Flight bookings to Singapore shows 63% y-o-y surge ahead of Grand Prix

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Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, travel marketing platform Sojern offers insights into the surging international interest in Singapore’s F1 event, contrasting it with Japan’s Grand Prix and highlighting key travel trends for 2023.

As the second Formula One (F1) Singapore Grand Prix since the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, Singapore is gearing up to once again host its highly anticipated night race in mid-September.

Amidst the backdrop of the island city welcoming over 2.9 million visitors in the first quarter of 2023, representing about two-thirds of pre-COVID-19 levels, the recovery of the tourism sector remains evident, with the Grand Prix being a consistent favourite among international travellers.

Sojern, the leading travel marketing platform, shares travel trends and insights ahead of Singapore’s Grand Prix, along with a comparison to the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix 2023, slated for just a week later.

Aruna Gaitonde

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