Singapore tourist arrivals reach new highs in Q3, 22% visitors from China

About five million travellers came to the island between July and September

Aerial view of Marina Bay and skyscrapers of downtown in evening at Singapore
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Bloomberg | Abhishek Vishnoi
It’s almost like a sequel to Crazy Rich Asians.

A year after the movie — set in Singapore — helped drive a record number of visitors to the city-state, the tourists are back again in full force, pushing arrivals to a new high in the third quarter.

About five million travellers came to the island between July and September, led by visitors from Greater China, which jumped 22 per cent, according to data from Singapore Tourism Board’s website. The previous quarterly record was 4.83 million set in the same period a year earlier.
Topics : Singapore

First Published: Dec 01 2019 | 12:04 PM IST

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