Singapore Visitor Arrivals for Q2 and H1 2012

Singapore's international visitor arrivals reached 3.5 million in Q2 2012, an 8% growth over the same quarter last year (see: Singapore Visitor Arrivals in Q2 2011).

Between January and June 2012 visitor arrivals reached close to 7.1 million, representing an 11% year-on-year growth.

Indonesia (1,366,000), P. R. China (978,000), Malaysia (589,000), India (478,000), and Australia (477,000) were Singapore's top five international visitor-generating markets for January to June 2012. These markets accounted for 55% of total visitor arrivals for the quarter.

P. R. China (+29%) and Japan (+21%) registered two of the strongest growths among the top 15 markets for the year to-date, sustained by strong performance by the leisure segment. Japan also saw an increase in business traffic during January to June 2012.

Conversely, Hong Kong (-3%), Thailand (-2%) and the Philippines (-1%) recorded marginal declines for January-June 2012.  While visitors diverted their travel to Singapore post-Tohoku earthquake in Q2 2011, visitor arrivals from Hong Kong saw a drop of 9% in Q2 2012 as travel to Japan resumed.

Hotels - Q2 2012

Gazetted hotel room revenue for Q2 2012 came in at an estimated Sin$0.7 billion, representing a 4% year-on-year growth.

ARRs stood at Sin$262 in Q2 2012, a year-on-year increase of 7%. The Upscale hotels posted the highest growth rate at 12%, while the Economy hotels registered a decrease of 1%.

AORs reached 86% in Q2 2012. Robust performance in both ARR and AOR resulted in a 7% growth in RevPAR4, which stood at Sin$225 in Q2 2012. Both the Luxury tier and Upscale tier were the top performers in terms of RevPAR growth.

Hotels - January to June 2012

Gazetted hotel room revenue for January to June 2012 was estimated at Sin$1.4 billion, an 8% growth as compared to the same period last year.

ARR was at a record high of Sin$260, posting a year-on-year growth of 9%, while AOR stood at 86%, resulting in a record high RevPAR of Sin$224 (+11% growth vis-à-vis January to June 2011).

Both Luxury and Upscale hotels were the top performers for January to June 2012, with strong performance in AOR, ARR and RevPAR.

Tourism Receipts - January to June 2012

Tourism Receipts (TR) for January to June 2012 came in at Sin$11.5 billion, registering a 7% year-on-year growth. All TR components saw year-on-year growth.

Excluding Sightseeing & Entertainment expenditure, Indonesia (Sin$1,595 million), P. R. China (Sin$1,210 million), India (Sin$580 million), Australia (Sin$508 million) and Malaysia (Sin$487 million) were Singapore’s top five TR generating markets for January to June 2012.

P. R. China (+24%) continued to record one of the highest TR growth rates due to high visitor arrivals. While average accommodation and F&B spend fell slightly due to a shorter length of stay, shopping spend continued to grow.

The growth rate of TR from Indonesia came in second among the top 10 markets, boosted by an increase in business and their accompanying visitors. Average ground expenditure increased, especially on accommodation.

Australia (-3%) and the Philippines (-1%) registered marginal declines in TR growth to-date due to poor performance in Q2. Australia saw growth in stopover traffic with shorter length of stay, hence resulting in lower average ground expenditure.

See also: Singapore Visitor Arrivals in Q2 2011

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