{"id":30126,"date":"2022-05-25T05:41:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=30126"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:25:29","slug":"singapore-visitor-arrivals-up-472-january-to-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-visitor-arrivals-up-472-january-to-april","title":{"rendered":"Singapore visitor arrivals up 472% January to April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authorities in Singapore have reported that 540,430 visitors arrived in the country in the first four months of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Singapore.- The number of visitors to Singapore from January to April inclusive rose 472.2 per cent year-on-year to 540,430.<\/strong> That exceeds the number of visits recorded in all of 2021 (330,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to official data,\u00a095,490 visitors came from India<\/strong>, up 533.1 per cent year-on-year. In second place was Indonesia, with 84,658 arrivals, and in third place was Malaysia, with 45,560 visitors, up 750.4 per cent when compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singapore started easing Covid-19 measures at the beginning of the year. In April, authorities announced the\u00a0reopening of borders to all fully vaccinated travellers<\/a>. The announcement brought\u00a0a strong growth in the volume of air passengers<\/a>\u00a0arriving in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news regarding the arrival of more visitors was well received by the casino industry in the country.\u00a0Genting Singapore<\/a>\u00a0reported a rise in Q1 gaming revenue of 42.2 per cent sequentially and 8.1 per cent year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company, which operates\u00a0Resorts World Sentosa (RWS)<\/strong>,\u00a0has confirmed it will carry out a phased refurbishment from this quarter to 2023. The plan will cover 1,200 units across its three hotels: Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, Hotel Michael and the Festive Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Genting Singapore seeks to attract more casual players<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sands China has also started a US$1bn renovation project<\/a> at Marina Bay Sands, which is scheduled to be completed in phases in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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