Stunning luxury resorts, world-renowned attractions and the recent launch of the ‘YourSingapore’ brand have all contributed to a significant increase in tourists from the Middle East, according to new figures from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).Latest figures reveal that the number of visitors from the Middle East to Singapore during the period of January to June of this year compared with 2009 grew by 23.21 percent, with nearly 55,000 visitors arriving from the region.
The number of tourists from the UAE in particular increased from 21,756 to 23,248, a growth of 6.85 percent – proving that more and more people are choosing Singapore as the South East Asian destination of choice. Full Story
