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Singapore
Visitor Arrivals in September 2001
- Visitor arrivals in September 2001 declined by 3.1% over the same
month in 2000, to a total of 593,571 visitors. The drop was largely a
reaction to the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and
Washington DC, which had affected travel from many markets worldwide.
For the period of January to September this year, visitor arrivals
increased 0.2% over the same period last year.
- Oceania, Europe and Africa generated increases of 3.7%, 2.3% and 2.0%
respectively, while arrivals from Asia (-3.0%) and Americas (-18.1%)
declined.
- The 12 largest visitor-generating markets were:
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Total Arrivals: 593,571 (-3.1%) |
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1. Indonesia
98,175 (+3.8%) |
7. India
27,258
(-5.6%) |
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2. Japan
69,822 (-21.9%) |
8. South Korea 23,518
(+1.3%) |
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3. Australia
53,853 (+9.1%) |
9. USA
22,154
(-21.8%) |
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4. Malaysia
53,794 (+7.0%) |
10. Hong Kong 20,019
(-2.7%) |
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5. China
34,384 (+10.1%) |
11. Thailand
19,554
(+1.5%) |
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6. UK
33,709 (-1.5%) |
12. Taiwan
15,216
(-23.2%) |
- The increase
in arrivals from Indonesia was supported by the rise in VFR (+8.0%).
- The uncertain economic outlook coupled with security concerns over the
terrorists’ attacks in the USA had dampened visitor arrivals from Japan.
- The increase in arrivals from Australia may be due to two factors: the
Olympics in 2000 may have had affected outbound travel from Australia,
while this year, reaction to the September 11 terrorist attacks may have
shifted travel patterns in favour of more medium haul versus long haul
from Australia.
- The increase in visitor traffic from Malaysia was attributed to growth
in the holiday (+16.5%) and VFR (+3.3%) segments.
- Positive economic sentiments boosted arrivals from China (+10.1%). VFR
and holiday traffic grew by 13.5% and 4.7% respectively.
- Predictably, arrivals from the USA plummeted, largely due to the fear
of travel in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. The tragedy
compounded the already falling arrivals from the USA due to the economic
slowdown.
- The decrease in arrivals from Taiwan could be attributed to the
continued weak economy and the terrorists’ attacks on the USA, which had
led to travel cancellations. Furthermore, typhoon Nari adversely
affected northern Taiwan, thus further reducing consumers’ willingness
to travel.
- Holiday arrivals from the top 12 markets decreased by 5.8%, largely
affected by declines from Taiwan, Japan and USA. Markets that posted
strong increases included Malaysia (+16.5%) and Hong Kong (+12.8%).
Other markets that grew were Australia (+9.5%), China (+4.7%), South
Korea (+3.3%) and UK (+1.0%).
- Overall, the business-related segment from the top 12 markets declined
by 13.9%, with the exception of Australia (+12.7%), all other major
markets posted decreases in business-related traffic.
Visitor Arrivals in January - September 2001
- Visitor arrivals for the period of January to September 2001 rose by
0.2% over the same period in 2000, to a total of 5,747,747 visitors.
- The 12 largest visitor-generating markets were:
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Total Arrivals:
5,747,747 (+0.2%) |
| 1.
Indonesia 965,687
(+0.8%) |
7.
South Korea 278,093
(+4.3%) |
| 2.
Japan
643,941 (-8.2%) |
8. USA
272,365 (-5.1%)
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| 3.
Malaysia
434,108 (+5.9%) |
9.
India
261,988 (-0.4%)
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| 4.
Australia
420,283 (+12.4%) |
10.
Hong Kong 216,073
(-2.2%) |
| 5.
China
365,520 (+11.3%) |
11.
Thailand 197,350
(+5.4%) |
| 6. UK
344,932 (+7.6%) |
12.
Taiwan
174,891 (-26.2%)
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Hotel Sector Performance in
September 2001 (Preliminary Data)
- Maximum room-nights: 912,870 (+3.0%); Available room-nights: 860,486
(+4.0%)
- Gross lettings: 640,971 (-7.9%); Paid lettings: 630,287 (-8.0%)
- Standard AOR: 74.5% (down 9.6 percentage points over September 2000)
- Standard ARR: $131.97 (+1.6%)
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AOR = Average Occupancy Rate
ARR = Average Room Rate
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[1] Business-related segment
includes Business, Business & Pleasure and MICE arrivals. |
