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New Delhi:After the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China tourists including Indians turned to Western destinations; during the season tourists prefer to visit Europe, America. Industry professionals says that people traveling to China in connection with the business, and at the same time, tourism in Eastern countries including Malaysia, Singapore are also affected by the alarming health issues prevailing in China. 

Ajay Jaipuria, Managing Director of Travel Oysters, said outbound tourism has been severely affected, as China's tourism has almost come to a standstill. Malaysia and Singapore have also been affected by about 20 per cent, while tourists visiting Hong Kong have reduced by about 25 per cent.

There has been a decrease in tourists coming from the Oriental countries. However, there has been a slight increase in tourists coming to and from Europe and America, because these countries have issued advisories to tourists to not to visit some countries, India is not included in the list.

Devang Riya, Director of Visa.com, said that around 500 people were going to China, cancelled their tour and at this time no one wants to go to China and Vietnam, although the number of tourists visiting Europe, America, Middle East and Australia has increased slightly.

Sanjeev Nair, Managing Director of Welcome Heritage Group, said his business has had a slight impact, especially in Rajasthan where the number of foreign tourists reaching his hotels has decreased. However, hotel industry-related businessmen say that the Coronavirus outbreak in China has not yet had any significant impact on the hotel business in India.

Another tourism-related businessman told that people who used to travel to the eastern countries for picnics, nowadays have started to travel to different tourist places of the country.

In China, the number of people who died of the deadly coronavirus has increased to 2,118, while the number of people suffering from it has also risen to 74,576.

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