SINGAPORE – Singapore is continuing to seek new regions to establish travel bubbles with, even as the launch of the first such arrangement with Hong…
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Air travel in US, Europe was gaining momentum. Now what?
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Confidence about the course of the Covid-19 pandemic has helped put passengers back on planes in recent months, and Thanksgiving week…
As travel bubbles begin, don't expect a miracle
KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – This Sunday (Nov 22), the post-Covid travel era will begin at airports in Hong Kong and Singapore. Two hundred passengers, pre-screened…
Batam prepares to welcome essential travellers from Singapore
The Indonesian holiday island of Batam is gearing up to welcome travellers from Singapore again after both countries formally agreed to resume cross-border travel for essential…
More people flocking to the Southern Islands amid travel restrictions
SINGAPORE – As the global pandemic rages on, more locals have been heading to Singapore’s Southern Islands for their dose of sea, sun and sand.…
Chinese owners revive Thomas Cook as online-only holiday brand
LONDON (AFP) – Thomas Cook re-emerged as an online-only travel company on Wednesday (Sept 16), backed by its Chinese owners, a year after the high-profile…
Staycations under $160: Explore trendy locales while staying at these chic boutique hotels
SINGAPORE – If not for the Covid-19 pandemic, cyber security consultant Kenneth Lim, 30, would have taken a trip to Osaka and Kyoto in Japan…
Pop by virtual summits with drink in hand: signs of good cheer in the tattered travel trade
SINGAPORE – During a virtual travel summit last Wednesday, those logging in from Singapore like me sipped hand-delivered cocktails at home while journeying around the…
Experience the world with cosy, virtual tours – meet mini horses, try laughter yoga
SINGAPORE – It is not the end of the world for travel lovers deprived of an escape to elsewhere during the pandemic. Perhaps you are…
No boarding pass required
Longing to travel but stuck in Singapore indefinitely? With the European Union countries reopening their borders selectively in time for summer on July 1, here…