Singapore sees record 11.6 million visitors in 2010
Arrivals from other Southeast Asian neighbors like the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea also increased strongly.
The huge growth was boosted after Malaysia's Genting Group in February 2010 opened its Resorts World Sentosa casino complex, featuring Southeast Asia's first Universal Studios movie theme park. And less than three months later Las Vegas Sands threw open the doors to the Marina Bay Sands, which includes three hotel towers topped by a boat-like skypark.
The city-state's economy expanded 14.7 percent in 2010, the fastest growth in Asia as the region powers ahead after the global downturn.
“The opening of the casinos saw more Indonesians and other Southeast Asian travelers coming to town. The economic landscape in Asia played a very large part in the strong tourism arrivals not only in Singapore but also elsewhere in the region”, CIMB regional economist Song Seng Wun said.
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