A total of 1.6 million visitor arrivals were recorded in Singapore in July, up 12.9 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics released by the Singapore Tourism Board.

The Chinese mainland topped Singapore's visitor source last month, followed by Indonesia, Australia, India and Malaysia.

Singapore received nearly 9.8 million visitors by July. The board estimated international visitor arrivals at 15 million to 16 million this year.