New visitors record for January

New visitors record for January

More than a million tourists visited Singapore in January a record for the month.

Industry players said the impressive figure of 1,055,000 16.2 per cent more than in the same period last year was due to the strong global economy, which made people more willing to spend on travel.

And the fact that the two integrated resorts had not yet opened in January last year made the increase even bigger.

The figures were released by the Singapore Tourism Board yesterday.

It was the first time more than a million tourists had arrived in January, typically a slower month following the peak travel period of December.

The first time Singapore breached the one-million mark in a month was in July last year, when 1,095,000 tourists came.

THE STRAITS TIMES