Singapore draws Chinese tourists who spend more

The Singapore Tourism Board and China Tourism Academy recently finished the Research of Market Recognition of Chinese Outbound Visitors to Singapore and their Tour Evaluations and unveiled the full report in the fourth annual TravelRave, one of Asia's most influential travel and tourism festivals, at the end of October in Singapore.

China is Singapore's second-largest visitor market, and Chinese visitors became the biggest spenders in the country last year, overtaking the Indonesians for the first time.

The report shows that the Chinese visit Singapore for diverse reasons, such as leisure, meeting and exhibition planning, high-end bespoke tours and medical tours. The majority still goes for leisure.