Visitor arrivals to Singapore grew by 30.3% year-on-year in May 2010 to reach 946,000 visitors. Visitor arrivals to Singapore registered 30.3% growth to reach 946,000 in May 2010, the highest ever recorded in the month of May. This is the sixth consecutive month of record visitor arrivals Visitor days1 were estimated at 3.8 million days, a year-on-year growth of 24.1% in comparison with May 2009…
Visitor arrivals to Singapore grew by 30.3% year-on-year in May 2010 to reach 946,000 visitors. Visitor arrivals to Singapore registered 30.3% growth to reach 946,000 in May 2010, the highest ever recorded in the month of May. This is the sixth consecutive month of record visitor arrivals Visitor days1 were estimated at 3.8 million days, a year-on-year growth of 24.1% in comparison with May 2009.
Indonesia, India, Malaysia, P R China, and Australia were Singapore’s top five visitor-generating markets. Indonesia (186,000), India (116,000), Malaysia (82,000), P R China (72,000), and Australia (64,000) were Singapore’s top five visitor-generating markets in May 2010. These markets accounted for 55% of total visitor arrivals for the month. 14 out of the top 15 markets registered positive year-on-year growth in May this year. Hong Kong (+48.8%), Malaysia (+48.7%) and Taiwan (+47.4%) registered their highest growth out of the top 15 markets.
Gazetted hotel room revenue was estimated at S$164 million, representing an increase of 45.2% compared to a year ago. Average Occupancy Rate (AOR2) posted a 17.1 percentage point increase over May 2009 to reach 85.0% in May 2010.
Average Room Rate (ARR3) increased by 13.4% over May 2009 to reach an estimate of S$209 in May 2010. Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR4) increased by 42.1% to reach S$178 in May 2010. Hotel room revenue grew 45.2% against May 2009 to reach an estimated S$164 million in May 2010.
In May 2010, the AOR of Economy-tier reported the largest growth (+23.8 percentage points) against May 2009 to reach 87%. The ARR of Mid-tier recorded the largest growth of 24.5% against May 2009 to reach $168 in May 2010.
Hotels in the Economy reported the largest growth (+53.5%) in RevPAR in May 2010 to reach $85.
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