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Official Singapore support for hotels: grants, tax incentives, financing and credits, summarised from what each administering body publishes and dated when we last checked it. This is published information about your market, catalogued the same way as the tourism statistics on this site. Applications go to the administering body, which decides eligibility and support. Not a complete inventory.

28 published programme summaries in Singapore15 featuredAlso covering Malaysia

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Some programmes require an application before contracts, deposits, tenders or project work begin. Applying late can invalidate support entirely.

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Singapore · 28 programmesMalaysia · 11 programmes
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What counts as an SME in Singapore?

Enterprise Singapore counts a company as an SME when its group annual sales turnover is no more than S$100 million or its group employment is no more than 200 workers. Many Singapore grants also require at least 30% local ownership by Singapore citizens or permanent residents, based on ultimate individual ownership.

Each programme sets its own criteria, so check the official programme page. Source: Enterprise Singapore EDGE Grant FAQ. Malaysian programmes use their own size thresholds.

The administering body decides eligibility and support. Confirm the full official terms before acting.

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6 of 28 published programme summaries match these filters. Showing 6.

  • GrantOpen

    Business Events in Singapore (BEiS)

    Supports qualifying business events and selected foundation activity that contribute to Singapore tourism and MICE outcomes.

    Who it may suit: Businesses and associations in the MICE (meetings, incentive travel, conventions and exhibitions) industry.

    What it supports: Support is assessed by event and activity.

    The recorded terms require an application before the project starts.

    Key condition
    Hotel relevance is commonly indirect through venue, room-night, package, partnership or event-bid activity.
    Deadline
    Rolling application
    Last verified
    13 September 2026
    View programme details Official programme opens in a new tab
  • GrantOpen

    Kickstart Fund

    Supports innovative events, concepts and products with tourism potential and a credible path to scalability.

    Who it may suit: Any legal entity, including businesses, associations and government bodies, proposing an innovative tourism-relevant concept. Foreign entities are encouraged to partner with a local entity.

    What it supports: Up to S$1 million per project. Pilot events or concepts may be supported for up to four editions over four years; product pilots are limited to a single run.

    The recorded terms require an application before the project starts.

    Key condition
    Do not commence before application.
    Deadline
    Rolling application
    Last verified
    14 September 2026
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  • GrantOpen

    Leisure Events Fund (LEF)

    Supports live or hybrid consumer events that create tourism outcomes and strengthen Singapore’s leisure-event calendar.

    Who it may suit: Eligible event owners and partners with a qualifying tourism-oriented event.

    What it supports: Project-specific co-funding.

    The recorded terms require an application before the project starts.

    Key condition
    Relevant to hotels participating as venue, accommodation, package, sponsor or destination partner.
    Deadline
    Rolling application
    Last verified
    13 September 2026
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  • GrantOpen

    Market Access Fund (MAF)

    Supports tourism-business demand-generation and market-development activity in emerging markets and secondary cities.

    Who it may suit: Singapore-registered tourism businesses with qualifying overseas market-development proposals.

    What it supports: Project-specific. Applicants are advised to approach STB at least 90 days before the proposed activity.

    The recorded terms require an application before the project starts.

    Key condition
    Allow at least 90 days before the activity.
    Deadline
    Rolling application
    Last verified
    13 September 2026
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  • GrantOpen

    Singapore Collectibles Programme

    Supports businesses turning retail products into premium souvenirs with a distinctive Singapore character, from design and prototyping through to market launch.

    Who it may suit: Businesses registered and operating in Singapore with at least one physical retail channel, at least 30% local equity, and the finances to complete the project.

    What it supports: Funding for qualifying third-party costs across design, market validation and market launch, including design consultancy, prototyping, the first production run and launch marketing. The official page and factsheet do not state support rates or caps.

    The recorded terms require an application before the project starts.

    Key condition
    Do not start work, make payments or sign contracts, including with design consultants, before applying.
    Deadline
    Deadline not stated
    Last verified
    13 September 2026
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  • GrantOpen

    Tourism Product Development Fund (TPDF)

    Supports the creation or major rejuvenation of tourism products that strengthen visitor appeal and spending.

    Who it may suit: Legal entities developing a qualifying tourism product with measurable international-visitor outcomes.

    What it supports: Project-specific. Pure refurbishment without meaningful content or experience refresh is generally not the intended use.

    The recorded terms require an application before the project starts.

    Key condition
    The product should attract international visitors and expenditure.
    Deadline
    Rolling application
    Last verified
    13 September 2026
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Context

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Occupancy and rate tell you whether a project needs support to work, or whether the market is already carrying it.

How Singapore hotels are trading

Official statistics from the same publication that drives the rest of this site. See the full hotel performance series.

Singapore hotel performance

  • Hotel occupancy rate

    91.2%

    Aug 2026

    • On a year earlierup 1.6 percentage points on a year earlier
    • On the previous monthdown 0.1 percentage points on the previous month

    Source: Singapore Department of Statistics

  • Average room rate

    S$284.40

    Aug 2026

    • On a year earlierup 3.5 per cent on a year earlier
    • On the previous monthup 2.0 per cent on the previous month

    Source: Singapore Department of Statistics

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