Singapore saw 1.44 million visitors in January, up 54% year-on-year
Singapore welcomed 1.44 million tourists in January, an increase of 54.2% year-on-year and 16.1% quarter-on-quarter, according to the latest data from the Singapore Tourism Board.
Of the visitors in January, 1.07 million were overnight guests, an increase of 43.6 percent year-on-year and 26 percent quarter-on-quarter. However, the average length of stay was 3.45 days, down 20.1% from the previous year.
Indonesia continues to be the top source market for Singapore visitors, according to monthly data. Indonesia brought in 268,970 tourists in January, followed by mainland China in second place with 211,190.
Among all source markets, mainland China was the market with the largest year-on-year growth in January, at 644.2%.
Australia was the city-state’s third-largest source market in January, with 124,140 tourists visiting.
Among the top three source markets, visitors from mainland China spent the longest in Singapore, averaging 3.73 days in January.
Singapore has a duopoly of casino resorts. Resorts World Sentosa is operated by a division of Genting Singapore Limited. Marina Bay Sands is operated by a division of Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
The city-state received directly above. Number of visitors: 13.61 million According to data from tourism authorities, the number of visitors for the full year of 2023 will increase by 115.8% compared to the previous year.
The number of international visitors to Singapore is likely to reach approximately “15 million to 16 million” in 2024, bringing in approximately “S$26 billion.” [US$19.4 billion] Tourism receipts will reach S$27.5 billion, according to a Singapore Tourism Board release on February 1, referring to the outlook for the current calendar year.
The tourism organization explains its predictions as follows: “STB expects the recovery in the tourism sector to continue into 2024 due to improvements in global air connectivity and transport capacity, as well as the implementation of tourism policies.” Mutual 30 days visa-free Travel between China and Singapore. ”
It added: “In 2024, international capacity is expected to continue to increase and capacity is expected to be at or close to previous levels.”[Covid-19]Most of our major source markets have reached pandemic levels. ”