{"id":777042353,"date":"2026-05-19T08:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042353"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:04:56","slug":"singapore-visitor-arrivals-down-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-visitor-arrivals-down-in-april","title":{"rendered":"Singapore visitor arrivals down in April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The city-state saw 1.33 million international arrivals in the fourth month of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Singapore.- International visitor arrivals to Singapore<\/strong> were down 5.1 per cent year-on-year in April to 1.33 million. It was the lowest monthly figure so far this year, and down from 1.43 million arrivals in March.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to data from the Singapore Tourism Board<\/strong>, overnight visitors decreased 7.9 per cent to 933,840, and the average length of stay decreased by 2.1 per cent to 3.36 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrivals from mainland China<\/strong>, traditionally the city-state\u2019s largest inbound tourism market, grew 5 per cent year-on-year to 217,870. The other top-five markets for inbound tourists were Indonesia (164,200), Australia (115,340), India (107,160), and Malaysia (99,300). Out of those markets, only mainland China saw year-on-year growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March’s total takes the city-state\u2019s aggregate international visitor volume for the first four months of this year to 5.76 million, a 0.9 per cent year-on-year increase. 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).<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Indonesia warns of growing child exposure to online gambling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The city-state saw 1.33 million international arrivals in the fourth month of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777042356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Singapore experienced a 5.1% year-on-year decline in international visitor arrivals in April 2026, reaching 1.33 million, marking the lowest monthly figure for the year. Despite this, arrivals from mainland China saw a 5% increase, while other key markets contracted. The Singapore Tourism Board maintains its full-year forecast of 17-18 million visitors and S$31bn-S$32.5bn in tourism receipts, which are critical metrics for integrated resort performance and broader economic indicators.","focusai_entities":"Singapore Tourism Board","focusai_location":"Singapore, China, Indonesia, Australia, India, Malaysia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IR Revenue Impact?","query":"How might the observed decline in April 2026 international visitor arrivals, particularly from non-China markets, specifically impact the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and non-gaming revenue projections for Singapore's integrated resorts in Q2 2026?"},{"label":"STB Forecast Rationale?","query":"What specific market dynamics or strategic initiatives underpin the Singapore Tourism Board's continued confidence in its 2026 full-year visitor and tourism receipt forecasts, despite the recent monthly decline?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[227,24819,169],"class_list":["post-777042353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-china","tag-indonesia","tag-singapore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777042353"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042383,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042353\/revisions\/777042383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777042356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}