“STB’s collaboration with ARTOTELGroup, one of Indonesia’s leading boutique hotel and lifestyle groups, hopes to meet the anticipation of Indonesians eager to visit Singapore. Singapore was one of the most popular holiday destinations for Indonesians before the pandemic and many have been longing to revisit their favourite attractions and explore many new ones launched recently. While planning for their next trip to Singapore through the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), Indonesians can now enjoy offerings and exclusive deals to reimagine travel to Singapore through a local staycation experience that introduces the sights, foods, arts and culture of Singapore to them,” said Mohamed Firhan Abdul Salam, Area Director of STB Indonesia (Jakarta).
Guests who sign up for the staycation experience can expect to enjoy a variety of works of art, culture, and Singaporean specialties that are exclusive to five Singapore- themed rooms at ARTOTEL Thamrin-Jakarta. Each stay comes with a welcome goodie bag filled with printed artwork souvenirs, Mie Sedaap Singapore Spicy Laksa, and ‘Made With Passion’ products including Gryphon Tea and Ya Kun Kaya Toast Jam.
Besides the attractive welcome souvenirs, guests can participate in virtual experiences from Singapore brands. These include virtual mocktail making by the Elephant Room, where they can create simple Singapore-style mocktails, meditation classes by WeBarre, and a virtual tour titled “Top 8 Places for Street Art in Little India” by Everyday Tour Company. Guests who stay in these five rooms and share their experiences on social media by tagging @VisitSingapore Instagram including hashtags #SingapoReimagineAtArtotel #SingapoReimagine #VisitSingapore, and present proof of posting to the front office will receive a Merli doll, the iconic Merlion – shaped doll from Singapore.
Guests can also indulge in authentic Singapore cuisines prepared by the ARTOTELGroup F&B team such as Singapore-style Char Kway Teow, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Laksa, Singapore Hawker Fried Rice, and Belacan Fried Chicken during their stay.
As Singapore’s home-grown hospitality Group and a strategic partner of ARTOTELGroup, Far East Hospitality (FEH) will be offering attractive discounts on hotel bookings for their six properties in Singapore up until September 2022, as well as a lucky draw to win a complimentary 3D2N stay for guests staying in the exclusive Singapore-themed rooms.
Erastus Radjimin, Founder & CEO of ARTOTELGroup, said, “We are very excited to be collaborating with STB, in providing a Singapore experience that Indonesians miss. This initiative is in line with the concept of ‘Different Experience’ which is always prepared by ARTOTELGroup. We hope that this program can attract the interest of the Indonesian people and revive the Indonesian tourism industry in a pandemic situation, as well as improve bilateral relations between the two countries, Indonesia and Singapore.”
“We wish for Indonesian tourists to be enjoying a different kind of holiday in Singapore by staying at our hotels where we have a multitude of brands, each offering a unique experience that showcases the different facets of Singapore,” Far East Hospitality’s CEO, Arthur Kiong, stated.
