Singapore visitor arrivals hit new low in May
The city-state saw 1.24 million international arrivals in the fifth month of 2026.
Singapore.- International visitor arrivals to Singapore were down 9.7 per cent year-on-year in May to 1.24 million. It was the lowest monthly figure so far this year, and down from 1.33 million arrivals in April.
According to data from the Singapore Tourism Board, overnight visitors decreased 11.8 per cent to 909,590, and the average length of stay remained flat at 3.58 days.
Arrivals from mainland China, traditionally the city-state’s largest inbound tourism market, declined 15.4 per cent year-on-year to 204,640. The other top-five markets for inbound tourists were Indonesia (170,130), India (144,010), Malaysia (111,910) and Australia (83,510).
May’s total takes the city-state’s aggregate international visitor volume for the first five months of this year to 7 million, a 1.2 per cent year-on-year decrease. 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).
