Covid-19: More funding for tourism firms to train staff; cash to shore up guides' wages

Published Fri, Feb 21, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

MORE funds for training course fees, salary support for hotels that send staff for training and a S$1,000 payout to tour guides are among measures introduced to bolster tourism companies hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak.

These moves to ease the impact of Covid-19 were announced on Friday by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore, together with the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) and Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union (FDAWU).

Part of the Stabilisation and Support Package announced this week in the Budget Statement, these measures were unveiled on Friday by Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo and Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat at a visit to Copthorne King's H…