SINGAPORE: Singapore recorded a 21% increase in international visitor arrivals to 16.5 million last year, the highest number since the COVID pandemic, and the tourism board said it expected further growth this year.
Arrivals in 2025 were expected at between 17 million and 18.5 million, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a statement on Tuesday, continuing the recovery towards 2019’s pre-pandemic peak of 19.1 million visitors.
The STB said it expected tourist spending in 2024 to be at the upper end of its forecast of S$27.5 billion to S$29.0 billion ($20.3 billion to $21.4 billion), after spending of $$22.4 billion over the first nine months of last year.
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