Singapore Visitor Arrivals for February 2006

In February 2006, Singapore welcomed 727,000 visitors, registering a 15.9% growth over the same period a year ago. Visitor days were estimated to reach 2.4 million, an increase of 7.8% in comparison to February 2005.

Indonesia (122,000), P.R. of China (97,000), the UK (51,000), Japan (45,000) and Malaysia (44,000) were Singapore’s top five visitor-generating markets in February 2006. These markets accounted for 49% of total visitor arrivals for the month.

In February 2006, Singapore gazetted hotels recorded Sin$117 million in room revenue, an increase of 53.2% over February 2005.

The Average Room Rate (ARR) in February 2006 was estimated at Sin$173, an increase of 36.8% over February 2005. The Average Occupancy Rate (AOR) for hotels was estimated to have reached 84% in February 2006, a 7 percentage points increase over February 2005.

See also: Singapore Visitor Arrivals for January 2006

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