IMF, Worldbank Conference Fills Up Singapore Hotels

IMF and the World Bank meeting on September 11, 2006 will be held in Singapore. The event which is attended by many of the world’s economists and business leaders are already filling up the hotel rooms in Singapore.

August 31, 2006 (FPRC) -- With only a few days left until September 11, the first day of registration of the Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group, delegates and observers are scrambling to find rooms in hotels in Singapore close to the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 2006 venue of the IMF conference.
About 16,000 visitors are expected to converge in Singapore for the IMF and Worldbank conference. With the IMF conference in Singapore only a few days away, foreign delegates, as well as from non-government organization activists, have arrived in Singapore and jam-packed most hotels near to and far from the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings are taking place in Singapore because of its financial sector's progress and efforts, its pro-business stance, spectacular infrastructure, and commitment to the IMF and the World Bank Group.

While the Singapore 2006 Organising Committee, a government-led inter-agency committee, has been largely successful at planning and coordinating the Singapore 2006 IMF Annual Meetings, bringing support from the private sector towards putting together the IMF conference, travel agencies haven't done their fair share to promote the 'Four Million Smiles' initiative, resisting calls to lower their own package rates for hotels in Singapore in light of the IMF meetings.

In the run-up to the IMF sessions, many foreign guests, including diplomats and non-governmental organization activists from various countries, have been arriving during the week in Singapore and found themselves frustrated by the lack of rooms in hotels in Singapore close to the venue. Their error – ironically, one that most independent business travelers have already realized – is that they expected at least one of the 80-plus hotels in Singapore to have available rooms, especially the ones close to the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Most Singapore hotels work with travel agencies, but some, including the Singapore Hotel Asia, Penang Hotel Singapore, the Harbour Ville Hotel in Singapore, the Claremont Hotel Singapore, the Aspinals Hotel Singapore, the Park View Hotel Singapore, and the Beach Hotel Singapore, have official hotel websites at which delegates to the IMF meetings may reserve directly at the best rates on the Internet and receive instant confirmation.

The Singapore Hotel Asia (http://www.hotelasia-singapore.com/ppc/), for instance, is located within walking distance of the Newton MRT subway station, from which one can ride directly to Suntec. Even more importantly, its proximity to the shopping and entertainment districts of Orchard Road, Scotts Road, and Newton Food Centre, make it ideal for first-time visitors to Singapore who would like to tour the city after the end of each IMF-World Bank meeting.

The IMF-World Bank meetings in September 2006 are the largest events Singapore has ever hosted. Ensure your comfort and book directly with a Singapore hotel today.

If you are planning to attend this year’s IMF Conference in Singapore, you might want to check out this list of popular hotels in Singapore offering best rates with instant confirmation.

Penang Hotel Singapore: http://www.penanghotel.com.sg/
Tekka Hotel Singapore: http://www.tekka-hotel.com/
Harbour Ville Hotel Singapore: http://www.harbourvillehotel.com/
The Claremont Hotel Singapore: http://www.claremont.com.sg/
The Aspinals Hotel Singapore: http://www.aspinals.com.sg/
Park View Hotel Singapore: http://www.parkviewhotel-singapore.com/
Beach Hotel Singapore: http://www.beachhotel.com.sg/
Hotel Asia Singapore: http://www.hotelasia-singapore.com/ppc/

For more information contact Jonathan Casuncad of DirectWithHotels (http://www.directwithhotels.com/)
+6328928031

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