Fewer tourists to S'pore<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore tourist arrivals fell 3.8 percent
\nyear-on-year to 612,800 in April, caught by downturns in its two
\nbiggest markets, Indonesia and Japan, the Singapore Tourism Board
\nsaid Monday.<\/p>\n
A weakening rupiah made overseas travel too expensive for
\nIndonesians and "cautious consumer sentiments" affected Japanese
\ntravel plans, it said<\/p>\n
Arrivals from Indonesia in April fell 5.6 percent to 94,433
\nwhile Japanese numbers were down 3.6 percent to 58,340.<\/p>\n
Tourists from neighboring Malaysia, the city-state's fourth
\nbiggest market, also fell with just 45,897 arrivals, down 4.4
\npercent.<\/p>\n
In the first four months of the year, arrivals grew a modest
\n0.5 percent to 2.52 million visitors from a year ago.<\/p>\n
Although Indonesian visitors were down 5.7 percent in the
\nJanuary-April period, the country retained its position as
\nSingapore's leading visitor-generating market with 415,315
\narrivals.<\/p>\n
Japan numbers contracted 4.8 percent to 281,683 tourists,
\nwhile the third biggest market, Britain, bucked the downward
\ntrend to post a strong 14 percent jump to 179,894 arrivals in the
\nfirst four months.<\/p>",
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