Visitor arrivals to Singapore in November rose 16.1% from a year earlier to 963,000, the highest figure ever recorded for the month of November, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Thursday.
The number was, however, lower than October’s 978,000 visitors as well as the record 1.1 million achieved in July.
Visitor arrivals to Singapore in October rose 15.8% from a year earlier to 978,000, the highest number of arrivals recorded for the month of October ever, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Wednesday.
But the number was still below July’s figure when a record 1.1 million people visited the city-state.
Singapore attracted 978,000 visitors in October, a 16% increase from a year earlier, the Singapore Tourism Board said in an e-mailed statement today. Tourism receipts in the first nine months of the year increased 47% to $13.7 billion from a year earlier, helped by the opening of two integrated casino resorts, the board said.
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The city-state’s tourism authority said on Friday that tourist arrivals in September totalled 947,000, down from 996,000 in August.
Visitor arrivals to Singapore rose 18% on year to 996,000 in August, marking the ninth straight month of record arrivals to the island nation, according to a government statement Tuesday.
Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Australia and India were the top five visitor-generating markets, accounting for half the arrivals in August, the Singapore Tourism Board said, adding that 14 out of the 15 top markets registered growth in arrivals during the month.
This was the seventh consecutive month of record visitor arrivals in the island state. A total of 946,000 visitors arrived in May and 939,000 in April, said the Singapore Tourism Board.
Visitor arrivals to Singapore grew 30.3% on year in May to 946,000, the Singapore Tourism Board said in a statement Monday, says Dow Jones. The government said visitor numbers are the highest on record for the month of May, marking the sixth consecutive month of record visitors. Visitor numbers from Hong Kong rose 48.8%, Malaysian visitors rose 48.7% and Taiwan visitors grew 47.4%.
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Visitor arrivals rose 20.4% to 938,000 last month from a year earlier, the Singapore Tourism Board said in a statement today. The arrivals were the highest ever for April, and followed four months of record gains.
In February visitor arrivals had surged 24% from a year earlier.
Hotel occupancy rose 14 percentage points from a year ago to 87.1%, with average room rates rising 3.3% in March to $205, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Tuesday.
Visitors to Singapore rose 17.3% on year in March, logging the fourth straight month of record arrivals, as the global economy continues to recover.
Visitor arrivals in Singapore rose 24% in February from a year earlier to reach 857,000, the highest ever for the month as the city-state’s first casino opened to lure tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Hotel occupancy rose 4.9 percentage points from a year ago to 79.7%, though average room rates in February fell 1.5% from a year earlier to $201, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Friday.
Stronger-than-expected official Singapore tourist arrival forecasts will bode well for Singapore Airlines (C6L.SG), says Credit Suisse.
Singapore Tourism Board (STB), which announced latest 2010 Singapore tourist arrivals over the weekend, forecasts 11.5–12.5 million visitor arrivals this year vs broker’s expectation of 11.7 million and $17.5–18.5 billion in tourism receipts vs broker’s $16.3 billion forecast.
Singapore visitor arrivals in November jumped the most in three years, as the Hari Raya Haji holiday, held in December last year, attracted tourists from Malaysia and Indonesia.
Visitor arrivals gained 8.4% to 830,000 last month from a year earlier, the Singapore Tourism Board said in an e- mailed statement today. Arrivals from Malaysia rose 37%, while Indonesian visitors gained 20%. The board also said the 2009 “Reasons to enjoy Singapore” campaign helped spur an increase in visitors from Germany, China and Australia.
Singapore is betting on projects set to open in the coming two years, such as the International Cruise Terminal and the two integrated resorts, to spur tourism. In October, Singapore began work on a $500 million terminal to double cruise berthing capacity and boost visitors arriving by sea. The two integrated resorts, Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, are scheduled to open in 2010.
Visitor arrivals in Singapore rose 8.4% in November from a year earlier, the highest growth for 2009, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said today.
The STB said there were 830,000 visitors in November.
Tourists also spent more time in Singapore in November, leading to the first year-on-year growth in 2009 for visitor-days, which edged up 0.7% to an estimated 3.1 million days.
