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Fall in Singapore's January arrivals attributed to fresh flare-up of Covid-19 pandemic, seasonal factors

Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Tue, Mar 2, 2021 · 05:50 AM
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SINGAPORE has recorded its first month-on-month decline in international arrivals since the Covid-19 pandemic hammered global travel last year.

Some 23,150 visitors showed up in January, going by recent Singapore Tourism Board (STB) data. In a setback to hopes of a travel recovery, the figure marks a 3.6 per cent dip from December's 24,010 arrivals.

The number of visitors had been on a gradual uptrend since the trough of 750 visitors last April.

Year on year, the number of visitors in January was down 98.6 per cent f…

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