Tourism in Singapore

Tourism in Singapore is a major industry and contributor to the Singaporean economy, attracting
18.5 million international tourists in 2018, more than three times Singapore's total population.[1] It is
also environmentally friendly, and maintains natural and heritage conservation programs. Along with
this, it also has one of the world's lowest crime rates. As English is the dominant one of its four official
languages, it is generally easier for tourists to understand when speaking to the local population of the
country, for example, when shopping. Transport in Singapore exhaustively covers most, if not all
public venues in Singapore, which increases convenience for tourists. This includes the well-known
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. Singapore is the 5th most visited city in the world, and 2nd in
Asia-Pacific.[2]

The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 ranks Singapore 13th out of 136 countries
overall, which was the third best in Asia only behind Japan (ranked 4th) and Hong Kong (ranked
11th). The report ranks Singapore's business environment, international openness, also travel and
tourism policy and enabling conditions as the best in the world (ranked 1st). However, the island
nation scored rather low in natural and cultural resources sub-index (ranked 40th).[3][4]
Orchids at the Singapore Botanic
The Orchard Road district, which is dominated by multi-storey shopping centres and hotels, can be
Gardens
considered the center of tourism in Singapore. Other popular tourist attractions include the Singapore
Zoo, River Wonders and Night Safari, which allows people to explore Asian, African and American
habitats at night without any visible barriers between guests and the wild animals. The Singapore Zoo
has embraced the 'open zoo' concept whereby animals are kept in enclosures, separated from visitors
by hidden dry or wet moats, instead of caging the animals, while the River Wonders, features 10
different ecosystems around the world, including the River Nile, Yangtze River, Mississippi, Amazon
as well as the Tundra and has 300 species of animals, including numerous endangered species.[5]

Jurong Bird Park is another zoological garden centred on birds, which is dedicated towards exposing
the public to as much species and varieties of birds from around the world as possible, including a
flock of one thousand flamingos. The tourist island of Sentosa, which attracted 19 million visitors in
2011, is located in the south of Singapore, consists of about 20–30 landmarks, such as Fort Siloso, The historic Raffles Hotel is a
which was built as a fortress to defend against the Japanese during World War II. national monument

Guns from the World War II era can be seen at Fort Siloso, from a mini-sized to a 16 pound (7 kg)
gun. Moreover, the island has built the Tiger Sky Tower, which allows visitors to view the whole of Sentosa, as well as the Sentosa Luge, a
small one- or two-person sled on which one sleighs supine and feet-first. Steering is done by shifting the weight or pulling straps attached to
the sled's runners. Among the latest tourists attractions built in Singapore includes the two integrated resorts which houses casinos, namely
Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, a Universal Studios theme park and Gardens by the Bay.

Contents
Tourism statistics
General trends
Recent years
Top markets 2000–2010
Top markets 2011–2018
Sightseeing Bus fleet
Sightseeing Bus Routes
Boat fleet
Shopping
Island resorts
Cultural and historical landmarks
Nature sight-seeing
Dining
Tourist events
Challenges to the tourism industry
Health issues
See also
References
External links

Tourism statistics
Singapore attracted approximately 19.1 million visitors in 2019 with receipts at S$27.1 billion,
according to preliminary figures by the Singapore Tourism Board.[6]

Singapore attracted approximately 18.5 million visitors in 2018, according to Singapore Tourism
Board. This number increased by 6.2 percent from 2017, which likely is due to an increase in
arrivals from Asia, USA, and the United Kingdom. Top three markets included visitors from
China, Indonesia, and India, due to strong travel demand and increased flight connectivity. Indian
travel also escalated due to new cruise offerings from top cruise lines. Overall, 14 out of
Singapore's top 15 markets were able to log growth in the 2018 year and are expected to continue
doing so through 2019. Speaking monetarily, increase of tourism receipts was largely due to
growth in entertainment, gaming and sightseeing. Singapore Ducktours (part of RATP
Group)
Singapore attracted 15,095,152 visitors in 2014, according to the Singapore Tourism Board's
statistics,[7] but which excludes Malaysian visitors who visited Singapore via the Causeway or
the Second Link. This was a 3% decrease from 2013, due to a decline in arrivals from China, Singapore's second largest market.

