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During the period 13-19 May,
Singapore visitor arrivals declined 70% as compared to the same period last year. Arrivals from countries like P.R. China, Japan, Hong Kong, USA and India declined over
75%. China showed the most significant drop with a decline of 92%.
The
Singapore Tourism Board said that travel advisories and alerts by various
countries (Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France, South Korea, Canada, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Spain, China, Belgium, Mexico, Qatar, Ireland and Italy), as well as the
cancellation of events contributed to the decline in visitor arrivals (73%) over
the period of 1-19 May. During this period, P.R. China, Japan, Hong Kong,
U.S.A. and Australia recorded the highest percentage decline of over 76%.
In terms of absolute arrivals, PR China, Indonesia, Japan, India and Australia
registered the largest drop for this period.
| Singapore Visitor Arrivals Total 13 to 19 May 2003: 39,500 (-70%) |
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| Country of Residence |
VA |
%change |
| |
|
|
| Indonesia |
13,800 |
-
36 |
| Malaysia |
3,100 |
-
71 |
| India |
2,800 |
-
76 |
| U.K. |
2,700 |
-
56 |
| Australia |
2,600 |
-
74 |
| Philippines |
1,700 |
-
66 |
| Thailand |
1,600 |
-
67 |
| Japan |
1,500 |
-
86 |
| U.S.A. |
1,400 |
-
78 |
| Hong Kong |
1,000 |
-
85 |
| Germany |
800 |
-
68 |
| P.R. China |
800 |
-
92 |
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|
|
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|
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| Singapore Visitor Arrivals Total 1 to 19 May 2003: 100,700 (-73%) |
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|
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| Country of Residence |
VA |
%change |
| |
|
|
| Indonesia |
30,800 |
-
50 |
| U.K. |
8,100 |
-
53 |
| Malaysia |
7,600 |
-
73 |
| India |
7,400 |
-
74 |
| Australia |
6,700 |
-
76 |
| Japan |
4,500 |
-
86 |
| Philippines |
4,300 |
-
68 |
| Thailand |
4,200 |
-
73 |
| U.S.A. |
3,300 |
-
80 |
| Germany |
2,700 |
-
64 |
| Hong Kong |
2,700 |
-
82 |
| P.R. China |
2,300 |
-
94 |
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See
also:
Singapore Visitor Arrivals figures from 6 - 12 May 2003. |
