Sentosa a hit, but not other draws

Sentosa a hit, but not other draws

WHILE tourist attractions in Singapore saw a dramatic spike in overall visitor numbers last year, not all venues fared well, a survey's results have shown.

The survey was conducted by the Association of Singapore Attractions (ASA) in February for 31 of its attraction members, including the Singapore Zoo and Sentosa Leisure Group.

ASA requested its members' visitor numbers for last year as well as that for 2009.

The inaugural survey found that attractions as a whole recorded more than 34 million visitors a 56.3 per cent jump in attendance compared to that of 2009.

While about 55 per cent of the attractions polled enjoyed a rise in attendance, the other 45 per cent showed a decline in visitor figures of between 1 and 28 per cent.

There was a big gap even among those who reported an increase in guests figures ranged from a 1 per cent increase to over 100 per cent in growth, compared to 2009.

The study comes in the wake of Singapore netting a record 20 per cent growth in its tourism arrival numbers last year, recording 11.6 million visitors.

Mr Kevin Cheong, chairman of the ASA, said that, while national tourist arrivals showed a spike, "its influence wasn't felt evenly across Singapore attractions".

-News courtesy of Omy-