NEDGANG I TURISMEN I SINGAPORE

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Singapore Marina Bay Sands

Singapore hadde i 2014 en nedgang i turistbesøket, for første gang siden 2009, skriver reuters.com

En sterkere Singapore-dollar og en nedgang i antallet turister fra Kina er årsakene til svikten i turistbesøket, ifølge Singapore Tourist Board. Antallet utenlandske besøkende falt med 3 prosent til 15,1 millioner i 2014, mens myndighetene sitt mål var en økning på mellom 5 og 8 prosent.

Singapore markerer i 2015 sitt 50-års jubileum, med et tettpakket program for innbyggere og utenlandske besøkende, og myndighetene satser stort på storinnrykk av turister i år.

Singapore reported fewer international visitors last year, the first annual fall since 2009, hurt by a stronger Singapore dollar and a drop in the number of Chinese tourists amid slower regional tourism growth, writes www.reuters.com

International visitor arrivals fell 3 percent last year to 15.1 million, missing the Singapore Tourism Board’s forecast of an increase of 5 to 8 percent from 2013.

However, visitors stayed longer and spent more, helping tourism receipts stay flat at S$23.5 billion ($17.3 billion), according to preliminary estimates.

Singapore, which relies on tourism for about 4 percent of its economic output, is often a pitstop for travellers who combine it with trips to neighbouring countries.

But two mishaps involving Malaysian Airlines flights, political unrest in Thailand and a new Chinese law that clamps down on ultra-cheap tour packages have taken their toll.

VIP volumes are also under pressure at Singapore’s two glitzy casinos, Las Vegas Sands’ Marina Bay Sands and Genting Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa, as China’s corruption crackdown and economic slowdown reduce the number of wealthy players at their tables.

The STB did not give a forecast for 2015 on Wednesday, but said it would not be able to meet a 10-year plan to grow visitor arrivals to 17 million this year due to unforeseen circumstances such the 2008 global financial crisis.

Kilde / Source: www.reuters.com

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