Established in December 1986, NTUC Club has a long-running history in providing affordable lifestyle options for union members and the public. Follow us as we look back and reminisce our milestones.
2024
UPlay Ventures was awarded the Silver Award for Best Innovation For HR at the prestigious HR Vendors of the Year 2024 Awards in Singapore.
UPlay was recognised as a Company of Good (1 Heart) by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC).
In service for more than 20 years, D’Marquee undergoes redevelopment, and is slated to open at Downtown East in 2025, bringing mega concerts, exhibitions and consumer events to the public.
Five unions and companies signed long-term contracts with UPlay to undertake the play needs of their employees.
2023
Orchid Country Club was awarded the Traveller Review Awards by Booking.com for the third time since 2020.
NTUC Club and D'Resort were awarded the President's Certificate of Commendation (COVID-19).
My Golf Kaki was refreshed to build a vibrant and inclusive golf community, with more affordable and accessible golfing opportunities.
Launch of UPlay, an expanded phygital concierge of recreational activities, to engage workers through unions and companies.
Gallop Stable @ Downtown East opened to enhance staycation and family bonding experiences.
Orchid Country Club launched a new fleet of buggies with GPS and geofencing feature to enhance golfers' play experience.
2022
Marina Bay Golf Course was awarded the Best Public Golf Course in Asia Pacific Gold Award 2022 for the sixth time.
NTUC Club and its entities received the Made for Families brand mark to signify its commitment towards championing family values in our society.
Downtown East was accorded the National Safety and Security Watch Group Individual Premise Award by the Singapore Police Force.
Post-pandemic, D'Resort re-opened its door to receive guests.
The 27-hole golf course at Orchid Country Club underwent rejuvenation to enhance the play experience for members.
Opening of a NTUC Club @ SingPost Centre with new concepts to attract PMEs.
2021
Wild Wild Wet won the Gold Award for “Best Outdoor Activity for Kids in Singapore” on HoneyKids’ Love Local Awards 2021.
ECHAMP 2021, NTUC Club's inaugural Esports tournament, was held in collaboration with The Gym Esportscentre.
2,000 solar panels were installed on the rooftops of Downtown East to reduce energy consumption by 6%.
NTUC Club signed a three-year tri-party Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore Golf Association and Singapore Professional Golfers' Association to make golf accessible and affordable to workers.
2020
Volunteers from nEbO, U Live, and U Sports, together with HSEU and Young NTUC, packed 20,000 care packs for Singapore's healthcare and frontline workers battling the COVID-19 virus.
Quebec entered into a partnership with Vividthree Holdings, expanding its expertise in digital content to support its event management business.
Wild Wild Wet retained its 5th placing for Tripadvisor’s Best Waterparks in Asia 2020.
D’Resort clinched the 2020 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award.
Club inked a Memorandum of Understanding with The Gym Esportscentre to deepen engagement with youth through E-gaming.
D'Resort was the first to step up and serve as a Community Care Facility in Singapore.
2019
Wild Wild Wet voted as “Top 5 Water Parks in Asia” on the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2019.
Marina Bay Golf Course won the “Best Public Golf Course in Asia Pacific” at the Asian Golf Awards for the 5th consecutive year.
Inaugural signature events, such as Songkran Music Festival in Wild Wild Wet and Countdown 2020 party in D'Marquee, revitalized Downtown East and reaffirmed its position as one of Singapore’s top entertainment venues.
Orchid Country Club and Aranda Country Club, in December 2019, joined the NTUC Club family.
Revamp of Downtown East’s E!Avenue Level 1, adding a variety of popular retail, dining and entertainment options to the iconic leisure and lifestyle destination.
2018
Official completion of the Refreshing Downtown East project, renewing our position as Singapore’s iconic leisure and lifestyle destination.
Downtown East celebrated its 30th anniversary with a music festival and other fun festivities, reaffirming our commitment to stay true to bring fun to members and workers.
Opening of new and exciting tenants at Downtown East, such as Tayo Station – Southeast Asia’s first Tayo character-based indoor playground.
Marina Bay Golf Course won “Best Public Golf Course in Asia Pacific” at the 2018 Asian Golf Awards.
2017
Union Square clubhouse located at The Amara was relocated to Havelock II in January 2017.
Official opening of Wild Wild Wet rides, Royal Flush and Free Fall, to members and guests on 13 March 2017.
Marina Bay Golf Course won Singapore’s Best Golf Course at the World Golf Awards 2017.
Wild Wild Wet and D’Resort won Tripzilla’s Excellence Awards for Best Family Attraction and Best Family Resort.
2016
Wild Wild Wet was awarded Top 10 Water Parks in Asia by TripAdvisor for 3rd year running.
Opening of Orchid Bowl in SAFRA Punggol in June 2016.
For better engagement of the changing demographics of union members, Happy Days and Jest D’Place clubhouses were revamped to a sports bar and pool bar respectively.
Opening of E!Avenue F&B shops and expansion of Wild Wild Wet to double its size in the last quarter of the year.
2015
Downtown East and D’Resort Rainforest Block won the BCA Universal Design Mark Award (Gold Plus) and BCA Green Mark Award respectively.
Brand new D’Resort welcomed its first guests on 1st July.
Downtown East was identified as a SG Heart Map place, celebrating it as a place which Singaporeans identify as ‘Home’.
2013
Phase 1 of Downtown East Refresh was celebrated with a groundbreaking
ceremony in March 2013.
Wild Wild Wet was awarded the 2013
Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor.
eXplorerkid (AMK Hub) and Downtown East won the “We Welcome Families” awards presented by the Businesses for Families Council (BFC).
2012
NTUC Club celebrated its 25th anniversary, renewing its commitment to
take care of members’ well-being through Fun.
