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During the period 22-28 April,
Singapore visitor arrivals declined 74% as compared to the same period last year. Arrivals from countries like Japan,
USA, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia and Thailand declined by about 80% while
arrivals from P R China dropped by 92%.
The
Singapore
Tourism Board stated that travel advisories and alerts by various
countries (namely Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Spain, China, France, Belgium, Mexico, Ireland and Italy), as well as the cancellation of
different events contributed to the decline in visitor arrivals (67% or 192,800) over the period of 1-28 April. During this period, Thailand, Hong Kong SAR, USA, Japan and Malaysia recorded the highest percentage decline of over 70%.
| Singapore Visitor Arrivals Total 22 to 28 April 2003: 38,200 (-74%) |
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| Country of Residence |
VA |
%
change Country |
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|
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| Indonesia |
9,000 |
-
60 |
| U. K. |
4,300 |
-
39 |
| Australia |
3,000 |
-
75 |
| India |
2,700 |
-
66 |
| Malaysia |
2,500 |
-
79 |
| Japan |
2,300 |
-
82 |
| Philippines |
1,600 |
-
65 |
| Thailand |
1,400 |
-
79 |
| P R China |
1,300 |
-
92 |
| Germany |
1,300 |
-
61 |
| U.S.A. |
1,100 |
-
81 |
| Hong Kong |
900 |
-
81 |
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| Singapore Visitor Arrivals Total 1 to 28 April
2003: 192,800 (-67%) |
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| Country of Residence |
VA |
%change |
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|
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| Indonesia |
36,100 |
-
61 |
| P R China |
22,600 |
-
61 |
| U.K. |
21,100 |
-
42 |
| Australia |
13,100 |
-
69 |
| Malaysia |
12,500 |
-
72 |
| India |
12,100 |
-
55 |
| Japan |
11,900 |
-
74 |
| Philippines |
7,400 |
-
61 |
| Thailand |
5,700 |
-
80 |
| Germany |
5,500 |
-
61 |
| U.S.A. |
5,300 |
-
77 |
| Hong Kong |
4,500 |
-
78 |
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See
also: Singapore Visitor Arrivals from 15 - 21 April, 2003
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