Singapore visitor arrivals fall 8% in January

Declines in mainland China and Indonesia arrivals weighed on overall visitation.

Singapore.- International visitor arrivals to Singapore were down 8.1 per cent year-on-year in January to 1.5 million. The decline was primarily due to a drop in travellers from mainland China and Indonesia.

According to data from the Singapore Tourism Board, arrivals from mainland China, traditionally the city-state’s largest inbound tourism market, fell by 27.8 per cent year-on-year to 272,000. Numbers from Indonesia, Singapore’s second-largest source market, fell by 13 per cent to 218,440.

Overall, overnight visitors fell 7 per cent to 1.11 million. At the same time, the average length of stay decreased by 2.6 per cent to 3.43 days. The top-five markets for inbound tourists in January were mainland China (271,950), Indonesia (218,440), Australia (140,780), Malaysia (116,680), and India (86,000).

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) reported that tourism receipts in Singapore reached a record S$23.9bn (US$18.82bn) in the first three quarters of 2025, up 6.5 per cent year-on-year. STB forecasts 17 to 18 million international visitors in 2026, with tourism receipts projected to reach S$31bn (US$24.4bn) to S$32.5bn (US$25.6bn).

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Declines in mainland China and Indonesia arrivals weighed on overall visitation. Singapore.- International visitor arrivals to Singapore were down 8.1 per cent year-on-year in January to 1.5 million. The decline was primarily due to a drop in travellers from mainland China and Indonesia. According to data from the Singapore Tourism Board, arrivals from mainland China,…