Record number of visitors to Singapore in Jan

QX179R SG

SINGAPORE: January 2010 saw the highest ever recorded number of visitors to Singapore for the month.

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said 908,000 visitors were in Singapore last month, an increase of about 17.5 per cent compared to a year ago.

Singapore's top five visitor-generating markets in the month were - Indonesia with 173,000 visitors, China with 99,000 visitors, Australia with 90,000 visitors, Malaysia with 68,000 visitors, and India with 57,000 visitors.

STB said these markets accounted for 54 per cent of total visitor arrivals for the month.

Visitor days were estimated at 3.6 million days, a year-on-year growth of 8.7 per cent, as compared to January 2009.

Average occupancy rate increased 13.9 percentage points over January 2009 to reach 80.4 per cent. Average room rate declined 9.5 per cent to reach an estimate of S$187.

Revenue per available room increased by 9.4 per cent to reach S$150 - the first year-on-year growth in 16 months.

- CNA/sc

likeyou SG

I think due to the 2 opening of casinos.

revetandem SG

But the casinos only opened in Feb leh

vulpes macrotis mutica SG

the global economy is still reeling from the after effects of the global recession a year ago.

that most economies are on the path of recovery post 2009 q3 onwards, especially the 5 countries mentioned, is more likely to have played a role in the "highest ever recorded" growth of tourism figures.