Shopping, F&B spend continue to plateau for S’pore tourism

Singapore welcomed 9.2 million international visitor arrivals (IVA) in 1H2018, up 7.7 per cent, albeit with a continued marginal dip in tourism receipts due to lower expenditure across components such as shopping and F&B, according to the latest Tourism Sector Performance Q2 2018 Report released by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).

China (1.7 million), Indonesia (1.5 million), India (769,000), Malaysia (585,000) and Australia (533,000) were Singapore’s top five international visitor-generating markets in 2018, accounting for 56 per cent of total IVA in January to June 2018.

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