Total visitor days was a record 56 million days, a growth of 3%, or an average of 3.7 days per visitor. 21% of visitors were day-trippers, while
79% stayed for a day or more. 78% of visitors arrived by air, 10% by sea, and 12% by land. The largest age group of visitors was from 25 to
34 years old at 23% of visitors, followed by 21% for those aged 35–44 and 17% for those from 45 to 54 years old.

The visitors came from the five biggest markets, mainly Indonesia, People's Republic of China, Malaysia, Australia, and India. But in 2016,
People's Republic of China tourists number has overlapped Indonesian tourists number.[8]

Tourism receipts was estimated at S$23.6 billion in 2014, compared to S$18.9 billion in 2010, with Sightseeing, Entertainment & Gaming
accounting for 24.7% of total expenditure, Accommodation making up 22.5%, Shopping accounting for 17.4% and Food and Beverage
another 9.6%. Medical receipts, representing the medical-tourism industry in the country contributed 4.2%.

Gazetted hotel room revenue was estimated at S$3.15 billion, an increase of 7.7% over 2013. The overall average occupancy rate was at 85%,
0.9% lesser than 2013, with the Upscale tier seeing the largest increase of 1%. Overall average room rate remained flat at S$258, while the
overall revenue per available room was S$221, an decrease of 0.9% over 2013.

General trends

Year Tourism Arrivals [9] Percentage change from previous period

1965 99,000  
1970 579,000 488.1%
1975 1,324,000 128.6%
1980 2,562,000 92.%
1985 3,031,000 18.3%
1990 5,323,000 75.6%
1995 7,137,000 34.1%
2000 7,691,399 7.76%
2005 8,943,029 16.27%
2010 11,638,663 30.14%
2015 15,231,469 30.86%

Recent years
 Year Tourism Arrivals [9] Percentage change from previous year
2010 11,641,700 20.2%
2011 13,171,303 13.1%
2012 14,496,091 10.1%
2013 15,567,923 7.4%
2014 15,095,152 −3%
2015 15,231,469 0.9%
2016 16,402,593 7.7%
2017 17,422,826 6.2%
2018 18,506,619 6.2%

Top markets 2000–2010

Source: Singapore Tourism Board[10]

Country or
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
territory

1,313,316 1,364,380 1,393,020 1,341,747 1,765,324 1,813,569 1,922,217 1,962,055 1,765,429 1,745,330 2,305,149
 Indonesia
 China 434,336 497,398 670,099 568,510 880,259 857,814 1,037,201 1,113,956 1,078,742 936,747 1,171,337

564,750 578,719 548,659 439,437 537,336 577,987 634,303 645,774 647,480 764,309 1,036,918
 Malaysia[11]

510,347 550,681 538,408 392,906 561,163 620,255 691,632 768,490 833,156 830,299 880,486
 Australia
 India 346,360 339,828 375,697 309,487 471,244 583,590 658,902 748,728 778,303 725,624 828,903

 Japan 929,895 755,766 723,431 434,087 598,840 588,535 594,406 594,514 571,040 489,987 528,817

181,032 190,630 195,564 176,585 245,918 319,971 386,119 418,775 418,938 432,072 544,344
 Philippines
 Hong
285,975 276,157 265,970 226,260 271,691 313,831 291,474 302,110 278,115 294,420 387,552
Kong

246,750 260,958 263,866 235,826 341,989 379,040 356,367 353,416 333,905 317,905 430,022
 Thailand
 United
385,585 343,805 327,648 250,678 333,156 371,440 399,786 408,885 396,631 370,704 416,990
States
 South
354,353 359,083 371,050 261,403 361,083 364,206 454,722 464,292 423,018 271,987 360,673
Korea
 United
444,976 460,018 458,528 387,982 457,262 467,154 488,167 495,693 492,933 469,756 461,714
Kingdom

