TOURIST arrivals to Singapore fell by 8.1 per cent, from a year ago, according to latest statistics released by the Singapore Tourism Board on Wednesday.
A total of 843,000 tourists came, the lowest in a year.
The only silver lining is that they are staying longer. Visitor-days went up 1.7 per cent to 3.3 million days, compared to last year.
STB, in a statement, attributed the decline in visitor arrivals since June to the 'impact of the current global economic slowdown on consumer sentiments and discretionary spending.'
It has earlier indicated that it will not be able to meet the targets of 10.8 million tourists and $15.5 billion in tourist spend for this year.
Hotel room revenue also declined for the first time in October, to an estimated $178 million, down 0.3 per cent from last year.
Average room rate was estimated at $241, up 8.4 per cent from last year, but average occupancy rate was down 6.8 percentage points from last October to reach 82 per cent.
A total of 843,000 tourists came, the lowest in a year.
The only silver lining is that they are staying longer. Visitor-days went up 1.7 per cent to 3.3 million days, compared to last year.
STB, in a statement, attributed the decline in visitor arrivals since June to the 'impact of the current global economic slowdown on consumer sentiments and discretionary spending.'
It has earlier indicated that it will not be able to meet the targets of 10.8 million tourists and $15.5 billion in tourist spend for this year.
Hotel room revenue also declined for the first time in October, to an estimated $178 million, down 0.3 per cent from last year.
Average room rate was estimated at $241, up 8.4 per cent from last year, but average occupancy rate was down 6.8 percentage points from last October to reach 82 per cent.
