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Visitor arrivals to Singapore plummet more than 80% in 2020, expected to stay weak amid COVID-19: STB
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Visitor arrivals to Singapore plummet more than 80% in 2020, expected to stay weak amid COVID-19: STB
In this photo taken on Mar 14, 2020, a couple wearing face masks walk past the Merlion statue in Singapore. (Photo: AP/Ee Ming Toh)
01 Feb 2021 07:16PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s tourism sector experienced its “toughest year on record” in 2020 due to unprecedented global travel restrictions and border closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Monday (Feb 1).
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Relaxed rules set to boost sales, but border reopening is key
Visitors outside Universal Studios on Dec 6. Footfall at tourist attractions is expected to grow by 15 to 20 per cent across the board. TNP FILE PHOTO
But game changer for all sectors will be the reopening of borders, and so much still hinges on vaccine roll-out, say experts
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The move to relax restrictions and enter phase three of the economy s reopening on Dec 28 was welcomed by businesses, with those in retail, restaurants and the tourism sector hopeful of a boost to sales and footfall by 10 per cent to 20 per cent.
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Tourist attractions will be allowed to increase their operating capacity from the current 50 per cent to up to 65 per cent. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The move to relax restrictions and enter phase three of the economy s reopening on Dec 28 has been welcomed by businesses, with those in retail, restaurants and the tourism sector hopeful of a boost to sales or footfall by 10 to 20 per cent.
But a real game changer for the economy could be when enough people take up the Covid-19 vaccine, so more restrictions can be relaxed, including border controls, businesses and analysts told The Straits Times on Tuesday (Dec 15).