Impact of COVID-19 onTourist arrivals

The number of visitors to Singapore plummeted to a historic low of 748 in April, which is a near 100 per cent drop from the 1.6 million tourists that came in the same month last year 2019 since the ban on short-term visitors was put in place on 24 March 2020.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/visitor-arrivals-to-singapore-hit-historic-low-in-april?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=STFB&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1591281992

Border restriction to control the spread of COVID-19 has impacted on the tourist industry worldwide, this is especially so for business travellers and international conferencing with the rise of virtual online alternatives. 




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