MALAYSIA continues to be the top destination for Singapore travellers, with 6.3 million trips made between January and June, an increase of 2.5 per cent as compared to the same period in 2009.
According to a survey by the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore, Indonesia came in second with half a million visits, followed by China with 484,000 visits.
Nine out of the top 10 outbound destinations registered positive growth for the first six months of this year, with the highest growth registered by Japan with an increase of 100.8 per cent. South Korea grew by 61.8 per cent; Hong Kong, 32.8 per cent; Taiwan, 30.3 per cent and Indonesia, 28.3 per cent.
Moderate growth was recorded for Thailand with an increase of 11.3 per cent, Australia with 3.4 per cent, and Macau with three per cent.
At a state assembly sitting in Johor Bahru recently it was mentioned that 3/4 of the Singapore arrivals are day trippers who are either doing business in Johor Bahru or doing their marketing.
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