Singapore Visitor Arrivals for September 2007

In September 2007, Singapore welcomed 766,000 visitors, representing a growth of 7.1% as compared to September 2006. This sets a new record for the month of September. Visitor days were estimated to reach 3 million days, an increase of 17.7% in comparison to September 2006.

Indonesia (136,000), P.R. China (76,000), Australia (71,000), India (55,000) and Japan (54,000) were Singapore’s top five visitor-generating markets. These markets accounted for 51% of total visitor arrivals for the month.

Singapore gazetted hotels were estimated to generate Sin$152.2 million in room revenue, representing an increase of 7.4% over September 2006. This set a new record for the month of September.

The Average Room Rate (ARR) in September 2007 was estimated at Sin$201, representing an increase of 4.6% over September 2006 and setting another record for the month of September. The Average Occupancy Rate (AOR) for hotels was estimated to have reached 85% in September 2007, posting a 3.4 percentage point increase over September 2006.

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