Inside Asian Gaming
IAG AUG 2020年8月 亞博匯 63 日本 innovation opportunities, helping circulation of the economy, and has the added benefit of brand power for the host city, increasing its competitiveness. A prime example of this is Singapore. Since the opening the city’s two IRs in 2010, Marina Bay Sands and Resort World Sentosa, and their respective MICE capabilities, Singapore has developed a strong reputation as a leading convention hub in Asia. THE PUSH FOR SPORTING EVENTS According to the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau, Osaka prefecture and city plan to forge ahead with hostingmajor sporting events and have committed to reducing the rental price of the multipurpose arena, Osaka Castle Hall, by half – a measure also taken by Intex Osaka. On 12 July, Osaka Castle Hall resumed professional wrestling matches with spectators and an international boxing event is scheduled to take place within the year. When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic in March, IAG spoke with Tetsuo Takashima, author of the Japanese novel Pandemic , which prophesizes this strange new world we now live in. His words at the time were, “The important thing is to fear what should be feared. We need to fear correctly.” While the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, governments are now starting to weigh the importance of keeping their citizens healthy while resurrecting economies in desperate need of a jump-start. In this way they know they must act smart but fear only what should be feared. 域。除了設立緊急通訊網絡及確定可接納外國人的醫院之外,該 項指南還規定如何防範感到不適或發燒的人士進入場館。 預防密切接觸 除了在會議期間保持環境衛生外,新指南還要求與會者須提 前在線上註冊,以避免所謂的「3C」場景——即密閉通風差的空間、 擁擠人多的場所、及近距離交談等密切接觸的環境。此外,該指南 還將每小時的入場人數限制在300至400人之間,並在安排座位時 特別留意社交距離。 大阪觀光局表示:「這次活動將在前所未有的環境中舉辦。這 將是我們回到想要隨心所欲做事的第一步。」 觀光局此外甚至與會場附近的保健中心和醫療機構進行了 協調,並安排了一個特別支援系統,以在緊急情況下提供與呼叫 中心有關的資料。這些指南條款將根據日本政府和大阪政府的情 況保持定期更新。 會展的經濟漣漪 我們有充分的理由關注這個包括一般會議、獎勵旅遊、大型 會議、及展覽的會展行業,日本當局對其潛在的經濟漣漪效應表 現出濃厚的興趣。 根據日本觀光廳2018年公佈的數據,這種經濟漣漪效應目前 估值約在1萬億日元(93.3億美元),包括提供96,000個就業崗位, 產生約820億日元(7.65億美元)的稅收。舉例來說,一個參展人數 約為1萬人的國際會議,所帶來的經濟漣漪效應大約是38億日元 (3,550萬美元)。 將各領域的專家聚集在一起,不僅可以創造新的業務和商 機,促進經濟循環,更可為主辦城市帶來品牌影響力,從而提高其 競爭力。 新加坡就是一個很好的例子。自2010年新加坡開業兩個綜合 度假村,即濱海灣金沙和聖淘沙名勝世界及其會展設施以來,新 加坡已經成為亞洲領先的會展中心,並建立了良好的聲譽 。
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