31,837 34,633 40,652 44,420 105,803 150,626 165,105 203,210 239,299 265,414 322,853
 Vietnam
 Taiwan 290,904 222,087 209,321 144,942 182,443 213,959 219,463 208,156 175,924 156,761 191,173

169,408 166,981 157,510 121,376 142,371 154,779 161,125 164,900 175,280 183,681 209,231
 Germany

Top markets 2011–2018

Source: Singapore Tourism Board[9]

 Country or territory 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
 China 1,577,522 2,034,177 2,269,870 1,722,380 2,106,164 2,863,582 3,226,929 3,416,475

 Indonesia 2,592,222 2,837,537 3,088,859 3,025,178 2,731,690 2,893,614 2,954,384 3,021,429

 India 868,991 894,993 933,553 943,636 1,013,986 1,097,186 1,272,069 1,442,242

 Malaysia 1,140,935 1,231,686 1,280,942 1,233,035 1,171,077 1,151,480 1,168,356 1,253,992

 Australia 956,039 1,050,373 1,125,179 1,074,878 1,043,568 1,027,309 1,081,987 1,107,215

 Japan 656,417 757,116 832,845 824,741 789,179 783,721 792,813 829,664

 Philippines 677,723 656,804 687,794 676,481 673,374 691,555 736,456 778,135

 United States 440,576 477,213 491,946 484,912 499,509 516,276 565,250 643,162

 South Korea 414,879 445,184 471,768 536,975 577,082 566,503 631,359 629,451

 Vietnam 332,231 366,234 380,495 424,408 418,266 469,409 531,359 591,600

 United Kingdom 442,611 446,497 461,459 451,931 473,810 489,205 518,903 588,863

 Thailand 472,708 477,654 497,409 506,509 516,409 546,384 531,307 545,601

 Hong Kong 464,375 472,167 539,810 631,029 609,888 537,964 465,769 473,113

 Taiwan 238,488 282,203 350,308 337,431 378,026 394,174 395,549 422,935

 Germany 219,952 252,433 251,560 263,513 286,732 328,762 342,336 356,797

Sightseeing Bus fleet

Historically, their fleet were made up of second-hand step-entrance double deckers in 2001–2004 for the City Sightseeing/Singapore
Ducktours operation in Singapore, but new open-top buses were arrived beginning January 2006. Their electronic destination displays were
added since January 2006 to replace roller-blinds in stages, which uses Mobitec MobiLED in larger font. As of 2020, Singapore Ducktours
has 66 buses (only 3 of them are hybrid buses), Big Bus Company has 20 buses, Golden Tours/Gray Line has 18 buses and Singapore City
Tours have 12 buses.

