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In March 2008, Singapore welcomed 908,000 visitors, representing a growth of 5.7% compared to the same month a year ago. This sets a
new record for visitor arrivals for the month of March. Visitor days were estimated to reach 3.4 million days, an increase of 14.1% in
comparison to March 2007.
Indonesia (155,000), P.
R. China (98,000), Australia (62,000), UK (61,000) and India (58,000) were Singapore’s top five visitor-generating
markets. These markets accounted for 48% of total visitor arrivals for the month.
Singapore gazetted hotels were estimated to reach
Sin$189m in room revenue, representing a growth of 16.8% versus March 2007.
The Average Room Rate (ARR) in March 2008 was estimated at
Sin$238, representing a growth of 23.8% over March 2007. The Average
Occupancy Rate (AOR) for hotels was estimated to reach 87% in March 2008, posting a
4 percentage point decrease over March 2007.
See
also Singapore
Visitor Arrivals for February 2008 and other recent news regarding:
Airlines,
Aviation,
Hotels, Visitor
Arrivals, Singapore
Visitor Arrivals
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