Singapore Visitor Arrivals in Q2 2011

Singapore recorded 3.2 million international visitor arrivals in Q2 2011, a growth of 14% year-on-year. Arrivals for April, May and June 2011 were also the highest historically recorded for each of the individual months. Visitor Days for Q2 2011 were estimated at 12.5 million days, a growth of 9.4% in comparison with the same quarter last year.

January to June 2011

Indonesia (1,224,000), P.R. China (758,000), Malaysia (532,000), Australia (464,000) and India (450,000) were Singapore's top five international visitor-generating markets for the period of January to June 20113. These markets accounted for 54% of total IVA for the six months.

P.R. China (+35%), the Philippines (+34%) and Hong Kong (+34%) registered the highest growth out of the top 15 markets for the period of January to June 2011.

Tourism Receipts - Q2

Tourism Receipts for Q2 2011 were estimated at Sin$5 billion, registering an 18% year-on-year growth.

Excluding Sightseeing & Entertainment expenditure, Indonesia (Sin$677 million), P.R. China (Sin$447 million), India (Sin$305 million), Australia (Sin$270 million) and the Philippines (Sin$254 million) were Singapore’s top five TR generating markets for Q2 2011.

All top 10 markets registered growth, except USA (-9%) and Thailand (-4%). For these two markets, this could be attributed to a drop in business traffic, with Thailand also seeing lower discretionary spend. There was also significant growth in TR from the Philippines (+57%) due to an increase in leisure visitors and corresponding per capita expenditure.

January to June 2011

Tourism Receipts for January to June 2011 was estimated at Sin$11 billion, a 32% year-on-year growth.

Excluding Sightseeing & Entertainment expenditure, Indonesia (Sin$1,332 million), P.R. China (Sin$969 million), Australia (Sin$522 million), Malaysia (Sin$514 million) and India (Sin$435 million) were Singapore’s top five TR generating markets for January to June 2011.

Hotels - Q2 2011

Gazetted hotel room revenue for Q2 2011 was estimated at Sin$0.6 billion, an increase of 33% compared to the same quarter a year ago.

June 2011 posted the highest ARR, AOR and RevPAR in Q2 2011, displaying a consistent trend when compared against Q2 2010.

ARR stood at Sin$246 in Q2 2011, a year-on-year increase of 14%. Room rates for all hotel tiers increased, with the Economy tier charting the highest growth rate at 15%.

AOR reached 86% in Q2 2011 while robust performance in ARR resulted in a 12% growth in RevPAR, which stood at Sin$212 in Q2 2011. The Upscale tier was the top performer in terms of RevPAR growth.

See also: Singapore Visitor Arrivals in September 2010

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