Singapore Hotels See Some Hope as Bookings Surge After Malaysia Lockdown
Photo Credit: Staff of Singapore's Park Hotel Group preparing a hotel room for guests following a last-minute surge in bookings due to Malaysia's lockdown. Park Hotel Group
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Without the spread of the coronavirus being contained or widespread travel restrictions being lifted, any increase in hotel occupancy is little more than a short-term blip.
Malaysia's coronavirus lockdown sent tens of thousands of its citizens, who commute daily to Singapore for work, into a frenzy to get home to retrieve their belongings and return to the neighboring city-state on Tuesday. That prompted a surge in Singapore hotel bookings from Singapore companies on a last-minute quest to house their affected employees for the next two weeks.
The nationwide movement control order, announced by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday night, was made to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Malaysia, currently showing the highest numbers among countries in Southeast Asia.
All Malaysians are barred from traveling in and out of the country during the two-week lockdown, starting Wednesday until March 31. This order also af
