SINGAPORE - Visitor arrivals in Singapore in October fell 0.5 percent from a year earlier, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Tuesday.
The STB said there were 845,000 visitors in October. The total days spent by tourists in Singapore fell 4.6 percent to 3.3 million.
Average hotel room rates fell 24.2 percent to S$181.Occupancy rose 0.8 percentage points from a year ago to 82.7percent, the highest for the year.
Singapore is trying to expand tourism as part of efforts to reduce economic reliance on manufacturing. Two casinos – one operated by Las Vegas Sands and the other by Genting Singapore – are scheduled to open next year.
S'pore visitor arrivals slip 0.5% in Oct
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Tue, Nov 24 2009
Total days spent by tourists in S'pore also fell 4.6 per cent.
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SINGAPORE - Visitor arrivals in Singapore in October fell 0.5 percent from a year earlier, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Tuesday.
The STB said there were 845,000 visitors in October. The total days spent by tourists in Singapore fell 4.6 percent to 3.3 million.
Average hotel room rates fell 24.2 percent to S$181.Occupancy rose 0.8 percentage points from a year ago to 82.7percent, the highest for the year.
Singapore is trying to expand tourism as part of efforts to reduce economic reliance on manufacturing. Two casinos – one operated by Las Vegas Sands and the other by Genting Singapore – are scheduled to open next year.
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