The US is avoiding more than other Asian passengers in Singapore
Southeast Asian people are excluding trips to the United States this year – For a variety of reasons??
The people of Singapore, however, are rejecting a larger level of others, according to a survey of 000,3 regional passengers.
Survey CNBB journey 7% of the Singaporasia -based people have shown that their interest in visiting the United States this year, said more than half (55%) said that their interest was diminished.
According to a survey conducted by Milo Insight in the Market Research Company Milo Insight, 44% of the Southeast Asian respondents have increased their interest in the United States, and 18% of the people said they fell down.
From time to time, the survey shows that the people of Singapore residents are different from Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia – often with a wide range of differences.
The Singapore residents were the only response to the survey that they still receive most of their information from local and international news. Responding to 80% of the other five countries in Thailand, said that social media is the source of their primary news.
A high level of anxiety
A survey conducted from May 1 to June 8 has shown that Singapore residents are more concerned about traveling in the United States than others in the region:
- Their personal security (+13 percent marks) in the United States
- Possible discrimination or poor treatment (+17 percent marks) while there
- Trump administration action (+18 percent marks)
- Gun Violence (220 percent marks)
- Border arrest (+13 per cent marks)
Senior lecturer of Hospitality and Tourism Management at James Cook University, Zillamia Kambale, said that his citizens have high expectations as crime is low in Singapore.
The country often believes One of the safest countries in the world??
Kinberly Quwan in Singapore said that this year she was clear about the United States, she said.
She said, “I was not interested in going to the United States, mostly because of my safety,” she said. “We see many articles on the Asian people about hateful crimes and guns news.”
Kaya Tham, a student of a university in Singapore, also said that non -common guns have created a interest in visiting the United States in the Southeast Asian community.
She said politics and rates are not her main concern. Instead, “This is more about how the firearm is allowed. I think (the rules) are not really implemented.”
Visa and Dentament
The survey shows that Singapore residents are less worried about two issues than other respondents: travel costs and visa requirements.
At the beginning of 2025, the Henley Passport Index showed that Singapore The world’s strongest passport was??
However, the residents of Singapore were the lowest confidence in carrying out American immigration controls, the survey revealed. About 60% of the people said they think that the process will be smooth, while 78% of other parts of Southeast Asia are compared to.
Tiffany NG of Singapore told CNBC, “When I go to immigration, I (ethnic) will be afraid of whether I will be taken into custody (ethnic).”
NG said her understanding of the United States has changed, especially in the last six months.
She said, “I think it has become an insecure place,” she said. “It seems to be a lot.”
Rahul Jain, a citizen of Singapore, said that the United States is not on its travel list this year. He recalled the “very scrutiny, much investigation,” from the US Immigration Officers from the past.
But for him, these issues are deeper, he said.
He said, “The violence, the crime there, the poverty,” he said. “I’m sure the media is not as bad as the situation, but … why should you take a chance?”
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