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Cebu Pacific offers 'piso' fares for flights from Clark

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 02:54 PM

Cebu Pacific on Monday announced that it is holding a "piso" seat sale for flights departing from Clark International Airport. Read more »

Singapore replaces Hong Kong as Asia's top finance center

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 23 02:37 PM

Hong Kong has lost its crown as Asia's premier finance center to Singapore in a global ranking list. Read more »

Debate over tests, jabs hobbles Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble talks

Denise Tsang and Dewey Sim, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 14 01:12 PM

Negotiations between Hong Kong and Singapore over their much-delayed travel bubble are being hobbled by disagreements over antibody tests and vaccination rules against COVID-19. Read more »

Hong Kong bars incoming Singapore Airlines flights over COVID-19 case

Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 10:47 PM

Hong Kong has barred incoming passenger flights from Singapore operated by Singapore Airlines until mid-April, after a positive COVID-19 case was found on a flight. Read more »

Hong Kong, Singapore 'travel bubble' delayed indefinitely

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 10:45 AM

Hong Kong and Singapore on Tuesday indefinitely delayed a "travel bubble" in a new blow to their hard-hit tourism and aviation industries as the Chinese city battles a coronavirus surge. Read more »

Hong Kong, Singapore bubble delay highlights hurdles to travel recovery

Aradhana Aravindan and John Geddie, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 05:45 PM

A delay to Asia's first travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore has hit the shares of their flag carriers and highlighted the challenges facing the global travel industry as it tries to rebound from the pandemic. Read more »

Paris, Zurich and Hong Kong are world's most expensive cities in 2020: report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 11:43 AM

Paris, Zurich and Hong Kong overtook Singapore and Osaka as the world's most expensive cities this year, according to The Economist's Worldwide Cost of Living report.  Read more »

Hong Kong, Singapore travel bubble to launch on Nov. 22

Elizabeth Cheung, Danny Lee and Dewey Sim in Singapore, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 11 02:33 PM

Daily travel quota is set at 200 people on a single designated flight per day in each direction. The agreement was reached last month to develop system allowing quarantine-free movement between the Asian hubs. Read more »

Little fanfare but plenty of cheer as HK Express operates its first ‘flight to nowhere’

Danny Lee, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 02 12:43 PM

The carrier takes 112 passengers on quick trip over the city but haze means most sights remain unseen. The travelers are just happy to be airborne once again as anticipation builds over the opening of travel bubble with Singapore. Read more »