Singapore Tourism Projects 18.5 Million Visitors for 2025
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Singapore is on track to exceed pre-pandemic tourism spending in 2024 and expects up to 18.5 million visitors generating over S$30 billion in receipts by 2025.
The Singapore Tourism Board said it expects Singapore to see between 17 million and 18.5 million visitor arrivals in 2025, generating S$29 billion to S$30.5 billion in tourism receipts. 2024 wound up with 16.5 million visitor arrivals. Tourism receipts are only confirmed for the first nine months of 2024 and were at S$22.4 billion. In the first nine months of last year, Sightseeing, Entertainment & Gaming revenue rose 25%, followed by Accommodations, up 17%. Mainland China was the top market for visitor arrivals with 3.08 million, generating tourism receipts of S$3.58 billion, followed by Indonesia with 2.49 million arrivals and S$2.13 billion in receipts. The STB believes when 2024 results are tallied, they will hit an all time high in tourism spending, surpassing the pre-pandemic high of S$27.7 billion.
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