Singapore tourist arrivals cross 1-million-mark in July

Earth Times, 27 Aug 2010Singapore - Tourist arrivals in Singapore grew 24.1 per cent year-on-year in July to 1,095,000 marking the first time that visitor numbers exceeded 1 million in a single month, the tourism board said Friday. Total room revenue at Singapore's hotels rose 37.2 per cent in July compared to a year earlier, reaching 173 million Singapore dollars (127.6 million US dollars), the