{"id":63450,"date":"2026-06-24T20:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=63450"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:40:02","slug":"singapore-aims-to-lead-asias-wellness-race-with-us770-million-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=63450","title":{"rendered":"Singapore aims to lead Asia\u2019s wellness race with US$770 million complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/06\/24\/4345115d-8304-4ed4-8a17-4284a8db18dc_3f94c73f.jpg?itok=2W9VIpdr&amp;v=1782301772\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">As <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Singapore<\/span> bets on becoming Asia\u2019s leading <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">wellness<\/span> destination, <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">tourism<\/span> experts say the city state must prove that its attractions can draw international visitors in a region replete with spas, retreats and hot springs.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A S$1 billion (US$770 million) waterfront complex scheduled to open in 2030 is expected to be a major driver of the country\u2019s wellness sector.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">European developer Therme Group is slated to start work on the project in the third quarter, after being awarded the tender in November. The seven-storey complex, next to Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay, will house more than 20 pools and 70 wellness treatment rooms.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">When completed, it is expected to attract 1 million tourists and 1 million residents in Singapore annually.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of Therme Singapore on Friday, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said the attraction would strengthen Singapore\u2019s position as a regional hub for tourism, wellness and urban innovation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">She noted that Asia was projected to lead the world in travel and tourism growth over the next decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/health-environment\/article\/3358235\/singapore-aims-lead-asias-wellness-race-us770-million-complex?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Singapore bets on becoming Asia\u2019s leading wellness destination, tourism experts say the city state must prove that its attractions can draw international visitors in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4840],"tags":[2923,4876,2838,3867,787,570,22,25370,6579],"class_list":["post-63450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-globetrotting","tag-aims","tag-asias","tag-complex","tag-lead","tag-million","tag-race","tag-singapore","tag-us770","tag-wellness","wpcat-4840-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}