Sightseeing Bus Routes

Route Duration of
Route Other
Number Places served service
Name notes
& Colour (approx.)
ITE College East, Bugis MRT station, North Bridge Commercial Complex, City Hall, Boat Quay,
The Loop
670 Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Liang Court, Hotel Miramar, Zion Food Centre, Botanic Gardens, Orchard 62 minutes
Line
Road, City Hall, Suntec City
H1
Tampines Tampines Primary and Secondary Schools, Changi General Hospital, ITE College East, Stratford
Green City Route Court, Bedok Mall, Ping Yi, Arc @ Tampines, Temasek Polytechnic
Tampines 45 minutes
H2
Tampines Primary and Secondary Schools, Ashford Station, Changi General Hospital, ITE College
Metropolis
Blue East, Parc Lumiere, Tampines East CC, Tampines JC, Tampines Central CC
Route N/A
H3
Tampines Tampines Primary and Secondary Schools, Centrale 8, Tampines Central, IKEA Tampines,
35 minutes
Red Original Tampines Central CC, Tampines City Hub
H4
Tampines Tampines Primary and Secondary Schools, East View Secondary School, Tampines East MRT
52 minutes
Brown Original station, Flora Road, Pasir Ris
The
T1 Singapore Flyer, Ritz-Carlton, Esplanade, Clifford Pier, Cross Street, Tanjong Pagar, Tiong Bahru,
Original 35 minutes
Brown Havelock Road, Hotel Miramar, National Gallery of Singapore
Tour
T3 Chinatown Resorts World Sentosa, Shenton Way, Anson Road, Cecil Street, Raffles Place, Victoria Concert
40 minutes Two-
Green Tour Hall, Raffles Hotel, Kampong Glam, V Hotel Lavender (ELD Training Centre)
way
T6 Heritage Suntec Hub, Marina Bay Sands, Victoria Concert Hall, Bugis, Fu Lu Shou Complex, Mustafa 40–45 service
Purple Corridor Centre, Kallang Bahru minutes
T7 Stadium Marina Bay Sands, Esplanade, Seating Gallery, Bugis MRT station, Lavender MRT station, Kallang
40 minutes
Lime Wave MRT station, Singapore Sports Hub
NTU-Lien
T10
Suntec City, AYE, National University of Singapore, Clementi, Jurong East (Jurong Gateway), AYE,
Ying Chow 110 minutes N/A
Pink Jurong Point, Pioneer MRT station, Nanyang Technological University
Tour
T18
Singapore Flyer, Ritz-Carlton, SMU, School of the Arts, Sim Lim Square, Victoria Street, Jalan
Un­k nown 35 minutes
Blue Besar, Bencoolen, Middle Road, Raffles Hotel

Boat fleet
 5 Condiesel Larc V (Originally from Singapore Armed Forces, withdrawn in 2000 and converted in 2002)

Shopping
There are various shopping belts in Singapore, Marina Bay, Bugis Street, Chinatown, Geylang
Serai, Kampong Gelam & Arab Street, Little India, North Bridge Road, Orchard Road, and The
Suburbs.

Singapore seeks to be the business hub of Southeast Asia and has an expansive shopping precinct
located in the Orchard Road district. Many multistorey shopping centres are located at Orchard
Road; the area also has many hotels, and it's the main tourism centre of Singapore, other than the
Downtown Core. The local populace also use Orchard Road for shopping extensively.

Island resorts Ngee Ann City in Orchard Road

Sentosa is a relatively large island of Singapore located to its south. Along with a beach-front
resort, the island's tourist attractions include Fort Siloso, its historical museum, the SEA Aquarium,
and Madame Tussauds Singapore. Singapore also features two casinos (integrated resorts), one the
Marina Bay Sands and the other, Resorts World Sentosa (home to Universal Studios Singapore and
Adventure Cove Waterpark).

Cultural and historical landmarks

A former British colony, Singapore has various historical and cultural landmarks with British and
regional influences in its architecture. Such cultural landmarks include the Masjid Sultan, one of
Singapore's most important mosques which was completed in 1826. The Thian Hock Keng Temple,
one of Singapore's oldest Chinese temples, which was completed in 1839 and the Sri Mariamman
Temple, which was built in 1827, making it the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore.[12] Other historical
monuments include the Kranji War Memorial, Civilian War Memorial, Victoria Theatre and Concert
Hall, Yueh Hai Ching Temple, Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery and Istana Kampong Glam.

