SINGAPORE: Some hotels and caterers are seeing a boost in business this month due to increased demand from the Republic’s National Day celebrations.
The hotel said the increase in bookings is due to both foreigners and locals flocking to its premises to catch an aerial view of the parade. Domestic bookings have accounted for a higher-than-usual 30 per cent of its business due to the National Day holiday, the hotel said. “This, especially since our team is made up of people from different races. We all came together to create this menu.”
Liang Food Caterer, for instance, said that surging prices of ingredients and manpower costs have forced it to charge customers 30 per cent more for their buffet and bento sets. Mr Foo said he hopes to hire more kitchen assistants and delivery workers to keep up with the demand this month.Bakery Annabella Patisserie is another business that has increased the prices of some of its items by 10 per cent after production costs surged.