The industry expects more job losses in the approaching months as existing government support for rent, taxes and wages begins to say no, said Keith Tan, chief executive of the Singapore Tourism Board, on Tuesday. So far, job losses within the sector amount to “only a few hundreds,” he said.
“Whether it is a broader group of business guests or, for example, small groups of closely monitored tourists, all these factors are taken into account and considered,” Tan said.
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The island nation’s borders remain largely closed to outside arrivals. Visits in June were 2,200, up from 1.6 million in the identical month last yr.
The green belt travel arrangements currently only allow business and official travel, subject to testing.
“It will still be a long time before mass travel can resume, which is ultimately down to consumer confidence,” said the tourism chief, who has added a vaccine or effective therapies to combat the “fear and anxiety” many individuals feel even about entering to the plane.
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Globally, the industry is predicted to lose $3.3 trillion if the collapse in global leisure travel continues into March, in line with last month’s United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Tan, nonetheless, warned that there can be “inevitable delays” resulting from the slowdown in construction work and labor challenges.
