SINGAPORE – Tourist arrivals in Singapore fell half a percent year on year to 845,000 in October, after September saw the first increase this year.
However, the average occupancy rate (AOR) for hotels was at 82.7 percent in October — the highest for the year.
Visitor days came to 3.3 million, 4.6 percent lower than in October 2008.
Indonesia, China, Australia, Malaysia and India were the top five visitor-generating markets in October, accounting for 52 percent of October’s visitor arrivals.
Of the top 15 visitor-generating markets, Hong Kong registered the biggest rise, with visitors surging 27.4 percent to 26,000.
Malaysia also posted a strong increase in visitor numbers, up 26.2 percent to 69,000.
China recorded its first increase — up 8.4 per cent at 83,000 — since May 2008, thanks to an ‘“unprecedented eight-day Golden Week holidayâ€, the Singapore Tourism Board said.
Arrivals from South Korea almost halved, dropping 48.1 percent to 16,000.
