SINGAPORE, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Visitor arrivals from the Chinese mainland to Singapore reached 432,330 in February, up 61.3 percent from the same month in 2025, the Singapore Tourism Board said Monday.

Local media reported that the Chinese New Year holiday, which fell from Feb. 15 to 23 this year, boosted travel demand.

In February, the Chinese mainland remained Singapore's largest source of visitor arrivals, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia, which recorded 167,040 and 90,210 arrivals, respectively.

In total, Singapore received 1.5 million visitor arrivals in February, a 9-percent increase year on year. ■