09. Events that hinder the growth of tourism
Diseases
The outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19 has affected tourism in Asia. Read about its impact @
The outbreak of the disease has affected tourism in Europe as well (updated 9 Mar).
Countries issuing travel advisories to defer citizens visiting Singapore:
The Covid-19 coronavirus results in almost 30% drop in tourist arrivals in Singapore as compared to 19% drop in SARS 2003.
Affecting medical tourism
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.
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 their virtual, online equivalents
To help tourism businesses mitigate the immediate impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus, STB will waive licence fees for hotels, travel agents and tourist guides, and defray enhanced cleaning costs of hotels that provided accommodation to confirmed and suspected cases of nCoV infections.
Watch this video on how the Ebola virus impact on the travel industry.
Compare how the Ebola virus impact on tourism with SARs
Watch the video on how the outbreak of MERS (MIddle East Respiratory Syndrome) affect tourism in South Korea.
Disasters
An earthquake struck Lombok 5 Aug 2018. Watch how the disaster affect tourism
Recession
A look at impact of economic crisis on tourism industry
Political situations
Political situations e.g. Thailand political unrest
Refer to the map below.
Which are the areas extremely risky for tourists? What are common in these areas which pose as risks to tourists?
