Singapore Visitor Arrivals for June 2006

In June 2006, Singapore welcomed 786,704 visitors, registering a 5.3% growth over the same period a year ago. This is a record high for June. Visitor days were estimated to reach 2.8 million, an increase of 5.5% in comparison to June 2005.

Indonesia (167,000), P.R. China (71,000), India (68,000), Australia (61,000) and Malaysia (56,000) were Singapore’s top five visitor-generating markets. These markets accounted for 54% of total visitor arrivals for the month.

In June 2006, Singapore gazetted hotels recorded Sin$129.4 million in room revenue, an increase of 16.5% over June 2005.

The Average Room Rate (ARR) was estimated at Sin$170, an increase of 16.8% over June 2005. The Average Occupancy Rate (AOR) for hotels was estimated to have reached 86%, a 1.4 percentage point decline over June 2005.

See also: Singapore Visitor Arrivals for May 2006

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