, said on Thursday that the government would not rule out closing casinos.
Northern Mariana Islands, which recently implemented a ban on travel from mainland China, normally receives 700 visitors a day from China -- a relatively high number considering it has a population of"It is clear that for many countries where they have China as a main source of visitors, this is a very big problem," Wolfgang Georg Arlt, director of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute tells CNN Travel.
In France, which sees 2 million visitors from China every year, the Chinese Association of Travel Agents in France has suspended its activities and is expecting"enormous losses," according to a report by French public radio station RFI. But this time, the Chinese government was better prepared for the outbreak. The country not only acted faster than it did during SARS, but it has also been more transparent with the international community, says Arlt.
"During the SARs quarter, demand came down but when SARs came under control, we saw double, triple demand," Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group, tells CNN Travel.
Travel should be completely restricted in and out of China right now. Period. What does it take to be taken seriously? Inconvenience, yes but it is for the greater good. It is unfortunate but it is REALITY.
3)Thus may Tourism biz leaders&workers not cry over spilt milk,but get innovative to attract the 6 Billion market potential,eg-cultural events,hotel discounts,medical tourism,etc. As long as Humans breathe,there will always be hope for a better tomorrow. LIFE finds a way..
That means Chinese people play important roles in tourism industry, the whole world should work together to help China go through hard time, or the world's tourism industry will suffer heavy losses.
2)While there will be a drop from the Chinese tourist markets,there's still 6 Billion Worldwide outbound market of tourists that can freely go anywhere except for Ground Zero this year.
1)It will be a sad loss for the tourism industry,but it is only temporary as vaccines/cures r on the way to save lives,not just Chinese,but ALL Humankind. What $$$ we lost today,can be earned back tomorrow.
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