SINGAPORE TOURISM SECTOR PERFORMANCE AS AT JULY 2001

 Singapore Visitor Arrivals in July 2001

Visitor arrivals in July 2001 increased by 1.0% over the same month in 2000, to a total of 714,193 visitors. Overall, for the period of January to July this year, visitor arrivals increased 0.7% over the same period last year.

Oceania continued to perform well, generating another month of double-digit growth (+11.0%) in arrivals. Other regions that generated increases in arrivals were Europe (+2.4%) and Asia (+0.9%). Arrivals from the Americas (-3.2%) and Africa (-5.8%) declined.

The 12 largest visitor-generating markets were:

The increase in arrivals from Indonesia was supported by the rise in VFR (+15.2%) and business-related traffic (+3.2%).

The uncertain economic outlook coupled with the weak yen, fall in incentive travel and the trend towards inexpensive, nearby destinations, dampened visitor arrivals from Japan to Singapore.

Australia posted another month of double-digit growth driven by holiday and business-related arrivals which rose by 13.8% and 4.2% respectively.

Increases in holiday and VFR traffic from Malaysia could be attributed to strengthening of the Ringgit and interest in events happening in Singapore.

Positive economic sentiments boosted arrivals from China (+26.0%). Holiday and business-related traffic increased by 25.8% and 10.1% respectively.

A 15.2% growth in visitor arrivals aged 19 and below, contributed to an increase in visitor traffic from South Korea.

The decrease in arrivals from Taiwan could be attributed to continued poor performance of the stock market and the economic outlook, which dampened consumer confidence. Typhoons occurring in the month of July also affected outbound travel.

Visitor arrivals from Hong Kong declined by 17.8%, due mainly to two typhoons which led to the closure of businesses as well as cancellation of flights.

Holiday arrivals from the top 12 markets decreased by 3.3%, largely affected by declines from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. Markets that posted strong increases included China (+25.8%), and Australia (+13.8%). Other markets that performed well were Malaysia (+8.3%), UK (+6.0%), India (+4.3%) and South Korea (+2.9%).

Overall, the business-related segment from the top 12 markets declined by 2.2%, with the exception of China, which posted a double-digit growth of 10.1%. Other markets with increases were India (+4.7%), Australia (+4.2%) and Indonesia (+3.2%).

Visitor Arrivals in January - July 2001

Visitor arrivals for the period of January to July 2001 rose by 0.7% over the same period in 2000, to a total of 4,459,182 visitors.

The 12 largest visitor-generating markets were:

Hotel Sector Performance in July 2001 (Preliminary Data)

Maximum room-nights: 942,307 (+3.9%); Available room-nights: 887,598 (+4.8%)

Gross lettings: 696,718 (-5.0%); Paid lettings: 687,561 (-4.9%)

Standard AOR: 78.5% (down 8.1 percentage points over July 2000)

Standard ARR: $132.80 (+6.8%)

AOR = Average Occupancy Rate

ARR = Average Room Rate


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Business-related segment includes Business, Business & Pleasure and MICE arrivals.