Singapore has four major museums depicting the art and history of the country and of the region. The
Asian Civilisations Museum specialises in the material history of China, Southeast Asia, South Asia
and West Asia, from which the diverse ethnic groups of Singapore trace their ancestry, while the USS Entrance Archway
Peranakan Museum, the first of its kind in the world, explores Peranakan cultures in Singapore and
other former Straits Settlements in Malacca and Penang, and other Peranakan communities in
Southeast Asia.[13] Singapore's National Museum of Singapore is the oldest museum in the
country, with its history dating back to 1849, mainly showcases collections of nation-building and
the history of Singapore from the 14th century in a story-telling approach,[14] while the Singapore
Art Museum is a contemporary art museum focusing on art practices in Singapore, Southeast
Asia and Asia. Other smaller museums include Changi Museum, which showcases collection of
paintings, photographs and personal effects donated by former POWs (Prisoners of War) during
the Japanese Occupation of Singapore[15] and the Mint Museum of Toys, which has a collection
of 3,000 toys and childhood memorabilia from the mid-19th century to mid-20th Century.

Nature sight-seeing Marina Bay, with Marina Centre in the

background.

Singapore has a variety of parks and projects which often feature its natural tropical environment.

Singapore has three zoos, namely, the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and River Wonders. The Singapore Zoo
displays animals in 'open' naturalistic, spacious, landscaped enclosures separated from the visitors by hidden
barriers, moats, and glass, with various shows and events occurring throughout the day to allow visitors to
interact with the animals.[16] Night Safari is the world's first nocturnal zoo, set in a humid tropical forest that is
only open at night, it is divided into seven geographical zones, which can be explored either on foot via four
walking trails, or by tram. River Wonders features a tropical rainforest setting[17] and features 10 different
ecosystems around the world, with 5000 animals of 300 species. Among the main attractions in the River
Wonders is a pair of male and female giant pandas – Kai Kai ( 凯凯 嘉嘉
) and Jia Jia ( )[18] – which are housed
in a specially constructed climate-controlled enclosure which change throughout the four seasons emulating
their original environment.[19]

Among the various gardens and parks located in the country, Singapore's Singapore Botanic Gardens, Jurong
Sri Mariamman Temple, is
Bird Park and Gardens by the Bay are most popular amongst tourists. The Singapore Botanical Gardens, a
Singapore's oldest Hindu
UNESCO World Heritage Site is a 52 hectares tropical garden, among its main attractions includes the temple located in
National Orchid collection with over 3000 types of orchids growing. Jurong Bird Park, is a bird zoo with Chinatown, Singapore
extensive specimens of exotic bird life from around the world, including a flock of one thousand flamingos.
The bird park is largest in the world in terms of the number of birds. Gardens by the Bay, designed as a series
 of large tropical leaf-shaped gardens, each with its own specific
landscaping design, character and theme. Its main attractions are the
two conservatories, the Flower Dome, which replicates a mild, dry
climate and features plants found in the Mediterranean and other
semi-arid tropical regions, and the Cloud Forest, which replicates the
cool moist conditions found in tropical mountain regions between
1,000 metres (3,300 ft) and 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level,
found in South-East Asia, Middle- and South America. Other main
Supertrees at Gardens by the
attractions include the Supertree Grove, which features tree-like The monument to Chopin in the
Bay, at night.
structures, known as Supertrees that dominate the Gardens' Singapore Botanic Gardens, just
landscape. They are vertical gardens that perform a multitude of south of Symphony Lake.
functions, which include planting, shading and working as
environmental engines for the gardens.

Singapore also has two ASEAN Heritage Parks, which are the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, an extensive nature reserve which covers much
of the Bukit Timah Hill, and is the only remaining place where primary rainforest still exists on the island, and the Sungei Buloh Wetland
Reserve, which is known for its high variety of bird species, crabs, mudskippers and flora and fauna.

Pulau Ubin, is an offshore island where the last of undeveloped kampongs (villages) and wooden jetties, relaxed inhabitants, rich and
preserved wildlife, abandoned quarries and plantations, and untouched nature still exists. One of the more popular spots on the island is, Chek
Jawa, a previous coral reef 5000 years ago, where several ecosystems can be observed in one area.

