Trickle of visitors to Singapore improves to 9,500 in September
Number up 6.6% from August but still a far cry from the 1.46 million arrivals in the year-ago period; hotel room revenues not expected to recover until mid-2021 at the earliest
Annabeth Leow
Singapore
WITH the Covid-19 pandemic still weighing on global travel, Singapore saw only a modest month-on-month increase in arrivals in September.
The continued gradual easing of border controls is expected to support growth in monthly visitor numbers, industry watchers have said.
Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.
Copyright SPH Media. All rights reserved.