Visitor arrivals registered first growth in
September
Visitor arrivals to Singapore registered its first growth this
year in September.
The Singapore Tourism Board says some 799 thousand tourists visited
Singapore in the month.
That’s a 7.1 per cent increase over the year ago month.
Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, China and India were Singapore’s
top five visitor-generating markets.
They accounted for 55 per cent of total visitor arrivals for the
month.
Visitor arrivals from Hong Kong and the Philippines also improved
for the month.
STB said this could be partly attributed to attractive travel
packages and aggressive marketing for the Singapore GP
Season.
However, the higher tourist arrivals figure did not translate into
better takings for hotels.
STB said the room revenue fell 28 per cent.
--938Live