<p>India was the second most tourist-generating market for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/singapore" target="_blank">Singapore</a> in 2022 with 686,000 Indians visiting the country, whose cruise industry has seen a significant recovery post-<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> pandemic.</p>.<p>In total, tourists visiting Singapore reached 6.3 million in 2022, exceeding the Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) forecast of 4-6 million following a recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>“The Indian market is an important source for our cruise industry,” Minister in charge of Trade Relations and Transport S Iswaran told <em>PTI </em>on Wednesday.</p>.<p>“Together with Singapore tourism partners, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is looking forward to welcoming our Indian friends to experience our new and transformed attractions and experiences, and reimagine what a completely enjoyable family vacation can be,” said STB.</p>.<p>The top tourist-generating market was Indonesia with 1.1 million visitors. India was among the second most tourist-generating markets for Singapore in 2022 with 686,000 visitors followed by 591,000 visitors from Malaysia, the city-state’s immediate neighbour, it said.</p>.<p>Indian tourists were also the second-highest spenders in Singapore after Indonesia and Australia in the first nine months of 2022.</p>.<p>"As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore’s cruise industry is recovering well in tandem with global travel. Last year, a total of 1.2 million passengers passed through Singapore’s ports, which is about two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels," said Iswaran.</p>.<p>Cruise passengers in Singapore have also doubled from about 900,000 in 2012 to more than 1.8 million in 2019.</p>.<p>“This bodes well for the industry to recover to pre-pandemic levels soon,” he said. “Collaboration between cruise lines, STB and the Changi Airport Group has also seen an increase in the number of fly-cruise visitors to Singapore,” said Iswaran, elaborating on the cruise sector growth here. </p>.<p>Singapore Tourism Board also launched a campaign promoting the Disney Cruise Line and welcoming Indians to experience a reimagined enjoyable family vacation.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Singapore's tourism receipts are estimated to reach SGD 13.8 billion ($10.3 billion) to SGD 14.3 billion ($10.7 billion) in 2022 - about 50 to 52 per cent of 2019 levels, according to figures released by STB earlier this year.</p>.<p>In the first nine months of 2022, receipts came up to an estimated SGD 8.96 billion ($6.7 billion).</p>.<p>As a long-term campaign to boost tourism, the STB has agreed to collaborate with homeport, a brand-new Disney cruise ship exclusively in Singapore for at least five years beginning in 2025.</p>
<p>India was the second most tourist-generating market for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/singapore" target="_blank">Singapore</a> in 2022 with 686,000 Indians visiting the country, whose cruise industry has seen a significant recovery post-<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> pandemic.</p>.<p>In total, tourists visiting Singapore reached 6.3 million in 2022, exceeding the Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) forecast of 4-6 million following a recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>“The Indian market is an important source for our cruise industry,” Minister in charge of Trade Relations and Transport S Iswaran told <em>PTI </em>on Wednesday.</p>.<p>“Together with Singapore tourism partners, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is looking forward to welcoming our Indian friends to experience our new and transformed attractions and experiences, and reimagine what a completely enjoyable family vacation can be,” said STB.</p>.<p>The top tourist-generating market was Indonesia with 1.1 million visitors. India was among the second most tourist-generating markets for Singapore in 2022 with 686,000 visitors followed by 591,000 visitors from Malaysia, the city-state’s immediate neighbour, it said.</p>.<p>Indian tourists were also the second-highest spenders in Singapore after Indonesia and Australia in the first nine months of 2022.</p>.<p>"As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore’s cruise industry is recovering well in tandem with global travel. Last year, a total of 1.2 million passengers passed through Singapore’s ports, which is about two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels," said Iswaran.</p>.<p>Cruise passengers in Singapore have also doubled from about 900,000 in 2012 to more than 1.8 million in 2019.</p>.<p>“This bodes well for the industry to recover to pre-pandemic levels soon,” he said. “Collaboration between cruise lines, STB and the Changi Airport Group has also seen an increase in the number of fly-cruise visitors to Singapore,” said Iswaran, elaborating on the cruise sector growth here. </p>.<p>Singapore Tourism Board also launched a campaign promoting the Disney Cruise Line and welcoming Indians to experience a reimagined enjoyable family vacation.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Singapore's tourism receipts are estimated to reach SGD 13.8 billion ($10.3 billion) to SGD 14.3 billion ($10.7 billion) in 2022 - about 50 to 52 per cent of 2019 levels, according to figures released by STB earlier this year.</p>.<p>In the first nine months of 2022, receipts came up to an estimated SGD 8.96 billion ($6.7 billion).</p>.<p>As a long-term campaign to boost tourism, the STB has agreed to collaborate with homeport, a brand-new Disney cruise ship exclusively in Singapore for at least five years beginning in 2025.</p>