The Dark Shadow Shrine

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Thursday, May 04, 2017

Singaporean holidaymakers give US a miss

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Useful rebuttal to the often-cited point that the tourism indutry is highly volatile, esp vulnerable to uncertainties like natural disasters, recession and political upheavals, including terrorism. But where terrorism is concerned, it appears that people are not cowed by it into staying away:

Travellers do not seem put off by the recent acts of terrorism in major European cities such as Berlin and London, perhaps due to them becoming desensitised to the risk, or perceiving it as small or insignificant, said travel operators.....''There seems to be an emergence of a 'Carry on as normal' culture in response to terrorism.''........the fear of terrorism should not impede one's travel plans. ''The way I see terrorism is that it could hit anywhere,'' said the 26-year-old marketing executive. ''If you're afraid, then you're not safe anywhere.''