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Visitor arrivals to Singapore in September dipped from August despite the city-state hosting the Formula One Grand Prix in the month.
The city-state’s tourism authority said on Friday that tourist arrivals in September totalled 947,000, down from 996,000 in August.
The city-state’s tourism authority said on Friday that tourist arrivals in September totalled 947,000, down from 996,000 in August.
But the September figure was 18.4% above the number of arrivals in September 2009, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a statement.
Visitor arrivals in July jumped 24.1% to 1.1 million — a record high.
Indonesia contributed the largest number of visitors with 244,000 in September, while South Korea was the fastest-growing market for Singapore’s tourism industry, with visitor arrivals jumping 63% 26,000.
STB’s figures do not include the thousands who cross over from Malaysia daily by land.
STB said average occupancy rate at Singapore hotels in September was 82% compared to 85% in August and 77% in September 2009.
