Singapore tourism industry

The city-state welcomed about 870,000 Chinese visitors as of end-August, making up close to 30% of 2019 numbers, says STB.

The airport handled 5.12 million passenger movements in June, crossing the five million mark since January 2020.

Singapore’s tourism industry saw an “encouraging recovery” with 2.9 million international visitors in 1Q2023.

RHB economist Barnabas Gan believes that Singapore’s retail sales will return to pre-Covid levels by the end of 2022.

Major events planned for later this year include the Shangri-La Dialogue and the Global Health Security Conference.

The study interviewed some 10,195 people across 17 countries regarding travel in a post-Covid-19 world.

With borders closed to foreigners, hotels and tourist attractions need to count on ‘staycationers’ to plug the gap in an industry that brought in almost US$20 billion ($27.84 billion) in revenue last year. It’s a tall order.

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Millenials are the age group most eager to travel this year.

SINGAPORE (Feb 14): Singapore’s tourism sector is expected to take a significant hit this year due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. As of Feb 13, there have been 58 people infected with the virus. The Republic also has the highest numb