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From January to September of 2025, Singapore’s tourism sector maintained 9.5 million visitors overnight, reporting a figure that was almost the same as the corresponding period in 2024. From the latest report of the Singapore tourist board, although overall visitor arrivals marginally increased, September recorded the fewest number of visitors so far this year.
Visitor Arrivals and Overnight Stay
The month of September welcomed 1.25 million visitors to Singapore, 1.3 percent fewer than September last year. Close to 71 percent, or 883,130, were overnight travelers, down 6.8 percent compared to the same period a year ago. This month’s visitor arrivals were the lowest single-month figure for the year 2025, trailing behind record months January, July, and August, which had over 1.6 million visitors.
Over the past nine months of this year, combined visitor arrivals in all overseas markets totaled 12.88 million, a slight growth of 2.3 percent from the same year-to-date period in 2024. Overnight visitors were, however, static year-on-year at 9.52 million.
The average visitor length of stay from January to September stood at 3.52 days, down a modest 1.6 percent compared to the same period last year.
Key Source Markets
The three main visitor source markets for Singapore during the quarter were China, Indonesia, and Malaysia. China is responsible for approximately 2.5 million visitors, alongside Indonesia with 1.84 million, and Malaysia with 932,000. Visitor arrivals from China and Indonesia were consistent with the previous year, while Malaysia’s arrivals grew by 6.5 percent.
Among the top markets, Chinese tourists spent the longest on average, at 3.78 days, which was higher than the overall international visitor average length of stay.
Despite the continuing setbacks in international travel, the arrivals from China in the first nine months of 2025 accounted for 87.7 percent of the same period’s 2019 figure, according to the Singapore Tourism Board’s statistics.
The Role of Integrated Resorts
A key pillar of Singapore’s tourism landscape lies in its resort-integrated casinos, particularly the casino-resorts operated by Resorts World Sentosa, owned by Genting Singapore Ltd, and Marina Bay Sands, run by a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp. The resorts continue to attract more tourists and support the vibrant tourism industry of Singapore.
Consistent Passenger Flow Despite Challenges
The visitor number trends this year are those that are stabilizing the tourism sector after years of ups and downs during the post-pandemic recovery period. While some of the month-to-month drops are astounding, especially in September, the general trend is one of buoyancy with stable arrivals and continued overnight stays.
Singapore continues to be an area of focus in the region, attracting a diverse mix of visitors and steady interest from both established source markets and those that have the potential to become new ones, shaping the potential of the tourism sector in the months to come.
All Eyes on Singapore’s Tourism Future
In the coming years, Singapore’s tourism officials are closely monitoring visitor movements and consumer spending as part of a campaign to ensure continued development. Preserving visitor experience at priority destinations, including integrated resorts, will be essential to sustaining Singapore’s position as a high-end travel hub.
Source: GGR Asia
