Singapore visitor arrivals up 2.8% in Q1

The city-state saw 4.43 million international arrivals in the first quarter of 2026.

Singapore.- There were 4.43 million international visitor arrivals in Singapore in the first quarter of 2026. That represents a 2.8 per cent year-on-year increase, according to data released by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Overnight visitors totalled 3.26 million, a 2.7 per cent increase compared to the first quarter of 2025.

March visitor arrivals reached 1.43 million, up 10.1 per cent compared to the same month last year. Overnight visitors accounted for 72.7 per cent of arrivals in March, up 11.1 per cent, while the average length of stay was 3.31 days, down 4.5 per cent from a year earlier.

Mainland China remained Singapore’s largest source market during the quarter providing 913,370 visitors, followed by Indonesia (625,850), Malaysia (338,790), Australia (311,680), and India (246,940). Chinese arrivals were up 9.8 per cent year-on-year, while arrivals from Malaysia rose 8.5 per cent and those from Australia 1.2 per cent. Arrivals from Indonesia and India fell.

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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The city-state saw 4.43 million international arrivals in the first quarter of 2026. Singapore.- There were 4.43 million international visitor arrivals in Singapore in the first quarter of 2026. That represents a 2.8 per cent year-on-year increase, according to data released by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Overnight visitors totalled 3.26 million, a 2.7 per…