(TAN): Singapore has launched “SG Clean”, an audit initiative aimed at certifying hotels and tourist attractions if they meet seven criteria laid out by the authorities.
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Enterprise Singapore, a statutory board under the country’s trade ministry, have launched the quality stamp for the tourism and lifestyle sectors, to include places that witness high footfall on a daily basis, such as hotels, retail centres, transport centres and tourist sites.
While these places will receive the SG Clean quality mark if they pass the hygiene audit to lessen visitor concern in the post-coronavirus times, the campaign is aimed at making businesses and the public exercise good sanitation practices.
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STB Chief Executive Keith Tan said the SG Clean quality mark these cleanliness standards should be upheld as the new normal in the times to come.
“The SG Clean quality mark sends a strong signal to both locals and visitors that our tourism businesses take their cleanliness and hygiene very seriously and are committed to maintaining these high standards as a ‘new normal’ for the future. We hope that this gives locals and visitors peace of mind to go out and enjoy all that Singapore has to offer, and to show support to our tourism businesses and workers during this challenging time,” he said.
Hotels have to comply with a checklist of seven requirements in order to be certified, including recruiting an SG Clean manager, having a process in place to check employees’ temperature and overall health, executing hygiene practices, observing health and travel advisories and government orders on COVID-19.
The Grand Hyatt Singapore was one of the first hotels to be certified under the initiative, after SG Clean started being rolled out in February.
“Over the next two months, STB aims to audit and certify 570 hotels, attractions, and other tourism establishments,” Tan said.
STB plans to eventually bring over 37,000 tourism and lifestyle businesses under the certification programme.
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