“We believe that the situation this year will be comparable to the situation we faced in 2003 during SARS — and quite possibly worse. At this point, we estimate that every day, we lose an average of 18,000 to 20,000 international visitor arrivals to Singapore,” says Keith Tan, chief executive of STB.
SINGAPORE (Feb 11): Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in Singapore that has so far infected 45 people, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a media conference on Tuesday that tourist arrivals and receipts for 2020 will take a significant hit.
Visitor arrivals for this year are estimated to drop by 25-30%, according to STB.
