowed Singapore the
unique competitive advantage of developing
Marina Bay as a new growth area adjacent to
the existing city centre.

8. Foreseeing planning
 The development parcels at Marina Bay will
be based on an urban grid pattern and
extended from the existing city grid network
to ensure good connectivity. This grid
framework has been developed to allow for
the flexible amalgamation or subdivision of
land parcels into plots of different sizes,
including larger land parcels to cater for
buildings with large floor plates to offer
maximum flexibility and efficiency for financial
institutions.

9. Foreseeing Planning
 Sites in Marina Bay are zoned 'White site' to
allow developers greater autonomy and
flexibility in deciding the most appropriate mix
of uses for each site, including housing,
offices, shops, hotels, recreation facilities and
community spaces. This increases the
potential for mixed-use developments and
encourages live-work-play communities.

10. Space for Recreation
 Extended place fore recreation which
encourages people to relax and enjoy
 This helps to improve quality life
 With better recreations, people who
work in Singapore will be motivated to
work to contribute more to Singapore’s
economy

11. Examples
 Every effort is made to provide sophisticated
infrastructure that offers modern conveniences and
reliable access to utilities provisions. A
comprehensive underground Common Services
Tunnel houses telecommunication and utilities
networks in a “plug-and-play” format, with 100%
emergency backup services and the capacity for
expansion to meet changing utility needs. A district
cooling system also ensures uninterrupted 24/7
operations. Marina Bay is also well-equipped for
digital lifestyle with an established Wi-fi
infrastructure.

12. Examples
 Another key infrastructural project is the
Marina Barrage which is a dam built across
the Marina Channel to form Singapore 's 15th
reservoir and first reservoir in the city. The
Marina Barrage creates a freshwater reservoir
to boost Singapore 's water supply, acts as a
tidal barrier to prevent flooding in the low-
lying city areas, and offers a spectacular
venue for water-based recreation in the heart
of the city.