singapore repored fewer international visitors last year, the frist annual fall since 2009, hurt by a stronger Singapore dollar and a drop in the number of Chinese tourists amid slower regional tourism growth. International visitor arrivals fell 3% to 1.5 million, missing the Singapore Tourism Board's forecast of an increase of 5-8% from 2013. However visitors stayed longer and spent more, helping tourism receipts stay flat at s$23.5 billion according to preliminary estimates. Singapore relies on tourism for about 4% of its economic output.