Tourism Focus-cover-Oct04.pub - Singapore Tourism Board

ANNOUNCEMENT 

Starting from April 2004, fields such as (1) Purpose of Visit (2) Accommodation (3) Frequency 

of Trip and (4) Travel Arrangement have been removed from the Disembarkation/ 

Embarkation card. However, data previously accorded by these missing fields are currently 

captured through a daily survey conducted at various departure checkpoints. As previously 

Disembarkation/Embarkation card was a self administered form as compared to a face-toface 

survey now, it is subjected to sampling error . Users are advised to exercise 

discretion when drawing any conclusions or inferences, or taking any action, based on the 

data. 

However, due to system update, such profile will only be published at the end of 2004. 

Tourism Focus 2004 (ISSN 0219-4112) is published by the Research and Statistics Department, 

Planning Division, Singapore Tourism Board. 

© 2004 Singapore Tourism Board 

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval 

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Contents of this report may be freely quoted but a credit line to the Singapore Tourism Board 

will be appreciated. 

STB shall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury caused by or arising through the use of 

this data in this publication. All information in this publication are deemed to be correct at 

time of printing. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

The Singapore Tourism Board acknowledges with thanks the respective contribution of the 

Data Processing Centre of Immigration & Checkpoints Authority Department and the 

Computer Information Systems Department (Ministry of Home Affairs) in the collection and 

processing of the visitor arrivals statistics.

CONTENTS 

• Performance of The Tourism Sector as at October 2004………………………………………..…………………………………..……………………..…. 

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• Charts…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………..…. 

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1. Visitor Arrivals to Singapore by Top 13 Markets 

2. Year-On-Year Growth of Visitor Arrivals in Top 13 Markets 

3. Average Length of Stay of Visitor Arrivals in Top 13 Markets 

4. Hotel Standard Average Room Rate 

5. Standard Average Occupancy Rate by Hotel Tier 

6. Revpar by Hotel Tier 

7. Revenue of Cess Paying F&B Establishments 

• Statistical Tables 

1. Ranking of Major Markets in terms of Visitor Arrivals and Visitor Days, 

October 2004………………………………………..………………………………………………….……………………………………….………………………………..………………………………………..………………. 

2. Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence and Mode of Arrival, 

October 2004………………………………………………...……………………………………….………………………………………………………………..………………….………………………………….…...……….. 

3. Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence and Mode of Arrival, 

January - October 2004………………………………………..……………………………………………………..………………………………….……………………………..………………….………... 

4. Summary of Characteristics of Visitor Arrivals from Major Markets, 

October 2004………………………………….…...………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………....……………. 

5. Summary of Characteristics of Visitor Arrivals from Major Markets, 

January - October 2004………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………..……………….…………..….. 

6. Gazetted Hotel Statistics—Summary………………………………………………………………...…………..…………………………………………….……………………… 

7. Gazetted Hotel Statistics by Hotel Size………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………..……….. 

8. Gazetted Hotel Statistics by Tier………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 

9. Number of Cess Paying Food & Beverage Establishments and Revenue……………………….. 

10. Breakdown of Room and Food & Beverage Activity for Gazetted Hotel……………..….…… 

11. Cess Returns on Room Letting and Food & Beverage Activities………………………………………..…………….…. 

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• Explanatory Notes………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….. 

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VISITOR ARRIVALS 

Continued growth in visitor arrivals: 9% over October 2002 

Singapore welcomed 696,113 visitors in October 2004; registering a 9% growth over the 

638,673 visitor arrivals in October 2002 (see charts 1 and 2 1 ). 

Visitor arrivals in October 2004 also represented a 19% increase over October 2003 

(586,391 visitors). 

Singapore welcomed 6.8 million visitors from January to October 2004. 

Chart 1: Visitor Arrivals, by Month, Oct 2003 to Oct 2004 

Chart 2: % Change vs same period in 2002 in Monthly 

Visitor Arrivals, Oct 2003 to Oct 2004 

‘000 

%change vs 02 

900 

800 

700 

600 

500 

636 

586 

692 

652 

626 

592 

687 

653 

660 

803 

746 

696 

658 

20 

15 

10 

Oct 

Nov 

Dec 

03 

03 

03 

8 

Jan 

04 

9 

Feb 

04 

Mar 

04 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

04 

04 

04 

14 

9 

Jul 

04 

18 

Aug 

Sep 

Oct 

04 

04 

04 

11 

10 

9 

400 

5 

5 

300 

200 

0 

-3 

-1 

100 

-5 

-4 

0 

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 

2003 

2004 

-10 

-8 

Source: Disembarkation/Embarkation cards 

1 In Chart 2, all percentage changes are based on comparisons to visitor arrival figures recorded in 2002. Therefore, 

compared to October 2002, visitor arrival figures in October 2003 registered a 8% decline, while the figures for October 

2004 registered an 9% rise. 

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Tourism Focus October 2004

Performance of the Tourism Sector in October 2004 

COUNTRY PERFORMANCE 

51% of visitors were from Indonesia, China, Australia, Japan and Malaysia 

In October 2004, Indonesia, China, Australia, Japan and Malaysia were Singapore’s top five 

visitor-generating markets. These markets accounted for over 50% of the total number of 

visitors for the month (see Chart 3a). 

Thailand registered a significant 52% growth over October 2002, with the Philippines 

(+40%), China (+22%), India (+19%), and Indonesia (+18%) also posting double-digit growth 

over October 2002. 

When compared with October 2003, Japan (+34%), Thailand (+31%) and the Philippines 

(+28%) were the top three markets with the highest year-on-year growth. 

Visitor arrivals from South Korea dropped 7% in October 2004 when compared with October 

2002 and increased by 11% when compared with October 2003. 

Chart 3a: Visitor Arrivals, Top 13 Markets, Oct 2004 

%Chg 

vs 02 

+9 

%Chg 

vs 03 

+19 

TOTAL 

696 

+18 

+19 

Indonesia 

138 

+22 

+24 

China 

70 

+3 

+23 

Australia 

51 

-12 

+34 

Japan 

51 

-1 

0 

Malaysia 

44 

+19 

+15 

India 

40 

+52 

+31 

Thailand 

39 

-3 

+9 

UK 

37 

-7 

+11 

South Korea 

27 

+1 

+10 

USA 

26 

+40 

+28 

Philippines 

24 

+4 

+14 

Hong Kong 

22 

-10 

+13 

Germany 

14 

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 140 160 600 

700 

180 

000 

Source: Disembarkation/Embarkation Cards 

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The strong growth for Thailand was partly due to the increased travel demand during Thailand’s 

October school holiday, with more tour packages made more affordable by low air 

fares offered by low cost carriers. The STB also continued its intensive promotion of 

Uniquely Singapore brand and the 'Uniquely Singapore Fun Breaks' campaign in Bangkok. 

On-going major consumer marketing and promotion helped boost arrivals from the Philippines. 

One of the STB’s initiatives was a raffle for Filipinos departing for Singapore in September 

and October 2004. 

The growth in visitor arrivals from China could be attributed to the continued publicity generated 

by the STB’s media campaign targeted at highly mobile individuals and families. 

The STB’s sustained engagement of incentive houses attracted incentive groups from India 

which bolstered visitor arrivals in October 2004. Singapore also took centrestage in India 

when Singapore Airlines launched its inaugural flight to Amritsar with publicity on TV and 

leading Indian newspapers. 

The STB’s aggressive promotions in Indonesia such as its ‘Colour Your Weekends’, ‘Party All 

The Time’ and ‘Uniquely Singapore Fun Breaks’ helped spur visitor arrival growth in October. 

Visitor arrivals were further boosted by the STB’s programmes targeted at families and 

highly mobile individuals offering travel packages that rode on the cheaper air fares available 

during the low travel season. 

The 7% drop in visitor arrivals from South Korea in October 2004 over October 2002 could 

be due to the lull in outbound travel following the end of the Chusok holidays in September 

2004. 

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HOTEL INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE 

AOR registered a 6 percentage point improvement over October 2002 

The ARR and AOR for October 2004 were S$121 and 82% respectively. AOR registered a 6 

percentage point improvement over October 2002. 

Hotel room revenue in October 2004 reached S$85 million, representing a 3% growth 

when compared to the same period in 2003. However, a marginal 1% decline in room 

revenue was recorded when compared to October 2002. 

Please see details on hotel industry statistics in Table 1. 

Chart 4a: Hotel Standard Average Occupancy Rate, 

Oct 2003 to Oct 2004 

Chart 4b: Hotel Room Revenue by Month, 

Oct 2003 to Oct 2004 

% 

100 

Average Occupancy Rate 2002 : 74% 

S$m 

100 

Monthly average room revenue 2002 : S$83m 

90 

80 

70 

60 

79 

76 76 

75 

75 

69 

74 

71 

81 

75 

80 

71 

80 

79 

83 

85 

71 

81 

83 

74 74 

82 

76 

90 

80 

70 

60 

83 

81 

75 

85 

81 

67 

78 

76 

89 

85 

80 

74 

71 

88 

88 

83 85 

67 

62 

85 

85 

83 

71 

50 

56 

50 

40 

40 

43 

30 

20 

35 

34 

30 

20 

25 

24 

10 

10 

0 

0 



2003 2004 

2003 

2004 

Last 13 months 

Previous Year 

Last 13 Months 

Previous Year 

Source: Based on monthly statutory returns submitted to STB. 

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Table 1: Hotel Industry Performance, October 2004 2 Tourism Focus October 2004 

Oct 

2004 

% Change 

vs 

2003 

% Change 

vs 

2002 

Jan-Oct 

2004 

% Change 

vs 

2003 

% Change 

vs 

2002 

Maximum room-nights 881,051 -5.4 -7.6 8,938,960 -2.5 -4.3 

Paid lettings 3 680,451 5.0 3.6 6,697,199 34.3 4.6 

Available room-nights 4 846,081 -3.2 -4.5 8,505,657 7.9 -2.6 

Gross lettings 5 692,373 4.6 3.7 6,820,398 33.0 4.9 

Standard Average Occupancy 

Rate (AOR) 6 (%) 

Total Room Revenue 

($ m) 

Standard Average Room 

Rate (ARR) 7 ($) 

Revenue per available 

room (Revpar) 8 ($) 

81.83 6.1 6.4 80.19 15.1 5.7 

85.0 2.6 -0.5 834.9 39.8 -0.1 

120.99 -2.4 -4.0 121.11 5.3 -4.5 

99.01 5.4 4.2 97.11 29.8 2.9 

Source: Based on monthly statutory returns submitted to STB 

2 Figures for hotel industry performance was based on returns as of 5 Jan 2005. 

3 Room lettings paid for by hotel guests 

4 Available room nights = Maximum rooms - Rooms under renovation, for staff use, others 

5 Gross lettings = Paid lettings + Complimentary lettings 

6 Standard AOR = (Gross lettings / Available room nights) x 100 

7 Standard ARR = Total room revenue / Gross lettings 

8 Revpar = AOR x ARR 

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Chart 1: Visitor Arrivals to Singapore, Top 13 Markets, 

Oct 

Chart 2: Year-On-Year Growth of Visitor Arrivals 

in Top 13 Markets, 2004 

‘000 

2002 2003 2004 

Oct 

Jan-Oct 

160 

70% 

140 

60% 

120 

50% 

100 

80 

60 

40% 

30% 

40 

20% 

20 

10% 

Indonesia 

China 

Australia 

Japan 

Malaysia 

India 

Thailand 

UK 

South Korea 

USA 

Philippines 

Hong Kong 

Germany 

0% 

Indonesia 

China 

Australia 

Japan 

Malaysia 

India 

Thailand 

UK 

South Korea 

USA 

Philippines 

Hong Kong 

Germany 

Chart 3: Average Length of Stay of Visitor Arrivals 

in Top 13 Markets, Oct 

Days 

2002 2003 2004 

6 

5 

4 

3 

2 

1 

0 

Indonesia 

China 

Australia 

Japan 

Malaysia 

India 

Thailand 

UK 

South Korea 

USA 

Philippines 

Hong Kong 

Germany 

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Chart 4: Hotel Standard Average Room Rate, 

13 months to Oct 2004 

Chart 5: Standard Average Occupancy Rate by Hotel Tier*, 

Oct 

Previous Year 

Last 13 Months 

2002 2003 2004 

$150 

$125 

124 

133 

126 124 

124 

121 

122 

120 

121 

122 

123 

120 

122 

120 120 

119 118 

121 

114 114 

115 

108 

105 

107 

106 

107 

90% 

80% 

70% 

80 

77 

72 73 

69 70 

81 

78 

83 83 

82 

78 

76 75 

76 

$100 

60% 

$75 

50% 

40% 

$50 

30% 

$25 

20% 

$0 

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 

2003 2004 

Jul Aug Sep Oct 

10% 

0% 

=$150 Overall 

*Based on Room Rates. 

Chart 6: Revpar by Hotel Tier*, 

Oct 

Chart 7: Revenue of Cess Paying F&B Establishments, 

Oct 

2002 2003 2004 

S$m 

Hotel-Operated Hotel-Located Others Total 

$200 

$160 

$160 

160 

157 

166 

$120 

137 

144 

131 

$120 

$80 

$40 

33 

31 

35 

60 

54 

61 

103 

102 

100 

99 

95 

94 

$80 

$40 

70 

65 

60 62 64 

57 

12 12 10 

$0 

=150 Overall 

$0 

2002 2003 2004 

*Based on Room Rates. 

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1 RANKING OF MAJOR MARKETS IN TERMS OF VISITOR ARRIVALS AND VISITOR DAYS - 

OCTOBER 2004 

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE 

VISITOR 

ARRIVALS* 

RANKING % 

Y-O-Y 

% 

Change 

TOTAL 696,113 100.0 18.7 

VISITOR 

DAYS 

2,206,868 

RANKING % 

Y-O-Y 

% 

Change 

100.0 22.9 

Indonesia 137,825 1 19.8 18.5 

China 70,341 2 10.1 24.1 

Australia 51,427 3 7.4 23.4 

Japan 51,332 4 7.4 33.6 

Malaysia 43,934 5 6.3 0.4 

India 39,632 6 5.7 14.7 

Thailand 39,138 7 5.6 31.4 

UK 36,524 8 5.2 8.7 

South Korea 26,935 9 3.9 11.4 

USA 26,365 10 3.8 9.9 

Philippines 23,529 11 3.4 28.2 

Hong Kong 21,880 12 3.1 13.8 

Germany 14,063 13 2.0 13.3 

Taiwan 13,839 14 2.0 -7.6 

New Zealand 9,823 15 1.4 20.6 

Vietnam 8,346 16 1.2 99.7 

Sri Lanka 7,794 17 1.1 72.5 

France 6,344 18 0.9 20.1 

Canada 5,917 19 0.9 40.8 

Netherlands 5,564 20 0.8 4.1 

413,478 

224,689 

146,371 

120,741 

74,923 

217,878 

134,804 

117,831 

50,939 

98,050 

123,262 

64,228 

41,184 

42,127 

22,775 

43,427 

28,332 

18,097 

18,560 

16,082 

1 18.7 21.2 

2 10.2 51.1 

4 6.6 22.1 

7 5.5 34.3 

10 3.4 4.2 

3 9.9 17.1 

5 6.1 25.2 

8 5.3 15.7 

12 2.3 19.7 

9 4.4 11.5 

6 5.6 41.9 

11 2.9 9.2 

15 1.9 21.7 

14 1.9 -18.9 

17 1.0 26.6 

13 2.0 139.7 

16 1.3 51.7 

21 0.8 10.8 

20 0.8 49.7 

22 0.7 -2.5 

Others 55,561 8.0 18.8 189,092 8.6 13.6 

* Excludes Malaysian citizens arriving by land. 

