Singapore to lure tourists with its own ‘London Eye’

If london can, Singapore can too. The city is seeking to boost tourist arrivals with a gaint Ferris Wheel that planners say will be 43m(142 ft) taller than the London Eye. The project will be 178m (587 ft) when it is completed in early in early 2008 , and once on top , you can see as far as 45 km with views of neighbouring Malayaia and Indonesia. The wheel, with 28 airconditioned capsules that treat tourists to a 37-minute ride, eill be located in Singapore’s Marina Bay area where there are also plans to build a casino. The london Eye affected around 3.5 million visitors in 2000, the year it opened for public. Singapore hopes to lure 2.5 million visitors in 2000, the year it opened for public. Singapore hopes to lure 2.5 million tourists in 2008, the year it opens its operations.