Travellers from the UAE continued to flock to Singapore in the first three months of 2011, with a 14.3 percent rise in visitors, which comes on the back of a record year for Singapore’s tourism industry that saw total revenue grow to US$14.9 billion.According to figures collected by Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the number of UAE visitors arriving in Singapore in Q1 2011 was 12,072, up from 10,564 in the first quarter of 2010. This compares to a global growth in tourism numbers of 15.7 percent for the first quarter of 2011, increasing from 2.7 million in 2010 to 3.1 million in 2011. “The continual increase in traffic reflects the growing appreciation discerning travellers from the Middle East have for the ‘Transformed Singapore,” said Jason Ong, Area Director for the Middle East and Africa, STB.Overall, STB is forecasting 12 to 13 million visitor arrivals for 2011 and US$ 17.5 and US$ 19.1 billion (S$22 and S$24 billion) in tourism receipts. This is an increase from record highs of 11.6 million visitor arrivals and US$ 14.9 billion (S$18.8 billion) in 2010.STB’s report shows that Singapore also saw a boost in visitors from the overall Middle East, rising to 37,897 by the end of March 2011, a total year-on-year increase of 3.8 percent.”We have seen a strong increase in UAE travellers especially locals visiting Singapore… We have also noticed an encouraging trend of local Emiratis increasing their length of stay in Singapore till up to two weeks,” commented Mohammed Al Rais, deputy managing director of Al Rais Holidays, which is based in the UAE.
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