Chinese tourist arrivals slump; quick rebound not expected
MH370's disappearance, Thai crisis, new China tourism laws, recent crashes dent travel confidence
[SINGAPORE] Big-spending tourists from China are becoming a less common sight here, and this could put a dent on the Republic's tourism earnings
And the falling number of tourists to Singapore from China could take at least another half a year to recover, according to travel agencies.
Preliminary numbers from the Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) website showed that overall visitor arrivals for January to May were down 1.7 per cent at 6.3 million from a year ago. More starkly, visitor arrivals from China fell a sharp 27.4 per cent in the same period.
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