singapore expects tourism slowing after record arrivals in 2016
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Singapore expects tourism slowing after record arrivals in 2016

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Singapore forecasts slower growth in tourist arrivals this year, citing global economic and political uncertainties and stiffer competition from neighbours in the region.

Visitors may increase zero per cent to 2 per cent in 2017, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. Growth was 7.7 per cent last year with a record 16.4 million tourists led by visitors from China, India and Indonesia

“We want to temper our expectations because we are fully cognizant of the fact that there are political and economic uncertainties which may have an impact on outbound travel,” Lionel Yeo, chief executive officer at Singapore Tourism Board, said at a briefing on Tuesday. The board is still negotiating to keep the Formula 1 race in the city, he said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.

Singapore plans to remake Orchard Road, its main shopping district, develop more family-friendly attractions and boost marketing, the tourism board said in a statement. Tourism has been one of the bright spots in an economy hit by a slump in global trade. The industry makes up about 4 per cent of gross domestic product and has grown since the city-state opened its first two casino resorts in 2010.

Tourism receipts rose 13.9 per cent to a record S$24.8 billion ($17.4 billion) in 2016. The introduction of the Michelin Guide Singapore as well as events which Singapore hosted, including the inaugural HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and music festival Ultra Singapore, helped boost spending.

Singapore forecast tourism receipts may rise 1 per cent to 4 per cent this year to as much as S$25.8 billion. The government last week unveiled a slew of strategies aimed at driving growth in the next decade.

Source :Times Of Oman

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