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Singapore bubble “ready to go by the end of the year”
Are you up for some satay, chilli crab and Tiger beer?
Thailand to reopen for vaccinated tourists
Thailand will reopen for vaccinated tourists as early as October as the data suggests Covid has peaked.
Singapore eager to expand vaccinated travel
Australia and Canada could be among the next countries welcome to join the city-state’s ‘vaccinated travel lane’.
Venice set to charge tourists for entry
Access quotas will be introduced, and visitors will need to book.
European cities look for a cleaner post-pandemic future
Pandemic lockdowns meant fewer crowds and less garbage. Now Amsterdam, Prague and Barcelona want some changes to be permanent.
Midnight Trains reinvents sleeper trains as ‘hotel on rails’
Forget about shared compartments: Europe’s new overnight train experience will be more like sleeping in a luxury hotel room.
As travel bubbles burst, Phuket adopts ‘sandbox’ model
Quarantine-free travel for vaccinated visitors could replace travel bubbles.
France to welcome vaccinated Australians
The new global ‘green zone’ for vaccinated travellers includes the EU, Singapore, Japan and South Korea.
What it'll be like on Blue Origin’s first manned rocket
Wealthy would-be astronauts can now bid for a seat into space, and the auction's already rocketed past $3.6 million.
Thai resort island opens to vaccinated tourists in Oct
Koh Samui wants to welcome back tourists who've had their COVID shots as the government seeks to reboot tourism.
Phuket to welcome vaccinated travellers
Thailand bets that vaccination will be the key to restarting tourism.
Thailand seeks balance between Covid and the economy
The lack of international tourists is crippling Thailand's economy.
Thailand's Elite Visa program for expats seeking virus haven
$22,000 could buy you safe haven in Thailand under Elite Card residential-visa program for affluent expats and investors.
Singapore's tourism restart: think "quality, not quantity"
A restart of Singapore's inbound tourism industry will place emphasis on the quality of business travel-related activities.
These Caribbean nations will sell you a second passport
Cash-strapped islands lower prices on citizenship programs so the wealthy can skirt visa rules on their home countries.
Singapore looks to 'staycations' to fill the tourism hole
Singapore lacks anything resembling a domestic tourism market, so staycation deals are the next-best thing.
Europe opens to Australian visitors
Australia and New Zealand make the Covid-safe cut for visiting the EU.
