Singapore visitor arrivals up 9% in February

Visitor arrivals from the Chinese mainland to Singapore increased 61.3 per cent year-on-year.

Singapore.- International visitor arrivals to Singapore were up 9 per cent year-on-year in February to 1.5 million. The figure was flat compared to January.

According to data from the Singapore Tourism Board, arrivals from mainland China, traditionally the city-state’s largest inbound tourism market, grew 61.3 per cent year-on-year to 432,330. The other top-five markets for inbound tourists were Indonesia (167,040), Australia (80,750), Malaysia (90,210) and South Korea (65,670). Out of those markets, only mainland China saw year-on-year growth.

Overall, overnight visitors increased 6.2 per cent to 1.11 million. At the same time, the average length of stay decreased by 2.2 per cent to 3.39 days. Singapore Tourism Board’s latest monthly data took the city-state’s aggregate international visitor volume for the first two months of this year to 3 million, flat from the previous year.

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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Visitor arrivals from the Chinese mainland to Singapore increased 61.3 per cent year-on-year. Singapore.- International visitor arrivals to Singapore were up 9 per cent year-on-year in February to 1.5 million. The figure was flat compared to January. According to data from the Singapore Tourism Board, arrivals from mainland China, traditionally the city-state’s largest inbound tourism…