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2 VISITOR ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AND MODE OF ARRIVAL - 

OCTOBER 2004 

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AIR SEA LAND* TOTAL 

SHARE CHANGE 

% NUMBER % 

TOTAL 486,836 108,234 101,043 696,113 100.0 109,722 18.7 

AMERICAS 29,290 1,462 3,593 34,345 4.9 4,882 16.6 

Canada 4,904 219 794 5,917 0.9 1,715 40.8 

USA 22,779 967 2,619 26,365 3.8 2,370 9.9 

Other Countries in Americas 1,607 276 180 2,063 0.3 797 63.0 

ASIA 319,209 99,559 83,538 502,306 72.2 82,645 19.7 

Southeast Asia 134,686 82,433 42,625 259,744 37.3 41,492 19.0 

Brunei Darussalam 3,072 102 196 3,370 0.5 -41 -1.2 

Indonesia 51,586 71,209 15,030 137,825 19.8 21,519 18.5 

Malaysia 28,527 5,271 10,136 43,934 6.3 186 0.4 

Myanmar 2,011 267 169 2,447 0.4 742 43.5 

Philippines 15,814 3,755 3,960 23,529 3.4 5,177 28.2 

Thailand 27,086 1,404 10,648 39,138 5.6 9,346 31.4 

Vietnam 5,694 364 2,288 8,346 1.2 4,166 99.7 

Other Countries in Southeast Asia 896 61 198 1,155 0.2 397 52.4 

North Asia 138,650 13,609 32,858 185,117 26.6 30,892 20.0 

Hong Kong SAR 16,478 1,033 4,369 21,880 3.1 2,646 13.8 

Japan 42,990 3,525 4,817 51,332 7.4 12,914 33.6 

P R China 48,394 1,620 20,327 70,341 10.1 13,641 24.1 

South Korea 19,145 6,257 1,533 26,935 3.9 2,760 11.4 

Taiwan 11,051 1,164 1,624 13,839 2.0 -1,143 -7.6 

Other Countries in North Asia 592 10 188 790 0.1 74 10.3 

South Asia 42,696 3,451 7,815 53,962 7.8 9,805 22.2 

Bangladesh 3,513 57 123 3,693 0.5 1,114 43.2 

India 30,219 3,202 6,211 39,632 5.7 5,075 14.7 

Nepal 903 25 228 1,156 0.2 153 15.3 

Pakistan 1,065 35 112 1,212 0.2 174 16.8 

Sri Lanka 6,569 121 1,104 7,794 1.1 3,276 72.5 

Other Countries in South Asia 427 11 37 475 0.1 13 2.8 

West Asia 3,177 66 240 3,483 0.5 456 15.1 

Iran 151 4 63 218 0.0 73 50.3 

Israel 949 1 2 952 0.1 193 25.4 

Kuwait 154 7 14 175 0.0 27 18.2 

Saudi Arabia 267 6 23 296 0.0 30 11.3 

United Arab Emirates 1,198 33 83 1,314 0.2 184 16.3 

Other Countries in West Asia 458 15 55 528 0.1 -51 -8.8 

EUROPE 77,666 4,618 9,027 91,311 13.1 10,262 12.7 

Austria 1,061 28 80 1,169 0.2 201 20.8 

Belgium & Luxembourg 1,158 60 124 1,342 0.2 -426 -24.1 

CIS 2,023 363 132 2,518 0.4 938 59.4 

Denmark 1,818 88 346 2,252 0.3 188 9.1 

Finland 924 61 126 1,111 0.2 229 26.0 

France 5,257 413 674 6,344 0.9 1,063 20.1 

Germany 12,231 620 1,212 14,063 2.0 1,649 13.3 

Greece 1,023 109 46 1,178 0.2 550 87.6 

Italy 1,907 89 246 2,242 0.3 316 16.4 

Netherlands 4,778 196 590 5,564 0.8 218 4.1 

Norway 1,646 171 307 2,124 0.3 634 42.6 

Poland 381 108 70 559 0.1 45 8.8 

Rep of Ireland 1,646 44 314 2,004 0.3 -130 -6.1 

Spain 1,274 48 141 1,463 0.2 151 11.5 

Sweden 2,281 90 417 2,788 0.4 202 7.8 

Switzerland 3,795 161 339 4,295 0.6 813 23.3 

Turkey 947 88 60 1,095 0.2 249 29.4 

UK 31,464 1,547 3,513 36,524 5.2 2,930 8.7 

Other Countries in Eastern Europe 1,307 272 206 1,785 0.3 261 17.1 

Other Countries in Western Europe 745 62 84 891 0.1 181 25.5 

OCEANIA 55,605 2,286 4,459 62,350 9.0 11,645 23.0 

Australia 45,818 1,853 3,756 51,427 7.4 9,752 23.4 

New Zealand 8,781 409 633 9,823 1.4 1,678 20.6 

Other Countries in Oceania 1,006 24 70 1,100 0.2 215 24.3 

AFRICA 5,061 307 420 5,788 0.8 298 5.4 

Egypt 226 14 11 251 0.0 11 4.6 

Mauritius 644 42 122 808 0.1 -204 -20.2 

South Africa (Rep of) 2,357 213 142 2,712 0.4 374 16.0 

Other Countries in Africa 1,834 38 145 2,017 0.3 117 6.2 

NOT STATED 5 2 6 13 0.0 -10 -43.5 


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3 VISITOR ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AND MODE OF ARRIVAL - 

JANUARY– OCTOBER 2004 

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AIR SEA LAND* TOTAL 

SHARE CHANGE 

% NUMBER % 

TOTAL 4,676,102 1,080,391 1,017,702 6,774,195 100.0 1,974,748 41.1 

AMERICAS 290,506 14,624 41,422 346,552 5.1 98,540 39.7 

Canada 43,773 2,207 8,832 54,812 0.8 14,616 36.4 

USA 233,053 11,329 30,456 274,838 4.1 77,006 38.9 

Other Countries in Americas 13,680 1,088 2,134 16,902 0.2 6,918 69.3 

ASIA 3,113,973 990,500 827,366 4,931,839 72.8 1,509,432 44.1 

Southeast Asia 1,256,111 792,159 416,176 2,464,446 36.4 699,385 39.6 

Brunei Darussalam 31,271 524 3,397 35,192 0.5 4,226 13.6 

Indonesia 535,022 687,984 166,567 1,389,573 20.5 383,949 38.2 

Malaysia 269,472 55,754 99,999 425,225 6.3 87,335 25.8 

Myanmar 19,336 2,333 3,020 24,689 0.4 8,804 55.4 

Philippines 137,870 32,406 33,223 203,499 3.0 62,441 44.3 

Thailand 195,033 10,772 80,875 286,680 4.2 93,767 48.6 

Vietnam 60,247 2,206 25,891 88,344 1.3 54,060 157.7 

Other Countries in Southeast Asia 7,860 180 3,204 11,244 0.2 4,803 74.6 

North Asia 1,409,061 157,564 332,940 1,899,565 28.0 598,796 46.0 

Hong Kong SAR 169,324 9,221 49,439 227,984 3.4 41,876 22.5 

Japan 402,088 45,363 51,440 498,891 7.4 149,483 42.8 

P R China 499,255 13,747 194,535 707,537 10.4 277,663 64.6 

South Korea 205,175 77,526 18,410 301,111 4.4 92,901 44.6 

Taiwan 127,074 11,504 17,086 155,664 2.3 35,238 29.3 

Other Countries in North Asia 6,145 203 2,030 8,378 0.1 1,635 24.2 

South Asia 396,836 39,542 72,225 508,603 7.5 183,154 56.3 

Bangladesh 31,763 528 1,347 33,638 0.5 12,012 55.5 

India 289,094 36,999 59,535 385,628 5.7 143,134 59.0 

Nepal 8,045 268 2,349 10,662 0.2 2,673 33.5 

Pakistan 10,294 575 1,300 12,169 0.2 4,400 56.6 

Sri Lanka 52,574 958 7,082 60,614 0.9 19,149 46.2 

Other Countries in South Asia 5,066 214 612 5,892 0.1 1,786 43.5 

West Asia 51,965 1,235 6,025 59,225 0.9 28,097 90.3 

Iran 3,332 195 1,001 4,528 0.1 1,934 74.6 

Israel 8,678 21 79 8,778 0.1 2,639 43.0 

Kuwait 7,101 74 543 7,718 0.1 4,965 180.3 

Saudi Arabia 5,687 117 740 6,544 0.1 3,845 142.5 

United Arab Emirates 19,061 499 1,916 21,476 0.3 8,628 67.2 

Other Countries in West Asia 8,106 329 1,746 10,181 0.2 6,086 148.6 

EUROPE 724,564 49,074 98,880 872,518 12.9 171,828 24.5 

Austria 8,988 383 1,165 10,536 0.2 3,029 40.3 

Belgium & Luxembourg 11,055 804 1,412 13,271 0.2 1,203 10.0 

CIS 17,301 3,940 1,408 22,649 0.3 6,420 39.6 

Denmark 16,562 1,025 3,533 21,120 0.3 3,488 19.8 

Finland 7,385 606 1,407 9,398 0.1 2,323 32.8 

France 52,427 4,008 8,056 64,491 1.0 19,903 44.6 

Germany 97,954 5,640 12,616 116,210 1.7 18,241 18.6 

Greece 7,873 1,486 507 9,866 0.1 3,433 53.4 

Italy 19,314 1,188 2,739 23,241 0.3 6,881 42.1 

Netherlands 40,486 2,665 7,209 50,360 0.7 5,328 11.8 

Norway 14,310 1,399 3,013 18,722 0.3 4,234 29.2 

Poland 3,886 835 783 5,504 0.1 233 4.4 

Rep of Ireland 15,716 414 2,434 18,564 0.3 4,589 32.8 

Spain 12,103 496 1,379 13,978 0.2 4,268 44.0 

Sweden 20,947 1,239 5,316 27,502 0.4 4,968 22.0 

Switzerland 31,278 1,308 3,003 35,589 0.5 9,726 37.6 

Turkey 10,608 768 832 12,208 0.2 3,693 43.4 

UK 317,047 17,135 38,702 372,884 5.5 62,582 20.2 

Other Countries in Eastern Europe 12,453 3,349 2,382 18,184 0.3 4,134 29.4 

Other Countries in Western Europe 6,871 386 984 8,241 0.1 3,152 61.9 

OCEANIA 496,910 23,643 44,461 565,014 8.3 182,560 47.7 

Australia 403,870 19,566 37,367 460,803 6.8 146,265 46.5 

New Zealand 84,035 3,892 6,367 94,294 1.4 33,510 55.1 

Other Countries in Oceania 9,005 185 727 9,917 0.1 2,785 39.0 

AFRICA 50,086 2,514 5,448 58,048 0.9 12,304 26.9 

Egypt 2,393 88 154 2,635 0.0 732 38.5 

Mauritius 7,111 571 1,564 9,246 0.1 2,436 35.8 

South Africa (Rep of) 24,122 1,423 1,689 27,234 0.4 5,347 24.4 

Other Countries in Africa 16,460 432 2,041 18,933 0.3 3,789 25.0 

NOT STATED 63 36 125 224 0.0 84 60.0 


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OCTOBER 2004 

CHARACTERISTICS 

TOTAL USA CANADA 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 

MODE OF ARRIVAL 696,113 100.00 18.7 26,365 100.00 9.9 5,917 100.00 40.8 

Air 486,836 69.94 17.0 22,779 86.40 9.8 4,904 82.88 37.2 

Sea 108,234 15.55 18.6 967 3.67 -1.2 219 3.70 28.1 

Land 101,043 14.52 28.0 2,619 9.93 15.6 794 13.42 73.7 

GENDER 696,113 100.00 18.7 26,365 100.00 9.9 5,917 100.00 40.8 

Male 386,185 55.48 14.6 18,175 68.94 7.1 3,264 55.16 30.9 

Female 284,979 40.94 22.9 7,329 27.80 15.3 2,454 41.47 53.6 

Not Stated 24,949 3.58 43.3 861 3.27 28.3 199 3.36 79.3 

AGE GROUP (YEARS) 696,113 100.00 18.7 26,365 100.00 9.9 5,917 100.00 40.8 

14 & Below 39,512 5.68 23.4 1,048 3.97 18.0 339 5.73 85.2 

15 - 19 17,268 2.48 52.9 128 0.49 11.3 83 1.40 56.6 

20 - 24 44,724 6.42 25.5 653 2.48 11.6 312 5.27 13.9 

25 - 34 175,363 25.19 18.2 4,640 17.60 12.2 1,052 17.78 24.3 

35 - 44 164,526 23.63 12.6 6,726 25.51 4.9 1,042 17.61 36.7 

45 - 54 131,396 18.88 13.3 6,940 26.32 7.8 1,147 19.38 28.7 

55 - 64 82,652 11.87 23.8 4,312 16.36 8.7 1,166 19.71 48.7 

65 & Above 38,505 5.53 35.8 1,842 6.99 34.1 754 12.74 89.0 

Not Stated 2,167 0.31 14.1 76 0.29 -5.0 22 0.37 120.0 

Average Age (Years) 39.1 -0.1 43.6 0.1 43.8 0.8 

LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) 674,886 100.00 18.8 26,006 100.00 11.3 5,656 100.00 41.3 

Under 1 Day 149,784 22.19 10.3 4,331 16.65 6.5 1,601 28.31 21.8 

1 Day 170,356 25.24 16.4 5,926 22.79 9.5 1,286 22.74 51.5 

2 Days 129,083 19.13 32.4 4,545 17.48 13.3 881 15.58 55.9 

3 Days 85,436 12.66 30.5 3,573 13.74 19.3 593 10.48 47.9 

4 Days 39,948 5.92 13.7 2,272 8.74 18.3 314 5.55 38.3 

5 Days 22,494 3.33 2.1 1,465 5.63 9.5 252 4.46 59.5 

6 Days 15,469 2.29 13.1 956 3.68 4.5 163 2.88 52.3 

7 Days 11,153 1.65 6.0 636 2.45 8.2 115 2.03 29.2 

8 - 10 Days 14,249 2.11 8.9 812 3.12 -4.5 167 2.95 62.1 

11 - 14 Days 18,586 2.75 24.6 590 2.27 11.3 118 2.09 37.2 

15 - 29 Days 12,278 1.82 35.4 615 2.36 23.7 123 2.17 57.7 

30 - 59 Days 3,676 0.54 35.9 200 0.77 33.3 29 0.51 38.1 

60 Days & Over 2,374 0.35 38.5 85 0.33 -3.4 14 0.25 133.3 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.17 3.5 3.72 1.5 3.14 6.3 

