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     Tourists & Visitors: Statistics

 

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TOURISM     1997     1998   1999    2000     2001
Visitor Arrivals (‘000)    7,198    6,242   6,958   7,691    7,519
Visitor Arrivals (Change In %)      -1.3    -13.3    11.5     10.5     -2.2

Source: Singapore Tourism Board

     Singapore Tourism Board Facts

     1964  The Tourist Promotion Board was set up on 1 January.

     1964  The Merlion becomes a symbol of Singapore in March.

     1973  Total arrivals of tourists hit the One Million mark.

     1985  First Tourism Awards launched.

     1994  First Singapore Food Festival launched.

     1995  First Great Singapore Sale launched.

     1996  Tourism 21, a massive blueprint to guide development of the

              tourism industry launched.

     1997  Singapore Tourist Promotion Board is renamed Singapore Tourism

              Board