Corona Virus (Covid-19) Decreases Chinese Tourism

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Wednesday,Juny 3 2020

UPDATimes - The current outbreak of the corona virus has not only killed the economies of several big cities, but also China's tourism sector which has been getting worse.

Launching AP, the central government to issue a policy to extend the period of the Lunar New Year national holidays, from the original until January 30, 2020, extended until February 2, 2020.

At present, there are 17 cities in emergency status with more than 40 million people in quarantine not permitted to leave the city.

Because of the Covid-19 virus, many Chinese New Year celebrations have been canceled. This condition does not only occur in mainland China, but also in Hong Kong.

Shanghai city government for example, they forbid their citizens to hold outdoor events, both for religious events and sports activities. Meanwhile, Hong Kong has temporarily banned tourists from mainland China from entering the city.

Tommy Wu, an observer from Oxford Economics said the effects of quarantined by millions of Chinese citizens will affect revenues in the fields of aviation, accommodation, and tour tours.

"It will have a significant impact even if only for a short time," Wu said.
"For other countries such as the Philippines, Singapore, and several countries in Southeast Asia will experience a decline in the number of Chinese tourist arrivals. That greatly affects tourism and economic income."

But until now, there has been no confirmation of exact figures related to how much the loss of China in the tourism sector related to this corona virus outbreak. If conditions continue to deteriorate, then the Bamboo Curtain Country tourism will worsen.


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