VISITOR DAYS 1 2,206,868 100.00 22.9 98,050 4.44 11.5 18,560 0.84 49.7 

1 The percentage figure in the second column for each market indicates the respective market share 

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ASEAN INDONESIA MALAYSIA 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 134,686 51.85 17.1 51,586 37.43 12.4 28,527 64.93 1.4 

Sea 82,433 31.74 20.2 71,209 51.67 21.3 5,271 12.00 -4.0 

Land 42,625 16.41 23.2 15,030 10.91 28.5 10,136 23.07 0.2 

GENDER 259,744 100.00 19.0 137,825 100.00 18.5 43,934 100.00 0.4 

Male 132,118 50.86 16.7 68,501 49.70 19.9 26,516 60.35 -0.4 

Female 118,333 45.56 21.1 63,424 46.02 16.6 16,383 37.29 1.8 

Not Stated 9,293 3.58 26.9 5,900 4.28 23.7 1,035 2.36 0.4 


14 & Below 17,539 6.75 18.9 9,301 6.75 18.5 1,851 4.21 -25.6 

15 - 19 7,129 2.74 33.0 3,870 2.81 30.9 523 1.19 -3.0 

20 - 24 21,563 8.30 29.9 12,716 9.23 28.6 1,997 4.55 10.5 

25 - 34 70,309 27.07 18.5 36,050 26.16 19.7 12,173 27.71 -0.6 

35 - 44 63,141 24.31 14.0 31,451 22.82 13.9 12,384 28.19 -1.3 

45 - 54 47,465 18.27 18.0 25,910 18.80 15.7 8,587 19.55 3.2 

55 - 64 22,082 8.50 21.0 12,394 8.99 18.1 4,473 10.18 9.5 

65 & Above 9,698 3.73 27.4 5,787 4.20 24.7 1,838 4.18 15.9 

Not Stated 818 0.31 7.6 346 0.25 -5.2 108 0.25 -10.0 

Average Age (Years) 37.0 -0.1 37.2 -0.2 39.4 0.8 


Under 1 Day 71,529 28.71 11.9 42,106 31.55 14.9 20,643 47.77 3.9 

1 Day 52,928 21.24 16.4 28,074 21.03 16.6 10,136 23.46 3.9 

2 Days 47,366 19.01 34.0 21,569 16.16 21.5 5,330 12.34 0.8 

3 Days 26,613 10.68 20.9 13,295 9.96 23.7 2,686 6.22 -4.9 

4 Days 12,616 5.06 12.2 7,408 5.55 19.9 1,359 3.15 3.3 

5 Days 7,669 3.08 13.4 4,581 3.43 18.9 824 1.91 -2.3 

6 Days 5,334 2.14 17.8 3,274 2.45 26.1 461 1.07 5.7 

7 Days 4,389 1.76 2.1 2,856 2.14 11.6 290 0.67 9.4 

8 - 10 Days 5,230 2.10 22.5 3,217 2.41 25.2 468 1.08 0.9 

11 - 14 Days 9,065 3.64 39.4 3,936 2.95 30.5 834 1.93 38.5 

15 - 29 Days 4,118 1.65 41.0 2,141 1.60 17.0 123 0.28 39.8 

30 - 59 Days 1,470 0.59 34.5 660 0.49 13.8 35 0.08 12.9 

60 Days & Over 849 0.34 28.6 358 0.27 33.1 21 0.05 23.5 


VISITOR DAYS 1 815,305 36.94 25.5 413,478 18.74 21.2 74,923 3.39 4.2 


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THAILAND PHILIPPINES JAPAN 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 27,086 69.21 34.6 15,814 67.21 25.3 42,990 83.75 36.6 

Sea 1,404 3.59 38.9 3,755 15.96 28.1 3,525 6.87 14.2 

Land 10,648 27.21 22.9 3,960 16.83 41.3 4,817 9.38 24.4 

GENDER 39,138 100.00 31.4 23,529 100.00 28.2 51,332 100.00 33.6 

Male 17,306 44.22 24.4 11,267 47.89 18.9 28,883 56.27 18.2 

Female 20,551 52.51 36.1 11,580 49.22 37.9 20,810 40.54 59.4 

Not Stated 1,281 3.27 65.1 682 2.90 42.7 1,639 3.19 77.8 


14 & Below 4,252 10.86 58.6 1,330 5.65 15.7 1,589 3.10 51.6 

15 - 19 1,500 3.83 41.2 613 2.61 43.6 3,445 6.71 323.2 

20 - 24 2,811 7.18 15.1 2,569 10.92 44.2 2,950 5.75 45.8 

25 - 34 9,919 25.34 17.4 7,821 33.24 31.9 11,694 22.78 22.0 

35 - 44 10,215 26.10 27.5 5,632 23.94 22.2 9,891 19.27 11.2 

45 - 54 6,574 16.80 42.7 3,475 14.77 25.0 9,355 18.22 18.3 

55 - 64 2,677 6.84 54.1 1,388 5.90 21.8 8,725 17.00 47.7 

65 & Above 991 2.53 47.0 595 2.53 41.0 3,590 6.99 67.9 

Not Stated 199 0.51 53.1 106 0.45 -5.4 93 0.18 -4.1 

Average Age (Years) 35.0 0.2 35.1 -0.2 40.7 -0.6 


Under 1 Day 4,784 12.57 24.4 2,778 13.84 16.9 10,019 19.37 1.7 

1 Day 6,862 18.03 17.8 5,518 27.49 35.6 9,947 19.23 21.1 

2 Days 13,703 36.00 78.2 3,245 16.17 28.7 14,838 28.69 86.6 

3 Days 5,547 14.57 19.5 2,566 12.78 13.6 10,990 21.25 81.1 

4 Days 1,614 4.24 -2.9 1,151 5.73 -18.3 2,615 5.06 2.7 

5 Days 972 2.55 5.1 541 2.70 -4.8 947 1.83 -8.4 

6 Days 641 1.68 15.1 462 2.30 1.8 622 1.20 -8.1 

7 Days 513 1.35 -30.5 406 2.02 2.0 351 0.68 2.0 

8 - 10 Days 630 1.65 4.5 487 2.43 26.2 544 1.05 12.9 

11 - 14 Days 1,864 4.90 21.7 1,517 7.56 41.1 370 0.72 22.5 

15 - 29 Days 609 1.60 80.7 793 3.95 69.1 381 0.74 2.7 

30 - 59 Days 200 0.53 44.9 396 1.97 74.4 68 0.13 17.2 

60 Days & Over 130 0.34 -8.5 212 1.06 40.4 29 0.06 123.1 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.44 -4.7 5.24 10.7 2.35 0.5 

VISITOR DAYS 1 134,804 6.11 25.2 123,262 5.59 41.9 120,741 5.47 34.3 


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CHINA TAIWAN HONG KONG 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 

MODE OF ARRIVAL 70,341 100.00 24.1 13,839 100.00 -7.6 21,880 100.00 13.8 

Air 48,394 68.80 17.1 11,051 79.85 -11.8 16,478 75.31 9.1 

Sea 1,620 2.30 15.9 1,164 8.41 12.8 1,033 4.72 48.6 

Land 20,327 28.90 45.4 1,624 11.73 14.3 4,369 19.97 27.2 

GENDER 70,341 100.00 24.1 13,839 100.00 -7.6 21,880 100.00 13.8 

Male 36,583 52.01 19.7 7,447 53.81 -7.8 12,061 55.12 10.0 

Female 32,248 45.85 28.6 5,717 41.31 -10.0 9,169 41.91 16.2 

Not Stated 1,510 2.15 43.3 675 4.88 22.3 650 2.97 70.2 

AGE GROUP (YEARS) 70,341 100.00 24.1 13,839 100.00 -7.6 21,880 100.00 13.8 

14 & Below 2,136 3.04 64.3 591 4.27 -18.3 1,051 4.80 46.8 

15 - 19 1,426 2.03 25.5 89 0.64 -23.9 142 0.65 -13.9 

20 - 24 4,780 6.80 33.4 509 3.68 -25.9 671 3.07 0.4 

25 - 34 19,071 27.11 29.1 3,899 28.17 -10.6 5,484 25.06 13.6 

35 - 44 19,651 27.94 25.6 3,757 27.15 -10.6 6,917 31.61 6.3 

45 - 54 13,479 19.16 7.5 2,858 20.65 -7.1 4,208 19.23 14.8 

55 - 64 6,422 9.13 22.5 1,242 8.97 8.6 2,132 9.74 32.0 

65 & Above 3,177 4.52 33.8 847 6.12 36.2 1,209 5.53 23.0 

Not Stated 199 0.28 68.6 47 0.34 2.2 66 0.30 -25.0 


LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) 67,345 100.00 24.5 13,613 100.00 -6.5 23,160 100.00 20.0 

Under 1 Day 16,780 24.92 25.6 2,862 21.02 -0.6 2,507 10.82 5.8 

1 Day 32,843 48.77 15.6 2,284 16.78 18.8 5,715 24.68 32.9 

2 Days 3,918 5.82 45.0 2,550 18.73 16.9 5,280 22.80 22.8 

3 Days 2,409 3.58 40.3 3,468 25.48 5.8 4,529 19.56 42.0 

4 Days 1,889 2.80 35.9 878 6.45 -32.0 2,092 9.03 -6.1 

5 Days 1,103 1.64 38.7 421 3.09 -70.8 1,108 4.78 -6.3 

6 Days 854 1.27 58.7 272 2.00 -51.3 515 2.22 13.7 

7 Days 801 1.19 44.3 113 0.83 -31.1 348 1.50 18.8 

8 - 10 Days 1,017 1.51 11.6 233 1.71 -1.7 406 1.75 14.4 

11 - 14 Days 2,562 3.80 18.1 210 1.54 -2.8 285 1.23 -8.7 

15 - 29 Days 2,300 3.42 99.3 233 1.71 -18.0 304 1.31 18.8 

30 - 59 Days 574 0.85 144.3 65 0.48 -24.4 47 0.20 -4.1 

60 Days & Over 295 0.44 110.7 24 0.18 26.3 24 0.10 60.0 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.19 21.8 3.04 -12.2 2.94 -4.0 

VISITOR DAYS 1 224,689 10.18 51.1 42,127 1.91 -18.9 64,228 2.91 9.2 


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SOUTH KOREA INDIA UK 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 19,145 71.08 9.7 30,219 76.25 11.7 31,464 86.15 8.4 

Sea 6,257 23.23 15.2 3,202 8.08 13.3 1,547 4.24 5.1 

Land 1,533 5.69 18.7 6,211 15.67 32.9 3,513 9.62 13.8 

GENDER 26,935 100.00 11.4 39,632 100.00 14.7 36,524 100.00 8.7 

Male 14,268 52.97 2.3 26,721 67.42 18.9 20,287 55.54 3.3 

Female 10,828 40.20 11.8 11,119 28.06 4.3 14,976 41.00 14.8 

Not Stated 1,839 6.83 242.5 1,792 4.52 25.9 1,261 3.45 38.7 


14 & Below 1,637 6.08 20.9 3,416 8.62 -5.1 1,661 4.55 16.8 

15 - 19 323 1.20 154.3 1,239 3.13 22.7 518 1.42 31.5 

20 - 24 969 3.60 4.0 3,087 7.79 31.1 1,975 5.41 -2.4 

25 - 34 8,317 30.88 -3.4 11,433 28.85 26.7 7,358 20.15 8.3 

35 - 44 5,634 20.92 0.4 9,528 24.04 10.5 6,287 17.21 -1.7 

45 - 54 4,928 18.30 21.3 5,820 14.69 7.9 6,509 17.82 4.4 

55 - 64 3,624 13.45 48.3 3,386 8.54 9.9 7,538 20.64 14.2 

65 & Above 1,448 5.38 47.8 1,604 4.05 19.3 4,555 12.47 25.0 

Not Stated 55 0.20 10.0 119 0.30 -6.3 123 0.34 39.8 

Average Age (Years) 39.4 1.4 35.9 0.0 43.8 0.5 


Under 1 Day 9,428 35.52 8.7 4,971 14.37 6.0 3,186 8.94 8.3 

1 Day 8,727 32.88 20.3 5,598 16.18 7.8 8,211 23.04 -3.6 

2 Days 4,057 15.28 2.0 5,983 17.30 10.3 9,665 27.12 8.3 

3 Days 2,116 7.97 23.3 6,699 19.37 18.9 6,179 17.34 21.4 

4 Days 703 2.65 -29.6 2,913 8.42 6.0 2,849 7.99 23.0 

5 Days 430 1.62 -22.1 1,595 4.61 -1.0 1,409 3.95 -2.0 

6 Days 226 0.85 32.9 1,185 3.43 9.4 947 2.66 0.0 

7 Days 149 0.56 58.5 612 1.77 -1.6 770 2.16 25.6 

8 - 10 Days 174 0.66 31.8 1,075 3.11 -12.5 998 2.80 21.4 

11 - 14 Days 228 0.86 18.1 1,657 4.79 12.6 696 1.95 13.4 

15 - 29 Days 189 0.71 6.8 1,063 3.07 20.5 582 1.63 22.5 

30 - 59 Days 50 0.19 127.3 592 1.71 22.6 105 0.29 23.5 

60 Days & Over 69 0.26 590.0 648 1.87 11.5 44 0.12 388.9 


VISITOR DAYS 1 50,939 2.31 19.7 217,878 9.87 17.1 117,831 5.34 15.7 


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GERMANY SCANDINAVIA NETHERLANDS 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 12,231 86.97 10.9 5,745 80.19 19.9 4,778 85.87 10.1 

