Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Grace Fu (centre) and Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Beljaarts (centre, right) attend a showcase event marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between both countries. Pictured here among the partners is MHR Vice President for Operations, Southeast Asia, Mr Benedict Ng. (Credit: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Singapore)
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Singapore’s homegrown hospitality group, Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) has signed an agreement with Dutch company Meetingselect, a global meeting and event venue booking marketplace, to grow tourism and business travel between Singapore and the Netherlands.
Both firms are working on a global venue partnership that will offer Meetingselect’s customers to a wide variety of destination experiences and venues via MHR’s 145 properties worldwide.
The agreement is part of new Singapore-Dutch business partnerships inked across hospitality, high-tech and semi-conductor sectors, to celebrate and reaffirm 60 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
According to news reports, Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Ms Grace Fu said the country is committed to growing such partnerships by leveraging on both nations' strategic locations, highlighting the deep economic ties between Singapore and the Netherlands that stretch back several decades.
The Netherlands is now Singapore's second largest European Union investor and the second largest investment destination for Singapore within the bloc, she said, adding that both countries are strengthening collaboration in sustainability, digitalisation and innovation.
