Singapore inches towards better tourism numbers in 2021
Singapore, 25th January: Singapore’s international visitor arrivals (IVA) and tourism receipts (TR) posted a modest recovery in the last three quarters of 2021 – compared to the year before.
According to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Singapore welcomed 330,000 IVA in 2021 and recorded S$1.9 billion (US$1.4 billion) in tourism receipts. IVA jumped 221% in the last three quarters of 2021, while TR was up 92% in the second and third quarter of 2021 – compared to the very low base in 2020.