(TAN): Tourist arrivals in Singapore grew to a new high for the July to September quarter this year, led by a demand surge from China, reports said.
The third quarter saw about five million visitors arriving to the city-state, which according to data from Singapore Tourism Board’s website is the highest number recorded over a quarter. It broke the previous record of 4.83 million travellers that arrived during the same period last year.
Visitors from Greater China reportedly went up 22%, mainly owing to the Chinese “Golden Week” or seven-day vacation between October 1 and 7 when travel in the region usually goes up.
The rush of tourists also overlapped with the reopening of Singapore’s colonial-style luxury property Raffles Hotel, which opened its doors following renovation, reports said.
Singapore also gained from pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, after some conferences and businesses relocating their venues from Hong Kong to Singapore boosted tourist influx in the island, a report said.
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The growth in arrivals can also reportedly be attributed to the popularity of the American romantic comedy film “Crazy Rich Asians” that released last year.
However, data from Singapore Tourism Board’s website showed that visitor arrivals has been on the rise year-on-year for the past ten years. Tourist arrivals in Singapore was between 2.5 million and 2.6 million per quarter in 2009, indicating that the numbers have doubled over the decade.
The outlook for 2020 reportedly looks optimistic, with a host of events including the Singapore Airshow, Food & Hotel Asia conference and Gamescom Asia in the offing.
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