Welcome to the Travel Related Users' System (TRUST)! Here, you can get up-to-date information on all licensed travel agents in Singapore. You can read notices, circulars or press releases by Singapore Tourism Board on the Bulletin Board. You can also access information on upcoming overseas or local trade or consumer events as well as festivals in Singapore. If you are a licensed travel agent, you can update your company's record instantaneously and even submit your licence renewal online! All these are possible here at TRUST - a one-stop licensing website for all travel agents in Singapore.   Closure of Water Fountain & Pool for Upgrading Work at War Memorial Park Please be informed that the water fountain and pool at War Memorial Park will be closed for upgrading during the following period: a. From 11th August 2008 to 19th September 2008 b. From 30th September 2008 to 15th October 2008 During the above period, the water fountain and pool will not be operating. Safety netting and a work in-progress sign will be put up around the perimeter of the pool to inform the public. The monument is still open to the public and it can be accessed via the stairway. For any further enquiries or feedback, please kindly call the NParks hotline at 18004717300.   Closure of the Singapore Visitors Centre @ Orchard for renovations The Singapore Visitor Centre @ Orchard will be closed for refurbishment works from 1 August. Scheduled to re-open by mid-September 2008, in time for the 2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, the refurbished SVC will feature a dedicated Singapore Education Services counter and a mobile video booth, dubbed ‘TravelPod’, where visitors can record their unique personal experiences of Singapore. In the meantime, a temporary tourist information counter will be located on the first floor of The Hereen Shops from 1 August 2008. The counter will operate from 10am to 10.30pm daily, except on Saturdays when it will open from 10am to 11pm. Thank you.   SUBMISSION OF AUDITED ACCOUNTS For travel agents whose financial year ended on 29 February 2008, please kindly submit your audited accounts by 31 August 2008, to avoid the incurrence of any fines. Thank you.   NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF TRAVEL AGENTS LICENCE For travel agents whose licences are expiring on 31 December 2008, please kindly fulfill all conditions by 30 November 2008 in order to renew your travel agent licence. A letter of notice of renewal has been made known to you via fax and A.R. Mail. Thank You.   VISA POLICY FOR SINGAPOREANS TRAVELLING TO CHINA Please find below the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Spokeman’s comments on visa policy to China for your information. MFA SPOKESMAN’S COMMENTS In response to media queries on Singaporeans requiring a visa to visit China, the MFA Spokesman said: "At present, Singapore ordinary passport holders intending to travel to China for a period of 15 days or less do not require a visa. MFA has been informed today by the Chinese authorities that with effect from 1 July 2008, this visa-free facility would be temporarily suspended. Singapore ordinary passport holders would require a visa for entry into China. We have been given the assurance that the visa requirement is a temporary measure. The visa-free facility for travels of 15 days or less would be reinstated after the Beijing Olympics. The Chinese authorities have not informed us of the exact date when the visa-free facility will be reinstated." MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SINGAPORE 21 APRIL 2008