Growth in tourism receipts will be fuelled by Mice visitors, alongside rising demand for wellness, medical services and experiential offerings

[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s international visitor arrivals are likely to remain below pre-pandemic levels next year, but tourism takings will keep rising, said observers.

Weighed down by global uncertainty, China’s slow recovery in outbound travel and the strong Singapore dollar, visitor arrivals may not surpass 2019’s 19.1 million peak.

But those who do come will spend more, said observers, noting a rise in the number of affluent travellers.

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