Sea 620 4.41 34.8 349 4.87 -21.4 196 3.52 -41.5 

Land 1,212 8.62 31.3 1,070 14.94 18.5 590 10.60 -11.9 

GENDER 14,063 100.00 13.3 7,164 100.00 16.7 5,564 100.00 4.1 

Male 8,417 59.85 9.4 4,420 61.70 16.2 3,393 60.98 -3.2 

Female 5,288 37.60 17.4 2,556 35.68 17.8 2,048 36.81 18.5 

Not Stated 358 2.55 68.1 188 2.62 13.9 123 2.21 8.8 


14 & Below 414 2.94 45.8 509 7.10 17.8 186 3.34 20.0 

15 - 19 236 1.68 19.8 189 2.64 3.3 59 1.06 59.5 

20 - 24 797 5.67 14.0 526 7.34 14.3 230 4.13 11.7 

25 - 34 2,912 20.71 12.8 1,378 19.24 14.7 1,423 25.58 1.5 

35 - 44 3,316 23.58 12.0 1,408 19.65 11.2 1,251 22.48 9.3 

45 - 54 2,544 18.09 7.9 1,370 19.12 16.9 965 17.34 -9.2 

55 - 64 2,465 17.53 5.8 1,345 18.77 25.7 975 17.52 3.0 

65 & Above 1,336 9.50 37.9 410 5.72 21.7 459 8.25 22.1 

Not Stated 43 0.31 19.4 29 0.40 52.6 16 0.29 6.7 

Average Age (Years) 42.9 -0.1 40.5 0.4 42.2 -0.2 


Under 1 Day 1,310 9.46 -15.6 924 13.75 -8.2 1,049 19.15 5.4 

1 Day 4,166 30.08 12.1 1,583 23.56 6.7 1,211 22.11 -4.2 

2 Days 3,509 25.33 21.0 1,523 22.67 19.9 1,334 24.36 19.7 

3 Days 1,899 13.71 25.6 897 13.35 28.0 698 12.74 12.2 

4 Days 988 7.13 40.7 530 7.89 18.8 370 6.76 5.1 

5 Days 544 3.93 31.4 391 5.82 47.5 185 3.38 -4.1 

6 Days 354 2.56 2.6 207 3.08 6.7 157 2.87 -10.3 

7 Days 236 1.70 4.9 150 2.23 -29.6 103 1.88 -14.2 

8 - 10 Days 315 2.27 1.0 199 2.96 7.0 165 3.01 -9.8 

11 - 14 Days 299 2.16 49.5 168 2.50 50.0 103 1.88 2.0 

15 - 29 Days 200 1.44 32.5 120 1.79 31.9 93 1.70 6.9 

30 - 59 Days 20 0.14 42.9 21 0.31 61.5 6 0.11 -70.0 

60 Days & Over 12 0.09 200.0 6 0.09 200.0 3 0.05 -40.0 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 2.93 7.4 3.27 7.7 2.89 -6.3 

VISITOR DAYS 1 41,184 1.87 21.7 23,430 1.06 25.7 16,082 0.73 -2.5 


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FRANCE ITALY SWITZERLAND 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 5,257 82.87 16.3 1,907 85.06 12.0 3,795 88.36 24.3 

Sea 413 6.51 35.4 89 3.97 71.2 161 3.75 13.4 

Land 674 10.62 48.1 246 10.97 43.9 339 7.89 18.5 

GENDER 6,344 100.00 20.1 2,242 100.00 16.4 4,295 100.00 23.3 

Male 4,081 64.33 12.6 1,661 74.09 10.6 2,640 61.47 17.8 

Female 2,001 31.54 28.5 550 24.53 38.9 1,549 36.07 30.9 

Not Stated 262 4.13 159.4 31 1.38 10.7 106 2.47 86.0 


14 & Below 294 4.63 13.1 29 1.29 -3.3 263 6.12 29.6 

15 - 19 84 1.32 23.5 10 0.45 -33.3 93 2.17 52.5 

20 - 24 263 4.15 47.8 55 2.45 17.0 271 6.31 28.4 

25 - 34 1,655 26.09 42.2 661 29.48 28.6 906 21.09 11.9 

35 - 44 1,437 22.65 9.6 645 28.77 17.1 1,005 23.40 13.2 

45 - 54 1,316 20.74 11.3 430 19.18 -4.2 835 19.44 17.8 

55 - 64 914 14.41 21.1 314 14.01 30.8 628 14.62 36.8 

65 & Above 357 5.63 2.3 91 4.06 21.3 285 6.64 112.7 

Not Stated 24 0.38 71.4 7 0.31 40.0 9 0.21 28.6 

Average Age (Years) 40.8 -0.8 41.4 -0.2 40.4 0.9 


Under 1 Day 1,664 27.50 36.6 456 20.80 2.9 775 17.98 16.9 

1 Day 1,405 23.22 17.6 638 29.11 37.2 1,001 23.22 29.7 

2 Days 1,046 17.28 29.3 433 19.75 50.3 1,052 24.40 34.4 

3 Days 603 9.96 15.5 214 9.76 5.9 529 12.27 29.0 

4 Days 337 5.57 -0.6 115 5.25 -3.4 350 8.12 41.1 

5 Days 273 4.51 1.9 70 3.19 -57.1 173 4.01 18.5 

6 Days 201 3.32 16.9 58 2.65 -1.7 124 2.88 13.8 

7 Days 124 2.05 -0.8 33 1.51 10.0 75 1.74 -20.2 

8 - 10 Days 154 2.54 5.5 58 2.65 34.9 97 2.25 -14.2 

11 - 14 Days 107 1.77 0.9 37 1.69 131.3 65 1.51 -11.0 

15 - 29 Days 115 1.90 38.6 43 1.96 38.7 48 1.11 45.5 

30 - 59 Days 19 0.31 -17.4 14 0.64 250.0 10 0.23 66.7 

60 Days & Over 4 0.07 -42.9 23 1.05 666.7 12 0.28 200.0 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 2.85 -7.7 3.51 22.5 2.90 -0.6 

VISITOR DAYS 1 18,097 0.82 10.8 7,872 0.36 42.5 12,474 0.57 22.6 


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AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AFRICA 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 45,818 89.09 24.0 8,781 89.39 18.9 2,357 86.91 10.2 

Sea 1,853 3.60 13.9 409 4.16 37.7 213 7.85 232.8 

Land 3,756 7.30 21.5 633 6.44 37.3 142 5.24 5.2 

GENDER 51,427 100.00 23.4 9,823 100.00 20.6 2,712 100.00 16.0 

Male 27,829 54.11 17.8 5,297 53.92 17.3 1,591 58.67 11.8 

Female 21,424 41.66 29.8 4,072 41.45 21.8 1,010 37.24 18.7 

Not Stated 2,174 4.23 41.4 454 4.62 57.6 111 4.09 73.4 


14 & Below 4,142 8.05 43.1 662 6.74 7.6 107 3.95 59.7 

15 - 19 1,112 2.16 35.0 191 1.94 40.4 44 1.62 69.2 

20 - 24 2,037 3.96 25.5 344 3.50 26.0 97 3.58 6.6 

25 - 34 9,256 18.00 20.1 1,570 15.98 12.1 587 21.64 7.7 

35 - 44 10,162 19.76 17.2 1,910 19.44 11.8 686 25.29 17.1 

45 - 54 11,200 21.78 14.1 2,270 23.11 13.7 612 22.57 11.5 

55 - 64 9,224 17.94 29.4 1,899 19.33 36.3 363 13.38 17.9 

65 & Above 4,105 7.98 44.3 932 9.49 57.7 202 7.45 27.8 

Not Stated 189 0.37 14.5 45 0.46 36.4 14 0.52 75.0 



Under 1 Day 8,254 15.84 1.5 2,005 19.99 4.6 631 23.33 2.4 

1 Day 14,846 28.50 28.8 3,386 33.77 13.0 582 21.52 11.3 

2 Days 10,724 20.59 36.7 2,067 20.61 45.7 680 25.14 30.3 

3 Days 6,682 12.83 38.1 1,012 10.09 53.6 322 11.90 54.8 

4 Days 4,132 7.93 28.5 609 6.07 56.2 162 5.99 5.9 

5 Days 2,233 4.29 8.8 253 2.52 11.5 154 5.69 77.0 

6 Days 1,382 2.65 4.5 202 2.01 26.3 51 1.89 6.3 

7 Days 1,010 1.94 10.4 109 1.09 6.9 29 1.07 26.1 

8 - 10 Days 1,284 2.46 -2.4 149 1.49 -0.7 43 1.59 -47.6 

11 - 14 Days 687 1.32 1.9 106 1.06 -10.2 19 0.70 0.0 

15 - 29 Days 657 1.26 18.8 111 1.11 68.2 26 0.96 36.8 

30 - 59 Days 131 0.25 44.0 15 0.15 114.3 2 0.07 0.0 

60 Days & Over 72 0.14 67.4 4 0.04 -42.9 4 0.15 100.0 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 2.85 -1.0 2.32 5.0 2.47 1.6 

VISITOR DAYS 1 146,371 6.63 22.1 22,775 1.03 26.6 6,693 0.30 17.8 


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TOTAL USA CANADA 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 

MODE OF ARRIVAL 6,774,195 100.00 41.1 274,838 100.00 38.9 54,812 100.00 36.4 

Air 4,676,102 69.03 40.7 233,053 84.80 38.9 43,773 79.86 33.7 

Sea 1,080,391 15.95 33.8 11,329 4.12 10.3 2,207 4.03 5.0 

Land 1,017,702 15.02 52.2 30,456 11.08 53.9 8,832 16.11 64.8 

GENDER 6,774,195 100.00 41.1 274,838 100.00 38.9 54,812 100.00 36.4 

Male 3,717,504 54.88 38.2 184,470 67.12 37.4 30,792 56.18 32.6 

Female 2,820,512 41.64 48.4 81,432 29.63 42.6 22,357 40.79 42.2 

Not Stated 236,179 3.49 13.3 8,936 3.25 38.6 1,663 3.03 33.7 

AGE GROUP (YEARS) 6,774,195 100.00 41.1 274,838 100.00 38.9 54,812 100.00 36.4 

14 & Below 486,089 7.18 56.4 19,713 7.17 62.6 4,314 7.87 50.9 

15 - 19 198,422 2.93 55.7 5,464 1.99 67.8 1,904 3.47 76.5 

20 - 24 465,995 6.88 39.8 11,045 4.02 36.1 4,122 7.52 43.0 

25 - 34 1,642,766 24.25 38.1 46,359 16.87 33.5 9,589 17.49 25.1 

35 - 44 1,614,922 23.84 39.5 68,469 24.91 40.2 9,795 17.87 37.6 

45 - 54 1,256,190 18.54 38.4 66,672 24.26 39.0 11,105 20.26 36.0 

55 - 64 743,484 10.98 42.5 40,315 14.67 36.2 8,844 16.14 35.0 

65 & Above 344,552 5.09 46.6 15,803 5.75 27.4 4,959 9.05 32.2 

Not Stated 21,775 0.32 30.4 998 0.36 26.5 180 0.33 48.8 

Average Age (Years) 38.2 -0.2 41.2 -0.5 40.7 -0.4 

LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) 6,605,220 100.00 40.1 269,991 100.00 38.8 54,007 100.00 35.1 

Under 1 Day 1,462,676 22.14 29.0 47,774 17.69 33.6 10,224 18.93 -7.6 

1 Day 1,684,826 25.51 40.2 61,261 22.69 34.5 14,927 27.64 65.6 

2 Days 1,184,977 17.94 45.1 45,346 16.80 40.6 8,406 15.56 43.7 

3 Days 846,813 12.82 54.7 34,686 12.85 46.0 6,238 11.55 47.2 

4 Days 408,128 6.18 49.7 21,777 8.07 47.5 3,585 6.64 52.1 

5 Days 228,581 3.46 44.2 14,305 5.30 43.6 2,187 4.05 39.3 

6 Days 150,499 2.28 42.1 10,356 3.84 48.3 1,577 2.92 49.5 

7 Days 116,495 1.76 33.9 7,117 2.64 45.5 1,234 2.28 57.0 

8 - 10 Days 154,950 2.35 36.6 9,975 3.69 40.5 1,929 3.57 56.2 

11 - 14 Days 180,165 2.73 23.5 7,105 2.63 32.1 1,595 2.95 38.0 

15 - 29 Days 126,374 1.91 44.2 7,282 2.70 28.1 1,636 3.03 32.6 

30 - 59 Days 40,834 0.62 39.0 2,151 0.80 25.6 356 0.66 15.6 

60 Days & Over 19,902 0.30 29.3 856 0.32 7.0 113 0.21 0.9 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.22 0.0 3.84 -2.3 3.61 2.2 

VISITOR DAYS 1 21,802,342 100.00 41.2 1,054,962 4.84 35.7 197,757 0.91 39.3 


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ASEAN INDONESIA MALAYSIA 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 

MODE OF ARRIVAL 2,464,446 100.00 39.6 1,389,573 100.00 38.2 425,225 100.00 25.8 

Air 1,256,111 50.97 40.2 535,022 38.50 37.1 269,472 63.37 27.0 

Sea 792,159 32.14 33.5 687,984 49.51 35.0 55,754 13.11 19.2 

Land 416,176 16.89 50.9 166,567 11.99 57.1 99,999 23.52 26.6 

GENDER 2,464,446 100.00 39.6 1,389,573 100.00 38.2 425,225 100.00 25.8 

Male 1,245,998 50.56 38.8 665,774 47.91 41.1 256,711 60.37 24.4 

Female 1,138,308 46.19 51.7 671,955 48.36 53.1 157,697 37.09 30.7 

Not Stated 80,140 3.25 -31.4 51,844 3.73 -45.3 10,817 2.54 -0.9 

AGE GROUP (YEARS) 2,464,446 100.00 39.6 1,389,573 100.00 38.2 425,225 100.00 25.8 

14 & Below 191,389 7.77 56.3 122,051 8.78 50.6 23,966 5.64 32.8 

15 - 19 75,182 3.05 53.7 48,536 3.49 45.0 6,956 1.64 21.5 

20 - 24 198,085 8.04 39.4 125,619 9.04 35.4 19,760 4.65 21.8 

25 - 34 657,252 26.67 34.3 350,289 25.21 33.1 115,640 27.20 23.0 

35 - 44 599,888 24.34 35.6 311,241 22.40 35.5 120,503 28.34 23.3 

45 - 54 442,908 17.97 39.0 252,486 18.17 38.0 82,426 19.38 26.0 

55 - 64 203,157 8.24 47.7 120,384 8.66 46.3 39,152 9.21 35.1 

65 & Above 88,786 3.60 55.0 55,228 3.97 50.8 15,811 3.72 46.2 

Not Stated 7,799 0.32 22.3 3,739 0.27 10.3 1,011 0.24 11.6 


LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) 2,414,125 100.00 38.6 1,371,379 100.00 36.6 429,209 100.00 27.8 

Under 1 Day 692,088 28.67 26.6 410,672 29.95 28.3 201,297 46.90 21.9 

1 Day 502,418 20.81 40.0 284,854 20.77 40.3 96,118 22.39 31.3 

2 Days 430,156 17.82 53.9 220,701 16.09 47.1 53,658 12.50 37.1 

3 Days 274,662 11.38 55.6 147,594 10.76 48.9 29,448 6.86 38.3 

4 Days 136,510 5.65 46.0 84,844 6.19 45.1 15,636 3.64 40.3 

5 Days 80,828 3.35 37.1 51,389 3.75 36.1 9,027 2.10 32.7 

6 Days 52,783 2.19 31.5 34,060 2.48 33.7 4,877 1.14 22.4 

7 Days 47,557 1.97 22.0 31,182 2.27 21.5 3,312 0.77 27.0 

8 - 10 Days 55,925 2.32 36.2 36,175 2.64 36.1 5,363 1.25 20.5 

11 - 14 Days 80,111 3.32 29.9 38,670 2.82 25.4 8,260 1.92 25.3 

15 - 29 Days 38,870 1.61 34.2 21,797 1.59 20.1 1,424 0.33 25.1 

30 - 59 Days 15,121 0.63 32.5 6,788 0.49 14.1 550 0.13 39.6 

60 Days & Over 7,096 0.29 18.0 2,653 0.19 5.4 239 0.06 123.4 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.14 -1.3 3.02 -3.9 1.80 2.7 

