Singapore Overnight Visitors Decline 2.2 Percent Year-on-Year to 1.24 Million in August

Singapore recorded 1.61 million international visitor arrivals in August. The total was down 1.2 percent sequentially but flat year-on-year, according to reporting by GGRAsia citing the latest Singapore Tourism Board data.

Overnight visitors accounted for 1.24 million arrivals. That figure rose nearly 6.0 percent from July but fell 2.2 percent from the prior year. Average length of stay across all international markets was 3.46 days, down 4.2 percent year-on-year.

Top Five Source Markets

The leading markets in August were China at 435,440 arrivals, up 9.4 percent year-on-year; Indonesia at 161,680, flat; Malaysia at 94,200, up 6.2 percent; Japan at 92,960, flat; and India at 87,770, down 3.7 percent. Only China and Malaysia posted growth among these five.

Of the group, only visitors from China and India exceeded the overall average stay of 3.46 days, logging 3.71 days and 5.95 days respectively.

Progress Against 2026 Arrival Targets

The January-to-August tally reached 11.43 million international arrivals, down 1.7 percent year-on-year. Overnight visitors totaled 8.37 million in that period, a 3.2 percent decline, and comprised 73.2 percent of the cumulative total.

Those eight-month figures represent 67.2 percent of the tourism authority’s lower-end full-year forecast of 17 million arrivals. The complete 2026 projection of 17 million to 18 million implies annual growth of between 0.6 percent and 6.5 percent.

Singapore’s tourism offer includes a casino duopoly consisting of the Resorts World Sentosa property of Genting Singapore Ltd and Marina Bay Sands, controlled by Las Vegas Sands Corp. The reported trends supply a direct read on inbound volume heading into the final four months of the year.

Reporting: GGRAsia

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