{"id":18726,"date":"2026-09-18T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=18726"},"modified":"2026-09-18T06:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:38:09","slug":"singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore welcomes 1.61 million tourists in August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore welcomed <strong>1.61 million international visitors in August 2026<\/strong>, down <strong>0.3% year-on-year<\/strong> and <strong>1.2% compared with July<\/strong>, as the country continues moving toward its target of ending the year with between <strong>17 million and 18 million arrivals<\/strong>, according to data from the <strong>Singapore Tourism Board (STB)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/singapore-collects-us2-84-billion-and-blocks-casino-debt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8211; Singapore collects US$2.84 billion and blocks casino debt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the monthly total, <strong>1.24 million were overnight visitors<\/strong>, a figure that declined <strong>2.2% compared with August 2025<\/strong>, although it increased by nearly <strong>6% from July<\/strong>. The average length of stay fell <strong>4.2% year-on-year to 3.46 days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/singapore-rebounds-to-1-63-million-tourists-as-casinos-support-the-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8211; Singapore rebounds to 1.63 million tourists as casinos support the recovery<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Melissa Ow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mainland China<\/strong> remained the leading source market with <strong>435,440 visitors<\/strong>, representing <strong>9.4% year-on-year growth<\/strong>. It was followed by <strong>Indonesia with 161,680; Malaysia, 94,200; Japan, 92,960; India, 87,770; and Australia, 86,570<\/strong>. South Korea, the United States, the Philippines, Taiwan and the United Kingdom each contributed more than <strong>50,000 travelers<\/strong> during the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august2-1024x471.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18728\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.1734317343173433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august2-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august2-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august2-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august2.png 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18729\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4949238578680204;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august3.png 728w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/singapore-welcomes-1-61-million-tourists-in-august3-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the five leading markets, visitors from <strong>India recorded the longest average stay, at 5.95 days<\/strong>, while Chinese tourists stayed an average of <strong>3.71 days<\/strong>. Between January and August 2026, Singapore accumulated <strong>11.43 million international visitors<\/strong>, down <strong>1.7% year-on-year<\/strong>. Of these, <strong>8.37 million<\/strong>, equivalent to <strong>73.2%<\/strong>, stayed at least one night. The average stay for the period was <strong>3.43 days<\/strong>, <strong>2.8% lower<\/strong> than a year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year-to-date total represents approximately <strong>67.2% of the lower end of STB\u2019s annual target<\/strong>. For 2026, the agency also projects between <strong>S$31 billion and S$32.5 billion in tourism receipts<\/strong>, after Singapore welcomed <strong>16.9 million visitors in 2025<\/strong>. STB is chaired by <strong>Olivier Lim<\/strong>, while <strong>Melissa Ow<\/strong> has served as Chief Executive since June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore welcomed 1.61 million international visitors in August 2026, down 0.3% year-on-year and 1.2% compared with July, as the country continues moving toward its target of ending the year with between 17 million and 18 million arrivals, according to data from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18727,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2323,57,15,2614,105,2450],"class_list":["post-18726","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-asia","tag-casinos","tag-gambling","tag-singapore","tag-sports-betting","tag-tourism","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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