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Tourist attractions in Singapore - market study

Databases recommended :
Business Source Premier (Online guide in WMV File)
Factiva (Online guide in WMV File)
Global Market Information Database (List of Datatypes)
ABI/Inform (Online guide in WMV File)
PERIND

To do a
general search on tourist attractions in Singapore, try some of these
search strategies in Business Source Premier, Factiva, ABI/Inform, PERIND:

tourism and singapore
tourist* attraction* and singapore
touris* site* and singapore
..etc

To do a search in Global Market Information Database, try to these:

1. Click on Keyword Search.
2. Click on Text.
3. Enter keywords:

tourist and attraction* and singapore
 

To do a more specific search a particular type of tourist attraction, try some of these
in Factiva:

1. Click on Region.
2. At the Find Region search box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore.
4. At the Free Text search box, enter any of these search strategies:

theme park*
heritage site* and touris*
museum* and touris*
boutique hotel* and touris*
festival* and touris*
...etc
 

To do a search on the marketing aspects of a particular tourist attraction, try these searches
in Factiva:

1. Click on Region.
2. At the Find Region search box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore.
4. At the Free Text search box, enter any of these search strategies:

theme park* and (market* or promot* or sell*)
wildlife park* and (market* or promot* or sell*)
night safari and (market* or promot* or sell*)
sentosa and (market* or promot* or sell*)
haw par villa and (market* or promot* or sell*)
duck tour* and (market* or promot* or sell*)
(singapore art museum or sam) and (market* or promot* or sell*)
...etc
 

For a search on the market players or competitors, you will have to do a company search.

Search for the company in relation to the healthcare industry or other competitors.

Use Factiva and try these searches:

1. Place your mouse on Companies/Markets.
2. Select and click on Company.
3. In Company Name search box, enter the company name. (eg. Wildlife Reserves, Sentosa
Development Corporation)

Steps 1-3 will list all articles about the company but this search route does not allow you
to narrow your search to specific searches.

So, if you want to find out specifics of the company, do a search in the search box in the main
screen:

1. Click on Region.
2. In Find a Region box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore (Region changes to Singapore).
4. Enter any of these searches:

Sentosa Development Corporation and marketing
Wildlife Reserves and marketing
Wildlife Reserves and conservation
...etc

To find company financial information for a listed company, search for the company name
in these databases:

Osiris (Online guide in WMV File)
Orbis (Oriana coverage)
Factiva (Online guide in WMV File)
ISI Emerging Markets (Online guide in WMV File)
LexisNexis Academic Universe (Online guide in WMV File)
 

To find the SWOT Analysis Reports of a listed company, search for the company name
from these databases:

Business Source Premier
Investext Plus (Online guide in WMV File)
Factiva

To do a search on customer profiles, identify the possible customer segment and search in:

Global Market Information Database (List of Datatypes)
EIU MarketIndicators and Forecasts
Singapore Dept of Statistics' Singstat

 

 
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