Although a small city-state, Singapore offers a broad range of tourism attractions. As well as a vibrant restaurant and night life scene, Singapore also has large retail centres and a multitude of nature parks and reserves offering outdoor and adventure activities. The city state also has several beaches and theme parks catering to the family holiday market. In general, Singapore is seen as a short-stay destination; however, the country is keen to attract longer-stay visitors and is investing heavily in supporting tourism infrastructure. Singapore is already well-placed to take advantage of the expected growth in inbound travel given its very well-established transport infrastructure. ...This will help to support sustainable long- term growth in arrivals, though Singapore will likely continue to lose out to larger regional destinations such as Thailand and China. Downside risks remain in the form of the Zika virus, as a number of cases have
...Singapore between January and December ----, which is --.- higher than the total number of Chinese visitors in ----. Singapore s tourism sector experienced a difficult ----. ...Singapore s tourism sector experienced a difficult ----. Arrivals fell from key Asia Pacific countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia in the wake of several high-profile global air travel disasters and due to the relative strength of Singapore s local currency, which reduced the regional affordability of Singapore. Meanwhile, Chinese visitor numbers felt the effects of a new Chinese tourism law enacted in late ---- that placed tighter regulations on tour packages to a variety of destinations including Singapore. ...We are forecasting average annual growth in arrivals of -.- (---------), with total arrivals projected to reach --.-mn by ----. We have revised this growth rate downward slightly (from -.- ) due to recent Zika cases in Singapore, as more subdued (though still positive) growth is expected from source markets such as China and Hong Kong after government warnings about travel to the city-state.
...< ALACRA META ABSTRACT>BMI View: Singapore s tourism market is well-developed with a strong reputation. Arrivals will continue to grow through the forecast period, though at a slightly subdued rate. ...
