SINGAPORE - AS RESORTS World Sentosa (RWS) became fully operational on Friday, the company behind it announced bold plans to further boost its booming tourist trade.
A mass-market hotel boasting up to 500 rooms is being planned for 2015 in Jurong East, while two new attractions will be opened at the resort's Universal Stu-dios Singapore theme park.
The Genting Group spoke of its ambitions to expand into the region at the grand opening of RWS on Friday.
It is predicted to cater for 17 million visitors next year, a million up on this year's figure.