Downtown
East Refresh was unveiled to the media;
the 5-year project for a major facelift at Downtown East was to begin at the end of 2012.
Marina Bay Golf Course was awarded third place for ‘Best Course in Singapore’ by Asian Golf Monthly Awards.
2011
NTUC Club implemented LinkPoints as a common currency for its
facilities and services.
eXplorerkid launched a new satellite
centre at AMK Hub to increase accessibility
of its facilities and services for members.
Both eXplorerkid and Downtown East were winners of the “We Welcome Families” awards presented by the Businesses for Families Council (BFC).
2010
nEbO was integrated to become the Labour Movement’s junior
membership arm.
U Bowling, a new bowling community for union
bowlers was formed.
Costa Sands Resort rejuvenated its product offerings with 18 Family
Suites and 184 Deluxe Plus rooms to meet the changing needs of NTUC members.
Orchid Bowl’s centres
underwent a refresh for a sleek, trendy new look.
Wild Wild Wet
attained S-Class certification for excellent service standards.
2009
U Sports was launched as the key engagement platform to reach out to
the union community through sports.
NTUC Secretary-General Lim
Swee Say launched U Live – a community
for active agers 55 years through various Work, Live and Play initiatives.
New engagement engine U Club was formed to engage housewives,
uniformed groups and other non-union eligibles.
NTUC
Club looked to raise union engagement to new levels and forge better relationships through its new
initiative of grooming staff to become Union Relationship Managers.
Costa Sands Resort acquired 4
new villas in Bintan, Indonesia increasing its offerings to members.
2008
E!Hub, a 5-storey entertainment and leisure centre housing Orchid
Bowl, eXplorerkid, a cinema and numerous F&B outlets opened at Downtown East.
eXplorerkid was expanded
to become the largest indoor family playground in Singapore.
The
Family Recreation FUNd was enhanced and re-introduced as the Family Recreation & Fun
Carnival.
NTUC
Club initiated the Union Support Scheme, a funding scheme for unions to tap on when holding activities
at Club-owned facilities.
NTUC Club launched its renewed Mission
and Core Values, moving beyond
just being a facilities provider to building, engaging and strengthening communities
2007
NTUC Club made its first attempt at bringing world-class musicals to
Singapore with My Fair Lady.
Launch of youth membership club
nEbO to forge lasting ties between youth
and the Labour Movement.
Scarlet City officially opened at AMK
Hub to provide oriental-based entertainment.
2006
Opening of The Spa @ Aranda, the first spa by the Labour
Movement.
Subsidiary Family Leisure Pte Ltd acquired three more
bowling centres, bringing the number of Orchid
Bowl outlets to four.
Subsidiary NCI Golf Pte Ltd opened Marina
Bay Golf Course, the first public 18-hole golf course in Singapore.
2005
DXO clubhouse was officially opened by then NTUC Secretary-General Lim
Boon Heng.
Family Recreation FUNd launched to help lower-income
members achieve better work-life
balance.
For its quality service, Costa Sands Resort attained the
Service Class (S-Class) certification.
2004
Wild Wild Wet was officially opened by then NTUC Secretary-General Lim
Boon Heng.
my golf kaki, a golf community, was set up to meet
the needs of golfing members.
2002
NCI acquired Costa Sands Resort (East Coast and Pasir Ris), bringing
the total number of rooms to 812 and making NTUC Club the largest resort operator in Singapore.
Completion
of D’Marquee, a multi-purpose venue which can host concerts and mass events at Downtown
East.
New suspended swimming pool opened at Costa Sands Resort
(Downtown East).
2000
Completion of $1 million upgrading exercise at Costa Sands Resort
(Sentosa). Ten dormitory-style rooms were converted to 34 superior rooms.
Union Square clubhouse was opened
in Tanjong Pagar.
Completion of $30 million re-development of
NTUC Pasir Ris Resort, including the construction of Escape Theme Park. NTUC Pasir Ris Resort was
re-branded as NTUC Lifestyle World –
Downtown East.
1999
Everest Highway Kalapattar Trekking Expedition was organised in support of the Labour Movement’s Millennium Celebrations.
1998
NTUC Club became the official organiser of Mrs Singapore Pageant 1998.
1997
Two clubhouses Celebrations and Jest D’ Place opened in Hougang
and Choa Chu Kang respectively.
NTUC Club organised expedition
to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
It was the first time a team from the Labour Movement scaled such heights.
Quebec Leisure International Pte Ltd was acquired as a subsidiary to
provide events management and other event services.
1996
NTUC Pasir Ris Resort received its certification for ISO9002, making it the first resort in Southeast Asia to be certified.
1995
Completion of Begonia Pavilion, a complex housing a ballroom and three
seminar rooms, at NTUC Pasir Ris Resort.
Launch of The 3rd
Chapter, a club for retiree members.
Happy Days clubhouse was
opened in Bishan.
1994
NTUC Sentosa Beach Resort was officially opened by then NTUC
Secretary-General Lim Boon Heng.
A new three-storey commercial
building opened at NTUC Pasir Ris Resort to
house a childcare centre, children indoor play centre and offices.
NTUC Club opened Paradigm, its first clubhouse in the Orchard Road
area.
NTUC Club Investment
Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary, was incorporated to invest in lifestyle businesses, in support of
Club’s mission.
1991
NTUC Pasir Ris Resort upgraded 144 chalet units into superior rooms.
1989
NTUC Club’s second clubhouse in Jurong was officially opened by then NTUC Secretary-General Ong Teng Cheong.
1988
NTUC Pasir Ris Resort was officially opened by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
1987
NTUC Club established its first clubhouse, Club SW, in Shenton Way.