Singapore arrivals double on China, Indonesia visitors

The travel industry is expected to continue recovering in 2024, driven by improved global flight connectivity and a 30-day visa-free travel between China and Singapore. - AFP

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s international visitor arrivals doubled in 2023 from a year ago to reach 13.6 million, led by travellers from Indonesia, China and Malaysia.

That’s 71% of the international visitors arrivals in 2019. The country’s tourism receipts last year reached an estimated S$24.5 billion (US$18.3 billion) to S$26 billion, surpassing an earlier forecast of as much as S$21 billion, according to a statement from the Singapore Tourism Board on Thursday (Feb 1).