For close to 200 years, Singapore’s strategic position at the crossroads of ancient cultures and trade routes has made it an ideal place for people to do business. Today it prides itself on being a major airline and maritime hub serving as the ideal gateway to Southeast Asia. Its years of political stability have attracted major multinational corporations to set up a base in the city state, attracted by a well-educated and skilled English-speaking labour force. Today, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore takes modern meetings into a new era, with signature service and great ideas for events that are both productive and memorable, plus a new value-add meetings package.

Dedicated meeting and catering staff will work closely with meeting planners to customise itineraries for each event, whether on- or off-site. These may include team-building events with a sense of adventure interspersed with local culture.

A Race Around the City will take participants around Chinatown, Little India and Arab Street, to savour Singapore’s ethnic diversity and interesting mix of cultures and cuisine. Explore these sites on a trishaw ride through Chinatown Temple, moving on to Arab Street, with the Sultan Mosque and Istana Kampong Glam, a former royal residence and now home of the Malay Heritage Centre, and ending at Little India’s Sri Mariamman Temple, centre of the Hindu religion in Singapore.

For a historic perspective, take a bumboat ride along the Singapore River and engage in an afternoon of A River’s Tale – learn about Singapore’s early beginnings as a fishing village and how it became a bustling metropolis, and see the juxtaposition of old pre-war shophouses along the river, set against a backdrop of skyscrapers. Disembark at the colonial-style Asian Civilization Museum, where participants may enjoy an elegant dinner catered by Four Seasons.

Another option for experiencing the Garden City involves savouring a morning that begins with a tour of the Botanic Gardens located just round the corner, continues with a visit to the famous Orchid Gardens and ends with a lunch reception catered by the Hotel’s chefs at the historic Burkhill Hall, a black-and-white colonial bungalow set among hectares of lush tropical greenery.

For thrill seekers, An Adventure at Sentosa Island may include team-building events at the new Megazip Adventure Park, which features one of the longest and steepest zip wires in Asia, or an adrenalin-pumping ride down the Luge.

Spouse programmes may include tennis clinics at the Hotel, a spa retreat at the Hotel’s exclusive haven for pampering or a round of Bollywood dance lessons at its private studio.

For a visit outdoors to explore the city, A Culinary Odyssey begins with a trip to the local wet market with the Hotel’s chefs, followed by an exploration of Chinese, Malay and Indian cuisines in a cooking class back at the Hotel. Visits to Katong or Joo Chiat, the old neighbourhoods of the Perankan – the hybrid culture of Chinese and Malay whose history in the region extends centuries before Singapore was founded – may also be included, providing an extra dimension to the rich culinary culture of this city.

Featuring 255 spacious and elegantly appointed rooms, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore is located in the heart of the city, steps from the golden mile of shopping and entertainment along Orchard Road. It is the ideal gathering place for groups requiring up to 150 rooms. Uniquely residential in feel, the Hotel offers 1,468 square metres (15,800 square feet) of function space, including two ballrooms, the larger accommodating up to 500 delegates theatre-style. Another 6,040 square metres (65,000 square feet) of space is dedicated to guests’ health and wellness, with a 24-hour gym, an exclusive spa, two indoor air-conditioned and two outdoor tennis courts, and two swimming pools. With the advantage of exclusivity at the Hotel at any time, superior service and attention to detail are assured.

The new Meetings with More package, valid for new bookings of meetings to be held by October 31, 2010, means there’s even more reason to choose Four Seasons Hotel Singapore.