Singapore  - Tourist arrivals in Singapore dropped 15.2 per cent in February from the same month a year ago to 689,000 visitors, the Singapore Tourism Board said Thursday.

Indonesia with 103,000 visitors, China with 80,000, Australia with 51,000, Britain with 47,000 and Malaysia with 46,000 accounted for Singapore's top five visitor-generating markets, accounting for 48 per cent of the February arrivals.

The board said Singapore's hotel room revenue dropped 28.7 per cent last month to 123 million Singapore dollars (81.5 million US dollars).

Average room rates during the month were down 20.6 per cent to 205 Singapore dollars, and the average room occupancy rate was 76 per cent, off 3.3 percentage points from February 2008. (dpa)