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Haze seen dealing Singapore tourism sector fresh blow

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Nisha Ramchandani

Nisha Ramchandani

Published Mon, Sep 14, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    THE haze, returning just when the Singapore Formula One (F1) Grand Prix is about to begin, could prove to be an added damper to the tourism industry in a year already hit by softening visitor arrivals.

    Overall visitor arrivals slipped some 3 per cent year on year to 7.26 million for the first six months of this year, going by preliminary data from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).

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