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Southeast Asians are skipping trips to the United States this year – For several reasons.
Singapore, however, reject them at higher levels than others, showing 6,000 regional travelers.
Commissioned Survey CNBC Travel 7% of Singapore said that this year has increased its interest in visiting the US, and more than half (55%) said interest was decreased.
Much of the numbers said Many said they had increased US interest, and 18% said, according to the survey carried out by the research company carried out by Milieu Insight.
Time and again, the survey showed Singapore’s US Views in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia, often a wide margin.
Singapore were the only surveys in the survey to say that they receive most of the information about local and international news. Other countries in other countries, including 80% of Thailand, said Social Media is the main source of their news.
Higher levels of concern
The survey, Surveys from 22 May to 10 June, are more and more of Singapore traveling to others in the region:
- The US personal security (+13 points)
- Possible discrimination or poor treatment while there are there (+17 point points)
- Trump Administration Actions (+18 points)
- Gun violence (+20 point points)
- Raining arrests (+13 point points)
Since Singapore has low criminal rates, citizens have high security expectations, Kilmiyah Kamble, James Cook University Hospitality and Tourism Management professor.
Country is often classified One of the safest countries in the world.
Kimberly Kimberly Kwok said that this year has been the US management, he said.
“I’m not particularly interested in going to the US, mostly for my safety,” he said. “You see many articles about hate crimes against Asians – and even firearms.”
Cayla Tham also said the gun at Singapa University, which is unusual in Southeast Asian societies, as they expose interest to visit the US
Politics and rates are not his main concern, he said. Rather, “How to support firearms are more supported. (Regulations) is not really enforced.”
Visas and arrests
The survey showed that Singapore are less worried about other surveyes about two subjects: travel costs and Visa requirements.
In early 2025, the Henley Passport index showed that Singapore had the strongest passport in the world.
However, Singapore confident about passing the U.S. immigration controls, he showed the survey. 60% said the process would be smooth compared to 78% of other parts of Southeast Asia.
“When I go to immigration, I would be worried about it (ethnically) because I am Chinese,” said Singapore Tiffany NGK CNBC.
The NG said the US perception has changed exactly in the last six months.
“It’s not a safer place,” he said. “It seems pretty much.”
Singapore Citizens Rahul God said that the US is not on his travel list this year. In the past he remembered that the U.S. immigration authorities reminded him of “many studies”.
For him, however, the subjects are deeper, he said.
“There is violence, the crime there, poverty,” he said. “I’m sure the situation is not as bad as the media, but … why take the opportunity?”