VISITOR DAYS 1 7,749,265 35.54 37.8 4,198,025 19.25 32.8 767,025 3.52 29.2 


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THAILAND PHILIPPINES JAPAN 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 195,033 68.03 51.3 137,870 67.75 47.6 402,088 80.60 46.3 

Sea 10,772 3.76 74.0 32,406 15.92 21.8 45,363 9.09 37.1 

Land 80,875 28.21 39.9 33,223 16.33 58.0 51,440 10.31 24.1 

GENDER 286,680 100.00 48.6 203,499 100.00 44.3 498,891 100.00 42.8 

Male 136,658 47.67 45.9 101,306 49.78 34.9 283,848 56.90 34.3 

Female 142,753 49.80 49.3 96,356 47.35 58.2 195,511 39.19 51.8 

Not Stated 7,269 2.54 99.0 5,837 2.87 16.3 19,532 3.92 111.7 


14 & Below 18,885 6.59 87.9 13,533 6.65 102.8 27,947 5.60 79.6 

15 - 19 7,264 2.53 76.5 4,755 2.34 146.4 18,837 3.78 39.7 

20 - 24 19,252 6.72 39.4 19,420 9.54 54.1 37,270 7.47 24.3 

25 - 34 83,356 29.08 36.1 67,239 33.04 38.9 113,084 22.67 41.1 

35 - 44 82,111 28.64 45.7 50,110 24.62 36.4 105,329 21.11 42.3 

45 - 54 47,761 16.66 54.7 30,014 14.75 35.2 89,380 17.92 36.2 

55 - 64 19,432 6.78 70.0 12,332 6.06 45.6 74,459 14.92 50.6 

65 & Above 7,295 2.54 75.0 5,061 2.49 58.8 31,409 6.30 55.0 

Not Stated 1,324 0.46 50.6 1,035 0.51 19.9 1,176 0.24 40.8 

Average Age (Years) 36.4 0.1 35.1 -0.9 39.6 0.1 


Under 1 Day 40,486 14.53 37.5 27,029 14.69 20.9 110,034 22.05 29.6 

1 Day 51,825 18.60 63.6 45,658 24.81 31.1 107,523 21.55 37.6 

2 Days 85,287 30.60 60.2 27,588 14.99 48.0 115,306 23.11 44.7 

3 Days 41,950 15.05 60.8 25,691 13.96 59.5 98,543 19.75 66.1 

4 Days 12,820 4.60 35.7 12,280 6.67 50.3 28,831 5.78 47.2 

5 Days 8,326 2.99 42.3 6,293 3.42 49.1 11,915 2.39 43.0 

6 Days 4,755 1.71 20.0 4,843 2.63 35.4 6,847 1.37 32.6 

7 Days 5,283 1.90 5.2 4,456 2.42 33.5 4,323 0.87 35.6 

8 - 10 Days 5,349 1.92 27.9 4,804 2.61 49.3 6,398 1.28 32.2 

11 - 14 Days 14,633 5.25 20.8 12,153 6.60 36.3 4,135 0.83 16.1 

15 - 29 Days 4,781 1.72 50.8 7,135 3.88 64.1 4,335 0.87 13.7 

30 - 59 Days 2,156 0.77 32.4 3,977 2.16 68.4 597 0.12 10.8 

60 Days & Over 1,028 0.37 -9.2 2,137 1.16 47.7 221 0.04 59.0 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.66 -9.5 5.38 7.4 2.36 -0.6 

VISITOR DAYS 1 1,050,077 4.82 34.5 1,094,178 5.02 55.0 1,179,212 5.41 41.9 


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CHINA TAIWAN HONG KONG 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 499,255 70.56 63.3 127,074 81.63 29.2 169,324 74.27 18.4 

Sea 13,747 1.94 31.3 11,504 7.39 22.2 9,221 4.04 28.6 

Land 194,535 27.49 71.2 17,086 10.98 35.0 49,439 21.69 37.5 

GENDER 707,537 100.00 64.6 155,664 100.00 29.3 227,984 100.00 22.5 

Male 352,959 49.89 61.8 82,479 52.99 28.1 125,762 55.16 21.4 

Female 340,602 48.14 67.5 65,235 41.91 28.5 96,488 42.32 22.9 

Not Stated 13,976 1.98 66.3 7,950 5.11 49.9 5,734 2.52 45.3 


14 & Below 27,087 3.83 52.3 15,857 10.19 30.7 17,913 7.86 22.3 

15 - 19 19,304 2.73 83.9 3,918 2.52 47.6 4,417 1.94 23.9 

20 - 24 48,290 6.83 77.0 6,379 4.10 19.0 8,555 3.75 29.6 

25 - 34 183,069 25.87 67.2 37,328 23.98 26.9 49,326 21.64 18.5 

35 - 44 199,232 28.16 68.2 42,681 27.42 28.8 71,639 31.42 20.1 

45 - 54 134,726 19.04 56.4 29,773 19.13 28.3 43,193 18.95 23.9 

55 - 64 63,610 8.99 58.3 12,390 7.96 36.5 20,103 8.82 33.4 

65 & Above 30,302 4.28 60.5 6,872 4.41 36.9 12,009 5.27 28.2 

Not Stated 1,917 0.27 64.7 466 0.30 11.0 829 0.36 11.0 



Under 1 Day 151,627 22.77 61.9 27,720 18.06 8.0 27,409 12.09 6.2 

1 Day 333,591 50.10 57.2 22,565 14.71 23.0 59,164 26.10 31.7 

2 Days 39,689 5.96 75.3 25,631 16.70 43.1 45,724 20.17 17.1 

3 Days 23,834 3.58 85.6 47,158 30.73 47.8 41,022 18.10 23.6 

4 Days 18,590 2.79 107.9 10,405 6.78 24.0 21,010 9.27 30.9 

5 Days 10,958 1.65 97.0 5,079 3.31 15.6 10,770 4.75 34.7 

6 Days 8,871 1.33 100.3 3,176 2.07 21.1 5,535 2.44 22.7 

7 Days 7,382 1.11 105.2 2,135 1.39 17.2 3,406 1.50 4.7 

8 - 10 Days 11,473 1.72 58.8 2,790 1.82 21.4 4,749 2.10 32.7 

11 - 14 Days 27,011 4.06 7.0 3,090 2.01 47.4 3,681 1.62 18.4 

15 - 29 Days 23,451 3.52 217.9 2,804 1.83 17.3 3,374 1.49 15.8 

30 - 59 Days 7,236 1.09 161.9 716 0.47 3.0 619 0.27 -3.9 

60 Days & Over 2,194 0.33 80.7 178 0.12 -2.7 211 0.09 12.2 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.31 12.8 3.25 -0.7 3.02 -0.8 

VISITOR DAYS 1 2,342,628 10.74 85.7 505,339 2.32 28.4 689,473 3.16 21.5 


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SOUTH KOREA INDIA UK 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 205,175 68.14 41.3 289,094 74.97 49.3 317,047 85.03 21.1 

Sea 77,526 25.75 52.0 36,999 9.59 105.0 17,135 4.60 -1.8 

Land 18,410 6.11 53.2 59,535 15.44 93.4 38,702 10.38 24.5 

GENDER 301,111 100.00 44.6 385,628 100.00 59.0 372,884 100.00 20.2 

Male 153,019 50.82 35.9 256,172 66.43 54.0 205,257 55.05 19.3 

Female 123,589 41.04 39.9 115,100 29.85 75.0 155,355 41.66 20.5 

Not Stated 24,503 8.14 238.6 14,356 3.72 38.2 12,272 3.29 30.8 


14 & Below 29,021 9.64 44.8 34,172 8.86 118.2 23,799 6.38 27.6 

15 - 19 6,689 2.22 42.5 13,040 3.38 144.2 12,128 3.25 19.6 

20 - 24 14,393 4.78 58.5 33,074 8.58 67.7 25,941 6.96 19.2 

25 - 34 78,214 25.98 46.9 107,993 28.00 51.5 71,194 19.09 17.7 

35 - 44 68,068 22.61 41.1 91,573 23.75 51.6 63,717 17.09 21.6 

45 - 54 54,798 18.20 43.4 57,923 15.02 51.1 63,491 17.03 18.8 

55 - 64 35,557 11.81 40.4 32,357 8.39 49.4 67,180 18.02 18.8 

65 & Above 13,629 4.53 53.8 14,321 3.71 54.0 44,381 11.90 23.5 

Not Stated 742 0.25 46.1 1,175 0.30 44.5 1,053 0.28 9.2 



Under 1 Day 100,754 33.70 54.0 47,434 13.80 30.4 33,575 9.06 9.8 

1 Day 104,991 35.12 40.9 58,549 17.04 47.8 89,343 24.11 17.1 

2 Days 44,659 14.94 26.5 61,285 17.84 62.2 98,773 26.65 20.1 

3 Days 24,022 8.04 59.8 64,479 18.76 92.6 61,677 16.64 25.8 

4 Days 8,134 2.72 40.3 28,793 8.38 65.3 28,783 7.77 29.7 

5 Days 4,459 1.49 59.1 16,044 4.67 70.4 15,064 4.06 27.1 

6 Days 2,571 0.86 50.3 10,074 2.93 51.4 9,589 2.59 27.4 

7 Days 1,539 0.51 33.7 6,649 1.94 56.2 7,255 1.96 26.9 

8 - 10 Days 2,195 0.73 43.9 11,475 3.34 29.8 10,260 2.77 21.4 

11 - 14 Days 2,513 0.84 53.9 15,428 4.49 31.0 7,751 2.09 10.4 

15 - 29 Days 2,413 0.81 61.8 11,067 3.22 41.7 6,941 1.87 13.2 

30 - 59 Days 478 0.16 47.5 6,132 1.78 26.1 1,296 0.35 9.7 

60 Days & Over 215 0.07 73.4 6,206 1.81 28.9 298 0.08 22.6 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 1.79 1.0 5.49 -7.5 3.25 0.1 

VISITOR DAYS 1 540,095 2.48 46.1 2,116,019 9.71 47.0 1,212,370 5.56 20.2 


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GERMANY SCANDINAVIA NETHERLANDS 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 97,954 84.29 16.9 51,819 76.95 25.2 40,486 80.39 19.7 

Sea 5,640 4.85 7.7 3,663 5.44 -9.2 2,665 5.29 -35.1 

Land 12,616 10.86 40.8 11,862 17.61 28.7 7,209 14.31 1.7 

GENDER 116,210 100.00 18.6 67,344 100.00 23.2 50,360 100.00 11.8 

Male 71,464 61.50 18.5 40,125 59.58 21.2 31,487 62.52 9.0 

Female 42,036 36.17 17.4 25,196 37.41 25.1 17,650 35.05 17.9 

Not Stated 2,710 2.33 45.4 2,023 3.00 42.8 1,223 2.43 3.5 


14 & Below 4,150 3.57 32.0 5,064 7.52 45.3 2,754 5.47 39.7 

15 - 19 2,508 2.16 31.0 1,923 2.86 63.5 1,211 2.40 65.7 

20 - 24 8,136 7.00 22.4 7,380 10.96 7.4 2,819 5.60 9.3 

25 - 34 25,286 21.76 20.7 15,060 22.36 15.5 11,681 23.19 3.7 

35 - 44 28,313 24.36 24.9 12,735 18.91 27.4 10,878 21.60 16.1 

45 - 54 21,092 18.15 14.9 11,275 16.74 22.0 9,300 18.47 13.7 

55 - 64 17,981 15.47 7.9 10,156 15.08 25.9 7,883 15.65 5.7 

65 & Above 8,436 7.26 14.6 3,477 5.16 35.3 3,676 7.30 10.9 

Not Stated 308 0.27 14.1 274 0.41 30.5 158 0.31 -5.4 



Under 1 Day 13,389 11.70 -5.0 10,410 15.77 9.0 9,040 18.09 -10.2 

1 Day 30,552 26.70 4.6 14,811 22.43 12.1 11,116 22.24 1.1 

2 Days 27,520 24.05 24.6 15,645 23.69 23.5 10,910 21.83 20.9 

3 Days 16,365 14.30 36.2 9,354 14.17 39.8 6,519 13.04 32.6 

4 Days 8,340 7.29 42.7 4,644 7.03 32.7 3,653 7.31 42.4 

5 Days 4,764 4.16 44.6 2,861 4.33 34.3 2,038 4.08 40.9 

6 Days 3,335 2.92 49.4 1,934 2.93 43.5 1,554 3.11 29.3 

7 Days 2,253 1.97 40.1 1,405 2.13 23.1 1,002 2.01 25.6 

8 - 10 Days 3,173 2.77 31.6 2,019 3.06 35.5 1,580 3.16 30.7 

11 - 14 Days 2,410 2.11 29.6 1,437 2.18 29.9 1,223 2.45 20.8 

15 - 29 Days 1,958 1.71 23.5 1,287 1.95 24.8 1,089 2.18 12.7 

30 - 59 Days 272 0.24 5.4 192 0.29 1.6 214 0.43 -4.0 

60 Days & Over 77 0.07 83.3 29 0.04 -17.1 37 0.07 2.8 


VISITOR DAYS 1 358,382 1.64 28.5 212,573 0.98 27.9 164,620 0.76 19.5 


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FRANCE ITALY SWITZERLAND 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 52,427 81.29 45.6 19,314 83.10 38.8 31,278 87.89 37.5 

Sea 4,008 6.21 -1.7 1,188 5.11 40.9 1,308 3.68 23.5 

Land 8,056 12.49 78.7 2,739 11.79 71.1 3,003 8.44 45.8 

GENDER 64,491 100.00 44.6 23,241 100.00 42.1 35,589 100.00 37.6 

Male 40,336 62.55 40.9 16,256 69.95 38.3 22,047 61.95 35.1 

Female 21,826 33.84 46.8 6,548 28.17 51.7 12,646 35.53 39.6 

Not Stated 2,329 3.61 114.5 437 1.88 50.2 896 2.52 84.7 


14 & Below 4,332 6.72 68.1 759 3.27 64.3 2,156 6.06 59.0 

15 - 19 1,773 2.75 79.8 328 1.41 90.7 828 2.33 70.7 

20 - 24 3,659 5.67 51.5 637 2.74 22.7 2,091 5.88 29.7 

25 - 34 15,238 23.63 41.4 6,434 27.68 53.7 8,308 23.34 37.8 

35 - 44 14,256 22.11 50.4 6,416 27.61 44.5 8,659 24.33 39.1 

45 - 54 12,717 19.72 44.5 4,452 19.16 32.0 6,603 18.55 35.5 

55 - 64 9,145 14.18 51.0 3,031 13.04 28.5 4,805 13.50 28.2 

65 & Above 3,160 4.90 -4.9 1,095 4.71 38.6 2,031 5.71 39.1 

Not Stated 211 0.33 19.9 89 0.38 56.1 108 0.30 40.3 



Under 1 Day 16,476 26.22 37.4 4,591 19.91 13.6 6,157 17.42 31.0 

1 Day 13,845 22.03 44.1 5,723 24.82 31.9 8,376 23.69 33.5 

2 Days 10,192 16.22 49.3 4,913 21.31 59.7 8,795 24.88 42.2 

3 Days 6,637 10.56 51.4 2,677 11.61 65.7 4,661 13.18 34.6 

4 Days 4,321 6.88 63.6 1,351 5.86 63.0 2,423 6.85 50.6 

5 Days 2,613 4.16 45.1 948 4.11 51.2 1,440 4.07 51.3 

6 Days 1,969 3.13 57.1 749 3.25 109.8 932 2.64 68.2 

7 Days 1,261 2.01 47.7 425 1.84 79.3 611 1.73 40.1 

8 - 10 Days 2,112 3.36 53.4 533 2.31 47.6 851 2.41 50.4 

11 - 14 Days 1,580 2.51 38.4 479 2.08 54.0 535 1.51 19.7 

15 - 29 Days 1,451 2.31 44.1 486 2.11 49.1 465 1.32 21.1 

30 - 59 Days 319 0.51 40.5 129 0.56 48.3 72 0.20 41.2 

60 Days & Over 57 0.09 7.5 53 0.23 103.8 34 0.10 70.0 


VISITOR DAYS 1 206,985 0.95 45.6 74,475 0.34 56.1 100,277 0.46 38.9 


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AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AFRICA 

NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ 


Air 403,870 87.64 47.2 84,035 89.12 54.2 24,122 88.57 22.4 

Sea 19,566 4.25 34.3 3,892 4.13 61.4 1,423 5.23 66.6 

Land 37,367 8.11 45.6 6,367 6.75 64.5 1,689 6.20 28.1 

GENDER 460,803 100.00 46.5 94,294 100.00 55.1 27,234 100.00 24.4 

Male 254,193 55.16 40.7 49,834 52.85 46.7 14,972 54.98 21.8 

Female 188,149 40.83 54.6 40,383 42.83 64.2 11,159 40.97 24.4 

Not Stated 18,461 4.01 52.4 4,077 4.32 84.0 1,103 4.05 76.5 


14 & Below 35,479 7.70 57.3 7,745 8.21 55.3 1,644 6.04 17.9 

15 - 19 13,452 2.92 48.8 2,750 2.92 68.6 1,135 4.17 42.9 

20 - 24 22,801 4.95 31.2 3,569 3.78 30.0 1,252 4.60 8.2 

25 - 34 82,047 17.81 40.2 14,176 15.03 38.1 5,870 21.55 23.5 

35 - 44 90,302 19.60 41.7 17,870 18.95 44.8 6,469 23.75 29.3 

45 - 54 101,233 21.97 39.7 21,164 22.44 48.1 5,666 20.80 27.2 

55 - 64 77,479 16.81 56.7 17,321 18.37 77.2 3,303 12.13 21.6 

65 & Above 36,066 7.83 79.7 9,323 9.89 106.9 1,773 6.51 20.0 

Not Stated 1,944 0.42 46.7 376 0.40 54.7 122 0.45 -10.9 



Under 1 Day 74,713 16.22 26.4 17,385 18.39 27.8 6,826 24.99 32.8 

1 Day 133,313 28.93 47.4 31,340 33.15 50.8 5,573 20.40 29.4 

2 Days 90,507 19.64 57.2 20,840 22.04 89.8 7,058 25.84 7.6 

3 Days 55,049 11.95 63.3 9,981 10.56 81.0 3,599 13.18 47.3 

4 Days 35,362 7.67 60.6 5,692 6.02 80.6 1,495 5.47 29.1 

5 Days 20,383 4.42 55.0 2,621 2.77 59.7 836 3.06 28.4 

6 Days 13,046 2.83 54.8 1,676 1.77 59.5 507 1.86 49.1 

7 Days 9,632 2.09 52.6 1,202 1.27 62.7 302 1.11 17.5 

8 - 10 Days 12,722 2.76 37.6 1,652 1.75 41.4 492 1.80 15.5 

11 - 14 Days 7,244 1.57 18.2 1,078 1.14 22.2 271 0.99 -14.2 

15 - 29 Days 6,449 1.40 12.0 849 0.90 19.7 287 1.05 -5.3 

30 - 59 Days 1,776 0.39 39.5 187 0.20 46.1 51 0.19 -54.5 

60 Days & Over 548 0.12 92.3 33 0.03 -25.0 15 0.05 7.1 

Average Length of Stay (Days) 2.96 -1.8 2.36 -0.8 2.44 -9.6 

VISITOR DAYS 1 1,364,906 6.26 43.9 222,749 1.02 53.9 66,324 0.30 12.5 


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6 GAZETTED HOTEL STATISTICS (1) — SUMMARY 

Year 

Total Visitor 

Arrivals 

Maximum 

Room-Nights 

Gazetted Hotel Supply and Demand 

Available 

Room-Nights 

Gross Lettings 

(Room-Nights) 

Paid Lettings 

(Room-Nights) 

Average Occupancy 

Rate 

Average Room Rate 

Standard Nominal Standard Nominal 

No. %∆ No. (000) %∆ No. (000) %∆ No. (000) %∆ No. (000) %∆ % % S$ %∆ S$ %∆ S$ 

1997 7,197,871 -1.3 10,881 4.9 10,205 3.3 8,098 -0.3 7,955 -0.3 79.4 73.1 150.90 0.5 153.60 0.5 119.70 

Revpar 

1998 6,242,152 -13.3 10,966 0.8 10,041 -1.6 7,159 -11.6 7,025 -11.7 71.3 64.1 137.30 -9.0 139.90 -8.9 97.90 

1999 6,958,201 11.5 11,001 0.3 10,191 1.5 7,631 6.6 7,471 6.4 74.9 67.9 120.00 -12.6 122.60 -12.4 89.90 

2000 7,691,399 10.5 10,841 -1.5 10,091 -1.0 8,421 10.4 8,294 11.0 83.5 76.5 127.80 6.5 129.80 5.9 106.70 

2001 7,522,163 -2.2 11,089 2.3 10,383 2.9 7,920 -5.9 7,801 -5.9 76.3 70.3 133.40 4.4 135.40 4.4 101.70 

2002 7,567,039 0.6 11,221 1.2 10,458 0.7 7,786 -1.7 7,658 -1.8 74.4 68.3 125.90 -5.6 128.00 -5.5 93.70 

Oct 638,673 12.1 953 1.0 886 1.8 668 4.8 657 4.5 75.4 68.9 126.00 -5.2 128.10 -5.0 95.00 

Nov 588,742 10.2 923 1.0 862 3.7 644 7.0 632 6.9 74.7 68.5 123.70 -4.2 125.90 -4.1 92.40 

Dec 709,616 5.9 954 1.8 864 0.1 639 5.2 626 5.0 74.0 65.6 119.60 -2.8 122.10 -2.7 88.50 

2003 6,127,029 -19.0 10,972 -2.2 9,571 -8.5 6,436 -17.3 6,264 -18.2 67.2 57.1 115.50 -8.3 118.60 -7.3 77.70 

Jan 641,734 7.5 946 -0.1 860 0.2 610 0.2 600 -0.2 71.0 63.4 121.90 -4.2 124.00 -3.9 86.50 

Feb 613,395 2.4 855 -0.3 785 -2.5 585 -1.5 574 -1.9 74.5 67.2 120.30 -10.3 122.50 -10.0 89.60 

Mar 559,945 -14.5 934 -2.0 847 -6.6 599 -15.8 587 -15.9 70.7 62.8 122.40 -6.2 124.80 -6.1 86.50 

Apr 203,562 -67.3 905 -1.9 664 -23.6 230 -65.4 225 -65.7 34.7 24.8 107.90 -14.4 110.50 -13.8 37.40 

May 177,808 -70.7 940 -1.4 655 -26.6 225 -65.6 216 -66.4 34.4 23.0 105.20 -17.2 109.30 -15.2 36.10 

Jun 316,587 -47.4 900 -2.4 712 -18.2 400 -38.1 384 -39.7 56.2 42.7 106.90 -16.8 111.30 -14.7 60.10 

Jul 540,914 -20.4 929 -2.9 819 -8.7 582 -14.2 559 -16.6 71.1 60.1 105.80 -14.2 110.30 -11.8 75.20 

Aug 602,240 -10.3 930 -2.5 840 -5.1 621 -4.4 597 -6.7 73.9 64.1 106.80 -11.9 111.10 -9.7 78.90 

Sep 556,871 -6.8 900 -2.5 825 -4.0 611 -2.1 596 -2.9 74.1 66.2 115.00 -7.5 117.90 -6.8 85.20 

Oct 586,391 -8.2 931 -2.3 874 -1.3 662 -0.9 648 -1.4 75.7 69.6 124.00 -1.6 126.70 -1.1 93.90 

Nov 635,717 8.0 884 -4.2 838 -2.8 662 2.8 648 2.4 79.0 73.2 120.60 -2.5 123.30 -2.1 95.30 

Dec 691,865 -2.5 917 -3.9 852 -1.5 647 1.3 632 0.9 76.0 68.9 114.10 -4.6 116.90 -4.3 86.70 

2004 

Jan 651,951 1.6 921 -2.7 850 -1.1 586 -4.0 573 -4.4 68.9 62.2 113.70 -6.7 116.20 -6.3 78.30 

Feb 591,569 -3.6 861 0.7 819 4.3 662 13.0 651 13.4 80.8 75.6 133.10 10.6 135.10 10.3 107.50 

Mar 626,350 11.9 919 -1.6 868 2.5 694 15.9 681 16.0 80.0 74.1 121.30 -0.9 123.70 -0.9 97.00 

Apr 653,156 220.9 877 -3.1 834 25.7 664 188.6 652 190.1 79.6 74.3 120.20 11.4 122.50 10.9 95.70 

May 660,347 271.4 911 -3.1 865 32.1 684 203.8 671 210.2 79.0 73.7 120.10 14.2 122.30 11.9 94.90 

Jun 687,016 117.0 883 -1.9 846 18.9 701 75.2 688 79.3 82.9 78.0 123.20 15.3 125.40 12.7 102.10 

Jul 802,889 48.4 905 -2.6 870 6.3 742 27.5 730 30.6 85.3 80.6 117.60 11.1 119.60 8.4 100.30 

Aug 746,314 23.9 909 -2.2 871 3.6 705 13.6 694 16.3 81.0 76.3 118.70 11.2 120.70 8.7 96.20 

Sep 658,490 18.2 871 -3.2 835 1.2 689 12.8 677 13.6 82.6 77.7 121.80 5.9 124.00 5.2 100.60 

Oct 696,113 18.7 881 -5.4 846 -3.2 692 4.6 680 5.0 81.8 77.2 121.00 -2.4 123.10 -2.9 99.00 

Jan-Oct 6,774,195 41.1 8,939 -2.5 8,506 7.9 6,820 33.0 6,697 34.3 80.2 74.9 121.10 5.3 123.30 4.3 97.10 

Please refer to Explanatory Notes for definitions. 

(1) Based on monthly statutory returns submitted to STB. 

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7 GAZETTED HOTEL STATISTICS BY HOTEL SIZE 

Year 

Gross Lettings (Room-Nights) (‘000) Standard Average Occupancy Rate Standard Average Room Rate 

Small Medium Large Very Large Small Medium Large 

Very 

Large 

Revenue Per Available Room 

(Revpar) 

Small Medium Large Very Large Small Medium Large 

No. %∆ No. %∆ No. %∆ No. %∆ % % % % S$ %∆ S$ %∆ S$ %∆ S$ %∆ S$ S$ S$ S$ 

1997 753.8 0.1 2,037.7 -4.5 3,262.0 1.8 2,044.9 0.4 71.3 81.4 78.9 81.5 

110.50 -3.1 135.60 1.6 144.10 0.7 192.10 0.0 78.80 110.40 113.70 156.60 

Very 

Large 

1998 680.9 -9.7 1,835.9 -9.9 2,942.8 -9.8 1,699.9 -16.9 57.5 73.9 72.0 74.3 96.80 -12.4 122.00 -10.0 132.30 -8.2 179.40 -6.7 55.70 90.10 95.30 133.30 

1999 736.8 8.2 1,981.1 7.9 3,122.9 6.1 1,790.2 5.3 60.9 78.2 74.7 78.9 81.10 -16.2 106.70 -12.5 115.60 -12.6 159.80 -10.9 49.40 83.50 86.40 126.10 

2000 851.2 15.5 2,165.6 9.3 3,530.3 13.0 1,873.7 4.7 72.6 85.8 83.3 86.9 83.20 2.6 115.70 8.4 120.60 4.3 177.30 10.9 60.40 

99.30 100.50 154.00 

2001 860.8 1.1 2,065.3 -4.6 3,304.0 -6.4 1,690.0 -9.8 71.0 78.0 76.2 77.4 82.40 -0.9 125.10 8.1 126.70 5.1 184.80 4.2 58.50 

97.60 96.50 142.90 

2002 853.7 -0.8 1,985.8 -3.8 3,175.7 -3.9 1,770.3 4.8 69.5 75.8 75.1 74.3 77.00 -6.6 121.60 -2.8 120.00 -5.3 168.00 -9.1 53.50 92.30 90.10 124.90 

Oct 71.8 1.3 169.4 -0.2 271.4 1.3 155.2 20.3 69.1 76.7 75.8 76.5 77.30 -2.9 121.90 -3.9 120.10 -5.6 166.70 -10.0 53.40 93.50 91.00 127.40 

Nov 71.0 4.8 163.1 4.3 260.7 3.7 149.1 18.2 70.8 75.7 75.2 74.6 77.00 -4.0 118.70 -3.4 120.50 -2.5 160.00 -9.4 54.50 89.90 90.60 119.40 

Dec 75.2 1.8 168.1 4.8 245.6 0.0 150.4 17.5 72.0 74.7 73.2 75.5 76.70 -2.2 117.30 -2.7 115.90 -1.3 153.00 -7.5 55.20 87.70 84.80 115.60 

2003 690.6 -19.1 1,593.8 -19.7 2,520.8 -20.6 1,631.0 -7.9 61.6 66.9 66.8 71.1 71.20 -7.5 111.60 -8.2 111.00 -7.5 147.10 -12.5 43.90 74.60 74.20 104.60 

Jan 68.6 4.7 150.8 -2.5 235.7 -8.7 155.2 18.4 66.2 70.0 70.6 75.0 76.30 -3.2 117.60 -4.1 116.70 -2.1 157.10 -10.2 50.50 82.40 82.40 117.80 

Feb 65.9 3.0 144.9 -3.9 229.5 -8.8 144.9 13.1 70.6 74.0 74.3 77.5 76.70 -4.8 116.70 -8.6 115.00 -7.4 154.60 -18.7 54.10 86.40 85.40 119.80 

Mar 61.7 -16.9 145.9 -18.2 242.6 -17.1 148.9 -10.5 66.9 68.1 72.1 72.9 75.10 -7.0 120.30 -4.5 117.40 -4.4 155.10 -10.7 50.20 81.90 84.60 113.00 

