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China’s reopening has a positive effect on the Singapore economy. Some sectors to benefit are hospitality, including tourism operator $GENTING SINGAPORE LIMITED(G13.SI)$ and $SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD(C6L.SI)$.

$GENTING SINGAPORE LIMITED(G13.SI)$ to benefit from China reopening

Genting Singapore is set to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Singapore and China’s reopening.

Genting Singapore owns and operates Resorts World Sentosa. It operates Universal Studios and a wide range of attractions and amenities around the island. It also operates six themed hotels with about 1,600 hotel rooms, a casino, SEA Aquarium, Adventure Cove Waterpark, and many otherdinings, retails, and entertainment options.

Visitor arrival to Singapore staged a strong rebound in 2022 after Singapore reopening, recovering to 33% of pre-Covid level. With the earlier-than-expected re-opening in China, tourists’ arrival is expected to further increase. This will provide a much stronger boost to Genting Singapore, where visitation to its Resort World Casino, the occupancy rate of hotel rooms, and tickets sale for all its entertainment sectors will improve.

Genting Singapore Share price rose 23% in 2022 and will release its 4Q22 results on 20 Feb 2023.

Passenger-Led Recovery for $SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD(C6L.SI)$

Singapore Airlines Limited is a Singapore-based company that is engaged in passenger and cargo air transportation. The Company's Singapore Airlines segment provides passenger and cargo air transportation under the Singapore Airlines brand with a focus on the full-service passenger segment serving short and long-haul markets.

SIA shares rallied in January following the news of China reopening its borders on 08 Jan 2023.

The share’s upside run might continue in anticipation of a strong 3Q23 which is driven by high passenger demands and the stabilising of fuel prices.

The airline has reinstated dividend payments after almost three years, of 10 cents per share for the first half of 2022. SIA raised $22.4 billion between May 2020 to
January 2022, and also announced its intention to redeem the first tranche of its mandatory convertible bonds.

Singapore Airlines passengers operations are poised to drive profits to a record high in 2023 as traffic rebounds amid Asia’s reopening. Improved operating leverage should continue to power profitability gains as demand and pricing for cargo moderate from 2022 highs.

Passenger yield rose 32 per cent year on year during the July-September 2022 quarter. The group’s passenger capacity rose to an average of 68 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of FY2022/23 and is projected to reach an average of around 76 per cent in the third and fourth quarters of FY2022/23.

Singapore Airlines’ revenue gains should more than offset growing costs. Passenger yield should remain elevated in 3Q as supply stays tight. The airline expects capacity to return to about 80% of pre-Covid levels by end of 2022.

A strong recovery for Genting Singapore is also expected as the company benefits from a strong rebound of tourism in 4Q22.