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Singapore global visitors hit almost a million

International visitor arrivals (IVA) to Singapore registered 15.4% year-on-year growth in February 2011 to 990,000.

According to the Singapore Tourism Board, this is the highest ever recorded IVA for the month of February. Visitor days were estimated at 3.7 million days, a y-o-y growth of 12.7%.

The top five visitor-generating markets of Singapore in February are Indonesia (177,000), PR China (150,000), Malaysia (82,000), Japan (58,000), and Australia (58,000). These markets accounted for 53% of total IVA for the month.

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