Apr 34.2 -51.9 51.1 -70.2 89.4 -67.4 55.4 -62.7 38.5 30.2 35.1 36.7 64.50 -15.1 111.30 -8.2 110.80 -8.6 130.90 -21.8 24.80 33.70 38.90 48.10 

May 32.8 -55.3 51.2 -69.2 80.6 -69.8 60.5 -59.1 34.9 32.2 32.3 39.7 63.40 -16.3 105.00 -14.3 107.70 -11.0 127.40 -26.0 22.10 33.80 34.80 50.60 

Jun 43.4 -40.5 100.3 -40.1 151.4 -41.7 105.0 -28.3 48.0 57.3 55.3 60.8 65.40 -12.6 105.00 -14.8 106.30 -14.3 128.50 -25.7 31.40 60.10 58.80 78.10 

Jul 57.9 -22.6 147.2 -15.6 226.7 -16.8 150.5 -4.0 61.9 72.4 70.7 74.8 68.10 -9.2 103.30 -13.2 101.10 -14.0 131.00 -20.2 42.20 74.80 71.50 97.90 

Aug 65.0 -8.6 156.6 -4.8 242.8 -10.2 156.7 9.1 68.1 75.0 72.9 77.2 69.40 -9.2 102.30 -14.0 102.60 -11.2 134.40 -15.8 47.20 76.70 74.80 103.80 

Sep 63.0 -8.3 151.6 -3.6 240.1 -4.7 156.5 6.8 68.8 74.3 72.3 79.5 69.40 -8.0 111.00 -8.4 109.20 -7.3 147.50 -10.7 47.80 82.40 78.90 117.20 

Oct 66.4 -7.6 161.0 -5.0 267.2 -1.5 167.5 7.9 68.2 75.3 74.9 81.0 71.30 -7.7 117.90 -3.3 116.90 -2.6 163.70 -1.7 48.70 88.80 87.70 132.60 

Nov 66.1 -6.9 162.9 -0.1 263.0 0.9 170.1 14.1 72.9 79.3 77.8 83.5 71.80 -6.7 114.80 -3.3 113.70 -5.6 157.50 -1.5 52.40 91.00 88.50 131.50 

Dec 65.6 -12.8 170.3 1.3 251.8 2.6 159.7 6.2 73.3 77.5 75.3 76.9 72.70 -5.2 108.20 -7.8 109.30 -5.7 146.70 -4.2 53.20 83.80 82.30 112.70 

2004 

Jan 61.1 -10.9 150.4 -0.2 229.0 -2.8 145.2 -6.5 65.7 69.1 68.1 71.3 70.80 -7.2 108.00 -8.2 107.00 -8.3 149.90 -4.6 46.50 74.60 72.90 106.90 

Feb 62.1 -5.9 167.6 15.7 261.4 13.9 170.6 17.7 71.8 81.4 80.3 84.8 76.10 -0.8 123.50 5.9 124.80 8.5 177.50 14.8 54.60 100.50 100.20 150.40 

Mar 66.3 7.5 175.9 20.5 271.7 12.0 180.6 21.3 72.2 79.9 79.4 84.4 72.70 -3.1 114.60 -4.7 114.60 -2.4 157.20 1.3 52.50 91.50 90.90 132.60 

Apr 66.9 95.6 173.7 239.8 258.6 189.1 165.3 198.2 73.9 80.6 79.0 82.2 72.40 12.3 112.20 0.8 114.20 3.1 158.70 21.3 53.50 90.30 90.30 130.40 

May 68.3 108.2 177.6 246.8 268.3 232.9 169.7 180.3 72.4 79.6 80.0 79.8 68.50 8.1 112.50 7.2 113.60 5.5 161.00 26.4 49.60 89.60 90.90 128.50 

Jun 73.2 68.5 187.4 86.9 269.9 78.3 170.4 62.2 79.3 84.3 83.6 81.7 69.40 6.1 115.60 10.0 117.70 10.7 166.50 29.6 55.00 97.40 98.40 136.10 

Jul 77.2 33.2 195.3 32.7 287.1 26.6 182.7 21.4 81.2 87.0 85.4 85.2 69.30 1.7 112.80 9.1 109.70 8.5 157.90 20.6 56.20 98.10 93.70 134.50 

Aug 70.9 9.1 184.1 17.6 272.3 12.2 178.1 13.7 75.1 81.1 81.4 82.8 71.80 3.5 114.10 11.5 110.30 7.5 156.90 16.7 54.00 92.50 89.80 129.90 

Sep 66.0 4.8 183.5 21.1 262.9 9.5 176.8 12.9 72.5 81.5 85.2 84.1 72.00 3.8 113.10 1.9 114.50 4.8 162.20 9.9 52.20 92.20 97.60 136.40 

Oct 69.4 4.7 188.2 16.9 266.7 -0.2 167.9 0.3 74.7 80.7 83.5 83.8 72.60 1.8 114.30 -3.1 116.50 -0.4 157.60 -3.7 54.20 92.20 97.20 132.20 

Jan-Oct 681.4 21.9 1,783.9 41.5 2,647.9 32.0 1,707.2 31.2 73.9 80.5 80.5 82.0 71.50 0.8 114.10 2.1 114.30 3.1 160.70 10.2 52.80 91.90 92.10 131.80 

Small (S): Hotels with < 201 rooms Medium (M): Hotels with 201-400 rooms Large (L): Hotels with 401-600 rooms Very Large (VL): Hotels with more than 600 rooms 


Source: Monthly statutory returns submitted to STB. 

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8 GAZETTED HOTEL STATISTICS BY HOTEL TIER (1) 

Gross Lettings (Room-Nights) (‘000) Standard Average Occupancy Rate Revenue Per Available Room (Revpar) 

Year 

=$150 =$150 =$150 

No. %∆ No. %∆ No. %∆ No. %∆ % % % % S$ %∆ S$ %∆ S$ %∆ S$ %∆ 

1997 56.7 -8.2 1,105.7 9.6 2,751.7 -6.5 4,184.2 1.7 67.5 71.9 80.6 80.9 34.30 -21.3 65.00 -6.0 97.00 -4.8 152.90 -1.0 

1998 106.8 88.4 2,047.5 85.2 2,493.3 -9.4 2,511.9 -40.0 58.0 66.6 76.0 71.8 27.90 -18.6 56.90 -12.4 97.70 0.8 138.50 -9.4 

1999 273.5 156.1 2,744.0 34.0 3,118.0 25.1 1,495.5 -40.5 66.5 71.0 79.6 74.9 30.30 8.3 55.50 -2.5 101.60 4.0 148.00 6.8 

2000 324.7 18.7 2,676.0 -2.5 2,731.5 -12.4 2,688.6 79.8 78.9 80.2 85.3 85.5 37.10 22.6 64.10 15.4 106.20 4.5 163.20 10.3 

2001 325.5 1.1 2,156.7 -4.6 2,176.4 -6.4 3,261.5 -9.8 72.1 76.4 77.4 76.0 32.40 -12.6 61.50 -4.0 95.00 -10.5 141.50 -13.3 

2002 385.9 18.6 2,318.6 7.5 3,004.5 38.1 2,076.4 -36.3 72.6 74.6 75.6 73.0 30.90 -4.8 59.90 -2.7 95.30 0.3 143.60 1.5 

Oct 39.7 53.0 198.1 10.9 281.0 23.2 149.1 -27.2 71.8 72.7 77.7 75.8 30.90 1.0 59.80 -2.4 100.00 1.5 156.80 14.3 

Nov 44.6 85.9 166.4 -3.1 269.2 25.4 163.7 -14.5 75.4 72.6 76.2 74.2 33.20 0.1 58.50 2.8 93.80 1.6 144.80 5.1 

Dec 45.4 58.6 208.7 6.9 258.7 -0.5 126.5 2.0 76.3 71.1 77.1 72.1 34.10 4.0 59.00 5.8 96.60 4.1 145.70 7.3 

2003 675.8 75.1 2,083.5 -10.1 2,317.9 -22.9 1,359.0 -34.6 65.3 64.1 70.3 68.4 31.60 2.3 52.90 -11.6 83.80 -12.1 134.70 -6.2 

Jan 40.3 44.1 183.9 0.5 239.0 -4.8 147.0 -0.1 70.0 66.1 74.6 72.4 30.90 -2.4 53.90 -3.4 92.80 -1.3 141.20 0.1 

Feb 58.9 102.2 164.1 -7.3 234.3 13.4 128.0 -29.6 75.6 71.6 76.6 74.4 35.70 10.4 58.60 -1.8 95.60 -0.2 148.60 -2.1 

Mar 46.8 54.7 149.0 -21.8 268.9 -9.3 134.3 -30.8 74.4 66.7 72.9 69.9 34.30 7.3 53.20 -11.9 89.80 -11.8 139.90 -11.8 

Apr 27.0 -32.9 68.7 -59.3 107.7 -59.6 26.8 -85.9 41.4 33.8 36.2 27.5 17.60 -49.4 28.60 -53.8 43.40 -54.8 54.10 -61.5 

May 38.9 -5.5 83.2 -56.2 64.3 -73.2 38.7 -78.9 50.5 30.7 31.1 38.6 24.40 -27.2 25.40 -59.3 37.00 -59.7 74.60 -46.9 

Jun 46.3 77.3 144.3 -26.1 143.2 -40.6 66.2 -64.0 46.0 54.2 61.0 60.2 21.10 -27.8 45.10 -28.4 72.80 -24.2 107.40 -22.5 

Jul 82.4 165.7 209.6 -8.4 195.4 -26.4 95.0 -38.0 68.8 71.1 71.6 72.4 32.80 7.7 59.70 -3.0 83.90 -16.3 132.90 -7.9 

Aug 90.3 187.4 231.7 10.3 190.2 -29.9 108.8 -20.5 71.4 72.8 75.9 75.2 34.30 19.2 57.10 -2.1 89.70 -5.1 149.30 5.1 

Sep 81.0 153.9 199.7 6.5 194.3 -26.0 136.2 -4.3 70.7 71.0 77.0 77.1 34.80 18.2 58.90 3.1 91.30 -3.1 152.90 4.7 

Oct 60.2 51.7 181.3 -8.5 260.4 -7.3 160.2 7.5 68.7 69.7 80.9 78.1 33.20 7.6 54.10 -9.5 101.90 1.9 159.80 1.9 

Nov 61.4 37.5 226.2 35.9 226.3 -15.9 148.2 -9.4 78.7 75.1 82.4 80.6 38.50 16.1 60.00 2.6 101.20 8.0 170.70 17.9 

Dec 49.1 8.1 258.8 24.0 238.7 -7.7 100.8 -20.3 79.5 74.8 79.5 70.3 37.00 8.7 57.00 -3.3 98.60 2.1 157.90 8.4 

2004 

Jan 63.7 58.0 192.2 4.5 223.5 -6.5 106.3 -27.7 71.1 66.7 71.2 66.9 33.40 8.1 52.80 -1.9 86.50 -6.7 136.00 -3.7 

Feb 49.4 -16.1 163.5 -0.4 242.5 3.5 206.2 61.1 76.2 73.8 84.7 83.6 36.50 2.3 56.90 -3.0 107.40 12.3 173.40 16.7 

Mar 68.6 46.6 169.6 13.8 299.8 11.5 156.6 16.6 80.5 73.1 84.0 80.5 39.30 14.8 56.20 5.7 102.50 14.1 162.80 16.4 

Apr 58.1 115.1 223.0 224.5 230.7 114.2 152.7 469.6 78.1 79.8 81.7 77.0 36.80 109.2 61.80 115.9 101.30 133.4 159.40 194.5 

May 56.7 45.6 232.4 179.2 235.0 265.7 159.7 312.8 76.8 79.1 79.5 79.0 35.60 45.9 59.90 135.6 98.80 167.0 164.30 120.1 

Jun 63.7 37.5 190.9 32.3 239.3 67.1 207.0 212.6 87.5 84.1 82.3 81.1 42.70 102.4 65.70 45.8 101.70 39.7 154.90 44.2 

Jul 81.2 -1.4 197.0 -6.0 323.9 65.7 140.2 47.6 87.1 87.2 85.1 82.3 43.60 33.0 67.70 13.5 104.80 24.9 168.00 26.4 

Aug 68.4 -24.2 189.7 -18.2 297.8 56.5 149.5 37.5 82.4 81.6 79.9 81.9 40.10 16.8 62.00 8.6 98.40 9.7 163.30 9.4 

Sep 59.7 -26.3 183.0 -8.4 290.7 49.6 155.8 14.4 76.8 82.4 83.8 82.8 37.60 8.0 62.70 6.4 104.10 14.0 168.60 10.2 

Oct 53.1 -11.8 187.7 3.6 291.7 12.0 159.9 -0.2 76.6 80.4 83.1 83.1 35.10 5.9 60.60 11.9 102.90 1.0 165.50 3.6 

Jan-Oct 572.7 7.1 1,969.6 40.5 2,678.5 22.6 1,599.7 59.1 79.0 78.5 82.0 79.8 38.00 25.7 60.60 29.1 100.80 22.6 160.90 22.4 



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9 NUMBER OF CESS PAYING FOOD & BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND REVENUE (1) 

