55% jump in China visitors to Singapore in first half of 2016
STB data shows overall arrivals up 12.5% in first six months but growth appears to be slowing in June
Singapore
ARRIVALS to Singapore expanded at a double-digit pace of 12.5 per cent year on year in the first half of 2016, although growth appeared to slow in June.
According to preliminary data from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Singapore saw around 8.17 million visitors over the six-month period, with the number of visitors from China leaping by some 55 per cent to 1.47 million.
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