SINGAPORE: Singapore has seen its worst monthly drop in tourist arrival numbers in six years. 689,000 tourists visited Singapore last month, a 15.2 per cent fall year-on-year.
The largest decline in the country's visitor arrivals was in July 2003, when it registered a 20.4 per cent fall.
The latest figures from the Singapore Tourism Board also revealed that hotels' room revenue plunged 28.7 percent to S$123 million in February, compared to the same month in 2008.
The average room rate for February also fell 20.6 per cent on-year to about S$205.
Average occupancy rates reached 76 per cent last month, down nearly 3.3 percentage
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