Year 

Hotel 

Operated 

Food & Beverage Establishments Food & Beverage Revenue 

Hotel 

Located 

Others Total Hotel Operated Hotel Located Others Total 

No. No. No. No. %∆ S$ Million %∆ S$ Million %∆ S$ Million %∆ S$ Million %∆ 

1997 440 89 638 1,167 2.6 813.4 2.8 165.8 -6.4 776.8 0.9 1,756.0 1.0 

1998 426 92 678 1,196 2.5 689.0 -15.3 152.0 -8.3 738.4 -4.9 1,579.4 -10.1 

1999 416 96 663 

1,175 -1.8 714.1 3.6 152.3 0.2 736.9 -0.2 1,603.2 1.5 

2000 417 106 716 1,239 5.4 781.7 9.5 158.9 4.4 823.3 11.7 1,764.0 10.0 

2001 

383 100 766 1,249 0.8 682.1 -12.7 150.4 -5.3 885.8 7.6 1,718.4 -2.6 

2002 403 88 719 1,210 -3.1 691.5 1.4 145.9 -3.0 804.2 -9.2 1,641.7 -4.5 

Oct 400 88 704 1,192 -3.2 60.1 8.8 11.8 -2.6 65.0 -5.7 137.0 0.5 

Nov 400 86 719 1,205 -2.7 63.7 5.6 12.0 -2.1 66.2 -5.1 141.9 -0.3 

Dec 403 88 719 1,210 -3.1 71.6 15.3 12.2 -14.4 73.5 -9.9 157.2 -0.4 

2003 376 80 694 1,150 -5.0 616.8 -10.8 134.7 -7.7 749.3 -6.8 1,500.7 -8.6 

Jan 390 92 732 1,214 1.7 54.9 -0.2 12.6 12.3 63.9 2.2 131.4 2.1 

Feb 384 94 719 1,197 -1.9 47.4 -18.4 12.2 -4.7 65.6 -6.2 125.2 -11.1 

Mar 389 94 723 1,206 -1.2 53.5 -15.0 11.8 -11.9 63.8 -9.0 129.2 -11.9 

Apr 396 92 708 1,196 -0.7 23.2 -52.2 7.6 -37.6 48.1 -25.0 78.9 -36.8 

May 383 87 697 1,167 -2.1 33.4 -35.9 9.8 -23.4 57.1 -15.8 100.2 -24.4 

Jun 386 91 684 1,161 -5.2 42.4 -24.3 11.4 -11.1 59.2 -8.6 113.0 -15.4 

Jul 392 86 677 1,155 -4.4 45.2 -13.3 11.1 -4.2 60.6 -4.0 116.9 -7.8 

Aug 394 86 663 1,143 -5.2 49.1 -0.8 11.0 1.8 60.3 -6.0 120.4 -3.2 

Sep 384 85 699 1,168 -3.6 63.5 2.8 12.2 -1.1 63.7 -12.6 139.5 -5.1 

Oct 386 83 697 1,166 -2.2 62.0 3.0 11.5 -2.3 70.3 8.1 143.8 5.0 

Nov 385 78 703 1,166 -3.2 69.7 9.3 11.5 -4.1 65.1 -1.7 146.3 3.1 

Dec 376 80 694 1,150 -5.0 72.6 1.4 11.9 -2.1 71.5 -2.7 156.0 -0.8 

2004 

Jan 388 78 735 1,201 -1.1 58.8 7.1 10.8 -14.4 71.2 11.5 140.8 7.2 

Feb 384 80 715 1,179 -1.5 60.1 26.8 10.9 -10.9 67.3 2.6 138.3 10.5 

Mar 373 78 728 1,179 -2.2 55.2 3.3 10.5 -10.9 64.9 1.6 130.6 1.1 

Apr 350 77 714 1,141 -4.6 43.6 87.8 10.1 31.6 63.7 32.5 117.4 48.7 

May 388 78 704 1,170 0.3 56.8 70.2 11.4 16.4 66.5 16.5 134.7 34.4 

Jun 383 82 698 1,163 0.2 55.3 30.4 11.5 1.4 63.8 7.7 130.6 15.6 

Jul 378 79 694 1,151 -0.3 58.0 28.5 11.3 1.5 67.0 10.6 136.4 16.6 

Aug 382 77 696 1,155 1.0 50.9 3.7 10.0 -8.9 62.2 3.2 123.2 2.3 

Sep 380 80 680 1,140 -2.4 62.9 -0.9 11.2 -8.2 64.4 1.1 138.6 -0.6 

Oct 366 70 550 986 -15.4 63.5 2.5 10.1 -12.5 57.4 -18.4 131.0 -8.9 

Jan-Oct 366 70 550 986 -15.4 565.2 19.1 107.8 -3.2 648.5 5.8 1,321.5 10.3 

Note: Cess Paying food & beverage establishments may be operated by hotels or located within hotel complexes but not operated by the hotels. "Others" refer to establishments located outside hotel 

complexes 



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10 BREAKDOWN OF ROOM AND FOOD & BEVERAGE ACTIVITY FOR GAZETTED HOTEL (1) 

Hotel 

Rooms Food & Beverage Outlets Total Revenue 

Establishment 

Year 

Revenue 

Revenue 

No. 

No. 

S$ Million %∆ 

No. S$ Million %∆ % of Total S$ Million %∆ % of Total 

1997 94 27,313 1,225.5 0.2 60.1 440 813.4 2.8 39.9 2,038.9 1.2 

1998 98 27,650 987.6 -19.4 58.9 426 689.0 -15.3 41.1 1,676.6 -17.8 

1999 100 27,542 923.3 -6.5 56.4 416 714.1 3.6 43.6 1,637.3 -2.3 

2000 101 28,212 1,085.1 17.5 58.1 417 781.7 9.5 41.9 1,866.8 14.0 

2001 101 27,859 1,066.6 -1.7 61.0 383 682.1 -12.7 39.0 1,748.7 -6.3 

2002 100 27,877 994.4 -6.8 59.0 403 691.5 1.4 41.0 1,686.0 -3.6 

Oct 100 28,588 85.4 -0.3 58.7 400 60.1 8.8 41.3 145.6 3.3 

Nov 100 28,744 80.9 3.0 55.9 400 63.7 5.6 44.1 144.6 4.1 

Dec 100 27,877 77.8 2.8 52.1 403 71.6 15.3 47.9 149.4 8.4 

2003 94 27,470 752.1 -24.4 54.9 376 616.8 -10.8 45.1 1,368.9 -18.8 

Jan 101 27,731 75.7 -3.4 58.0 390 54.9 -0.2 42.0 130.6 -2.1 

Feb 102 28,043 71.5 -11.3 60.1 384 47.4 -18.4 39.9 118.8 -14.3 

Mar 97 27,330 74.5 -20.7 58.2 389 53.5 -15.0 41.8 128.0 -18.4 

Apr 97 22,130 25.4 -70.1 52.3 396 23.2 -52.2 47.7 48.6 -63.6 

May 99 21,138 24.1 -71.4 41.9 383 33.4 -35.9 58.1 57.5 -57.9 

Jun 97 23,727 43.2 -48.7 50.5 386 42.4 -24.3 49.5 85.7 -39.0 

Jul 96 26,414 62.1 -26.8 57.9 392 45.2 -13.3 42.1 107.3 -21.7 

Aug 96 27,106 66.9 -16.4 57.7 394 49.1 -0.8 42.3 115.9 -10.4 

Sep 96 27,495 70.9 -10.2 52.7 384 63.5 2.8 47.3 134.4 -4.5 

Oct 97 28,220 82.8 -3.0 57.2 386 62.0 3.0 42.8 144.8 -0.5 

Nov 94 27,928 80.6 -0.4 53.6 385 69.7 9.3 46.4 150.2 3.9 

Dec 94 27,470 74.6 -4.2 50.7 376 72.6 1.4 49.3 147.2 -1.5 

2004 

Jan 95 27,433 67.2 -11.2 53.3 388 58.8 7.1 46.7 126.0 -3.5 

Feb 95 28,246 88.7 24.1 59.6 384 60.1 26.8 40.4 148.8 25.2 

Mar 94 28,009 84.9 13.9 60.6 373 55.2 3.3 39.4 140.1 9.5 

Apr 94 27,836 80.5 216.9 64.9 350 43.6 87.8 35.1 124.0 155.3 

May 95 27,964 82.9 244.0 59.3 388 56.8 70.2 40.7 139.8 143.1 

Jun 95 28,201 87.7 102.9 61.3 383 55.3 30.4 38.7 143.0 67.0 

Jul 94 28,072 88.4 42.3 60.4 378 58.0 28.5 39.6 146.4 36.5 

Aug 95 28,093 84.6 26.5 62.4 382 50.9 3.7 37.6 135.5 16.9 

Sep 95 27,828 85.1 20.1 57.5 380 62.9 -0.9 42.5 148.0 10.1 

Oct 93 27,293 85.0 2.6 57.2 366 63.5 2.5 42.8 148.5 2.6 

Jan-Oct 93 27,293 834.9 39.8 59.6 366 565.2 19.1 40.4 1,400.1 30.7 


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11 CESS RETURNS ON ROOM LETTING AND FOOD & BEVERAGE ACTIVITIES (1) 

Hotel Room Cess Food & Beverage Cess Total Cess Total Revenue 

Year 

S$ (000) %∆ % of Total Cess S$ (000) %∆ % of Total Cess S$ (000) %∆ S$ Million %∆ 

1997 12,515 0.2 41.6 17,556 1.0 58.4 30,071 0.7 2,981.5 0.7 

1998 10,347 -17.3 39.6 15,810 -9.9 60.4 26,157 -13.0 2,567.0 -13.9 

1999 10,044 -2.9 38.5 16,057 1.6 61.5 26,101 -0.2 2,526.5 -1.6 

2000 11,778 17.3 40.0 17,671 10.0 60.0 29,449 12.8 2,849.0 12.8 

2001 11,535 -2.1 40.1 17,206 -2.6 59.9 28,741 -2.4 2,785.0 -2.2 

2002 10,936 -5.2 40.0 16,435 -4.5 60.0 27,371 -4.8 2,636.1 -5.3 

Oct 938 1.6 40.6 1,372 0.4 59.4 2,310 0.9 222.4 0.2 

Nov 893 4.7 38.6 1,421 -0.4 61.4 2,314 1.5 222.8 0.8 

Dec 864 3.5 35.4 1,574 -0.4 64.6 2,438 1.0 235.1 0.7 

2003 8,526 -22.0 36.2 15,018 -8.6 63.8 23,544 -14.0 2,252.9 -14.5 

Jan 841 -2.0 39.0 1,315 2.0 61.0 2,156 0.4 207.0 0.0 

Feb 799 -9.2 38.9 1,254 -11.1 61.1 2,053 -10.4 196.6 -11.2 

Mar 825 -19.6 38.9 1,293 -11.9 61.1 2,118 -15.0 203.6 -15.3 

Apr 294 -68.5 27.1 790 -36.9 72.9 1,084 -50.4 104.3 -50.3 

May 283 -69.5 22.0 1,003 -24.4 78.0 1,286 -42.9 124.3 -42.7 

Jun 498 -46.1 30.6 1,131 -15.5 69.4 1,629 -28.0 156.3 -28.3 

Jul 720 -23.1 38.1 1,170 -7.8 61.9 1,890 -14.3 179.0 -15.4 

Aug 778 -12.3 39.3 1,204 -3.3 60.7 1,982 -7.0 187.2 -8.4 

Sep 805 -7.5 36.6 1,395 -5.1 63.4 2,200 -6.0 210.4 -6.9 

Oct 924 -1.6 39.1 1,439 4.9 60.9 2,363 2.3 226.6 1.9 

Nov 904 1.2 38.2 1,464 3.0 61.8 2,368 2.3 226.8 1.8 

Dec 855 -0.9 35.4 1,561 -0.9 64.6 2,416 -0.9 230.6 -1.9 

2004 

Jan 784 -6.8 35.7 1,410 7.2 64.3 2,194 1.7 208.0 0.5 

Feb 976 22.1 41.3 1,384 10.4 58.7 2,360 15.0 227.0 15.4 

Mar 968 17.4 42.5 1,308 1.1 57.5 2,276 7.5 215.5 5.8 

Apr 901 206.7 43.4 1,174 48.6 56.6 2,075 91.5 197.8 89.6 

May 932 229.8 40.9 1,348 34.4 59.1 2,281 77.3 217.6 75.0 

Jun 982 97.3 42.9 1,308 15.6 57.1 2,290 40.6 218.4 39.7 

Jul 1,000 38.9 42.3 1,366 16.8 57.7 2,367 25.2 224.8 25.6 

Aug 955 22.7 43.6 1,234 2.5 56.4 2,188 10.4 207.7 10.9 

Sep 961 19.4 40.9 1,388 -0.5 59.1 2,349 6.8 223.7 6.3 

Oct 957 3.6 42.2 1,312 -8.8 57.8 2,270 -3.9 216.0 -4.7 

Jan-Oct 9,417 39.2 41.6 13,232 10.3 58.4 22,649 20.7 2,156.4 20.1 

Note : With effect from 1st April 1994, the cess rate has been reduced from 4.0% to 1.0%. 

Please refer to Explanatory Notes. 


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EXPLANATORY NOTES FOR STATISTICS ON VISITOR ARRIVALS 

Source of Data 

Visitors arriving in Singapore are required to 

complete prescribed disembarkation/ 

embarkation cards which serve as the source 

of statistics on visitor arrivals and departures. 

The accuracy of figures pertaining to the 

characteristics of visitors therefore depends 

on how accurately visitors complete these 

cards. 

Definitions 

visitor arrivals 

All visitors are classified by country of residence 

unless otherwise stated. Total visitor 

arrivals include all visitors coming by air and 

sea and non-Malaysian citizens coming by 

land. 

The term "ASEAN" stands for "Association of 

South East Asian Nations" and refers to the 

ten-country political association comprising 

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, 

Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, 

and Vietnam. However, when used in the 

statistical tables, the term excludes Singapore. 

length of stay 

The length of stay shows the actual length of 

stay in Singapore. The date of arrival as 

indicated in the disembarkation/ 

embarkation card is matched against the 

date of departure to compute the actual 

length of s tay. As some visitors did not 

depart within the calendar year, the number 

of visitor departures would be less than the 

total visitor arrivals during the year. 

In computing the average length of stay, 

visitors staying beyond 60 days were treated 

as having stayed 60 days for comparability 

amongst the ASEAN countries. This is to 

ensure that the overall average length of 

stay is not affected by long-staying visitors. 

visitor days 

The number of visitor days for each market 

is the product of the respective visitor 

arrivals and average length of stay (using a 

60-day cut-off point). 

“CIS” denotes The Commonwealth of Independent 

States, which consists of Azerbaijan, 

Ukraine, Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, 

Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 

Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan 

and Georgia. 

"Scandinavia" comprises Denmark, Norway 

and Sweden. 

"n.e.c." denotes "not elsewhere classified". 

purpose of visit 

"In transit" visitors stay less than one day. 

Visitors staying one day are necessarily 

overnight visitors. 

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EXPLANATORY NOTES FOR STATISTICS ON HOTEL AND F&B OUTLET 

Source of Data 

Statistics on the demand and supply of 

gazetted hotel rooms and cess collection 

are based on monthly statutory returns 

submitted to Singapore Tourism Board 

since April 1994 except for statistics on 

“rooms available” that published in the 

‘Forecast on Gazetted Hotel Room Supply”. 

These figures are obtained from annual 

survey conducted by STB. 

Definitions 

maximum room-nights 

Room-nights calculated based on total 

hotel room inventory for all gazetted 

hotels. 

available room-nights 

Room-nights available for occupancy 

exclude rooms closed for renovations and 

staff use as declared in the statutory forms 

on a daily basis. 

gross lettings 

standard/ nominal average room rate 

Standard average room rate 

= Total room revenue divided by 

gross lettings 

Nominal average room rate 

= Total room revenue divided by paid lettings 

revenue per available room (revpar) 

= Standard Average Room Rate divided by 

100 Multiple by Standard Average Occupancy 

Rate 

cess 

Cess is an imposition of tax on certain types 

of hotel and food and beverage 

establishments which have been gazetted 

under the Singapore Tourism (Cess 

Collection) Act Cap. 305C. The cess rate has 

undergone changes as follows: 3% prior to 

1990, 4% from January 1990 to March 1991; 

3% from April 1991 to March 1992 and 4% 

from April 1992 to March 1994. With effect 

from 1 April 1994, the cess rate has been 

reduced to 1% . 

Refers to both paid and complimentary 

lettings. 

paid lettings 

Refers to room lettings which are paid for 

by hotel guests 

standard/ nominal average occupancy rate 

Standard average occupancy rate 

= Gross lettings divided by Available 

room-nigths 

Nominal average occupancy Rate 

= Paid lettings divided by Maximum 

room-nights 

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