Singapore Gets 8.17 Million Foreign Visitors in 6 Months

Singapore had 1.18 million international visitors in June, down 4.9% from last year. This is the lowest number of visitors in the first half of the year. The data comes from the Singapore Tourism Board.

Overnight visitors decreased by 8% to 850,380. The average stay was 3.59 days, 3.0% less than before. This shows that fewer people are visiting.

Tourists are taking photos at Merlion Park in Singapore.

China sent the most visitors to Singapore in the first half of the year, with 1.53 million people, up 3.7% from last year. China is Singapore's biggest market.

Fewer visitors came from Indonesia and India, which affected tourism growth.

Indonesia, the second-largest market, sent 1.15 million visitors, down 10.6% from last year. This is a big decrease.

Visitors from India decreased by 6.6% to 604,000.

The government wants to attract 17-18 million visitors in 2026 and is investing more in tourism.

The government announced a $740 million funding package for tourism, which is more than twice the $300 million allocated in 2024, to support the tourism industry.

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