Dining
The cuisine of Singapore is often viewed by its population as a prime example of the ethnic diversity of the culture of Singapore. In
Singapore's hawker centres – a technical misnomer, to be precise – for example, traditionally Malay hawker stalls selling halal food may serve
halal versions of traditionally Tamil or Chinese food. Chinese stalls may introduce Malay or Indian ingredients, cooking techniques or entire
dishes into their range of catering. Some dishes introduce elements from all three cultures, while others incorporate influences from the rest of
Asia and the West.

This phenomenon makes the cuisine of Singapore significantly rich and a cultural attraction. Much prepared food is available in the hawker
centres or food courts (e.g. Lau Pa Sat, Newton Food Centre) rather than actual restaurants. These centres are relatively abundant which often
leads to low prices, and encourages a large consumer base.

Food in itself has been heavily promoted as an attraction for tourists, and is usually promoted by various initiatives undertaken by the
Singapore Tourism Board or the associations it deals with as one of Singapore's best attractions alongside shopping. The government
organises the Singapore Food Festival in July annually to celebrate Singapore's cuisine. The multiculturalism of local food, the ready
availability of international cuisine, and their wide range in prices to fit all budgets at all times of the day and year helps create a "food
paradise" to rival other contenders claiming the same moniker. The availability of variety of food is often aided by the fact Singapore's port
lies along strategic routes. Catherine Ling of CNN listed Fish soup bee hoon, Bak kut teh, Chilli crab, Nasi Padang, Hainanese chicken rice,
and Kaya toast as some of the "40 Singapore foods we can't live without".[20]

There is also a proliferation of fast-food chains, such as McDonald's, Pizza Hut, KFC, Burger King, Subway, Long John Silver's, and Mos
Burger.

Halal and vegetarian food are also easily available.

Tourist events
Singapore Tourism Board promotes a variety of events all year round for tourists. Some of the anchor
events are the Chingay Parade, Singapore Arts Festival and Singapore Garden Festival.
The
Singapore Food Festival is held every July to celebrate Singapore's cuisine. Other annual events
include the Singapore Sun Festival, the Christmas Light Up, and the Singapore Jewel Festival.[21]
Singapore hosted a round of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship (Singapore Grand
Prix).[22] The race, held on a new street circuit at Marina Bay, was the first night-time event in
Formula One history. The event was considered an overall success due to the sheer amount of
organisation, planning and hard work put into the event.[23] Also in 2010, Singapore hosted the Aerial Panorama of Merlion Park and
inaugural Youth Olympic Games, where the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), which say the Games its surrounds
is expected to generate a minimum of 180,000 visitor nights for Singapore.[24]

Challenges to the tourism industry

Health issues
The outbreak of COVID-19 in the city has affected the numbers of foreign visitors. In February 2020, Indonesia raised its travel alert for
Singapore to level yellow, urging Indonesian citizens to take extra precautions when they visit the city-state.[25] Indonesia is among the top
source of foreign visitors to Singapore. It is predicted that the number of visitors could fall between 25 and 30 percent from the 2019 figure.[6]

On 16 September, 2020, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has announced that all adult Singaporeans will get $100 tourism
vouchers, accessible digitally via Singpass, to be used from December 2020 to June 2021. The $320 million SingapoRediscovers Vouchers
scheme is part of the government's effort to prop up the tourism sector, which has been decimated by travel restrictions amid the Covid-19
pandemic. [26]

See also
Visa policy of Singapore
Communications in Singapore
Culture of Singapore
History of Singapore
History of the Republic of Singapore
Landmark sites in Singapore
Media of Singapore
Singapore Tourism Board
Transport in Singapore

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External links
Library resources in your library (https://ftl.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/ftl?st=wp&su=Tourism+in+Singapore) and in other libraries
(https://ftl.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/ftl?st=wp&su=Tourism+in+Singapore&library=0CHOOSE0) about Tourism in Singapore
Singapore Tourism Board (https://web.archive.org/web/20140209070919/http://www.stb.com.sg/)
VisitSingapore.com – The official destination website of Singapore (https://web.archive.org/web/20090106142313/http://visi
tsingapore.com/)

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