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Attracting record crowds from around the world and APAC, these events catalyse tourism development in host destinations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its recent APAC Travel Confidence Index, Booking.com unveiled a striking paradox \u2013 despite financial concerns ranking highest among their worries for almost half (42%) of APAC travellers, an astounding 73% maintain unwavering optimism for their future travel plans over the next 12 months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the F1&#8217;s summer break approached, Booking.com zeroed in on recent search data to reveal if there has been a surge in inbound travel and the ranking of APAC market travellers heading to Singapore.\u00a0Interestingly, overall, there has been a decrease in inbound travel searches to Singapore by 3.67%* when compared to 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top 20 markets that searched for Singapore as a destination in September 2023 (in order)**<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-1-458x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225964 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-1-458x600.jpg 458w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-1-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-1-321x420.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-1.jpg 536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 458px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 458\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, last year\u2019s top 20 markets remain the same for 2023, indicating that these markets continue to show high travel intent to head to Singapore during the F1 period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Methodology:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*For comparison figures: Search sessions between 2022-07-01 and 2022-08-14, with check-in dates between 2022-09-01 and 2022-09-30, with Singapore as Destination.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>**Search sessions between 2023-07-01 and 2023-08-14, with check-in dates between 2023-09-01 and 2023-09-30, with Singapore as Destination.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, 6 September 2023: According to the latest Booking.com travel index findings for the Asia Pacific, nearly a quarter of all tourism searches are related to sports. 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