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Hong Kong 'no longer' in travel bubble talks

Chan Ho-him, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 22 12:16 PM

Hong Kong is “no longer in travel talks” with other places because of differences in approach to containing Covid-19, the city’s health minister has revealed. 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, Singapore to start travel bubble next month

Farah Master and Chen Lin, Reuters
Posted at Apr 26 02:10 PM

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE - A long delayed travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on May 26, the two cities said on Monday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners. Read more »

New Zealand pauses travel bubble after Australian COVID outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 03:26 AM

The decision came after Western Australia announced that the regions of Perth and Peel were entering a 3-day lockdown, starting midnight Friday to Saturday. Read more »

Families reunite as Australia-New Zealand 'travel bubble' begins

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Apr 19 10:42 AM

Hundreds of passengers from Australia began arriving in New Zealand airports on Monday after authorities reopened borders, a pandemic milestone that allows quarantine-free travel between the countries for the first time in over a year.   Read more »

New Zealand, Australia to open COVID travel bubble

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 06 01:51 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand approved quarantine-free travel with Australia Tuesday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying a two-way corridor for travel between the two largely Covid-free nations to begin on April 18. Read more »

Taiwan, Palau begin coronavirus travel bubble

Sean Chang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 03:39 PM

Taiwan and Palau launched what is being billed as Asia-Pacific's first coronavirus travel bubble on Thursday as the two diplomatic allies try to kickstart their battered tourist industries after successfully keeping infections at bay. Read more »

Ilang pasahero naperwisyo sa 'late' na anunsiyo sa NCR 'travel bubble'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 08:15 PM

Nagdulot ng kalituhan ang "late" na anunsiyo at agarang pagpapatupad ng travel restriction sa unang araw ng NCR plus bubble. Read more »

Taiwan to open first travel bubble, with tiny Palau

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 04:50 PM

Taiwan will form its first travel bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, the government said Wednesday. Read more »

Singapore 'bubble' business hotel welcomes first guests

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 04:25 PM

Singapore has launched a travel "bubble" business hotel that allows executives to do face-to-face meetings without a risk of exposure to the coronavirus, in one of the world's first such facilities. Read more »

New airline banks on 'travel bubbles' as it takes flight amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 02:58 PM

A new airline is banking on “travel bubbles” and “seamless travel experiences” as it takes flight in an aviation industry weighed down by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Singapore to open business travel bubble for all countries from January

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 15 02:22 PM

Singapore has spent billions of dollars in a bid to shield its economy from its worst-ever downturn and is trying to reopen international travel as it prepares to host the World Economic Forum next year. Read more »

Airbnb tops $100 billion on first day of trading, reviving talk of a bubble

Erin Griffith, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 11 10:40 AM

The home-rental company’s blockbuster IPO followed that of the delivery company DoorDash. Investors piled into both.   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 »

Philippines eyes 'travel bubble' with some Asian countries: DOT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 10:30 AM

MANILA – The Philippines is looking at setting up travel bubble arrangements with other Asian countries, a tourism official said Monday, as its neighbors begin to loosen travel restrictions after imposing lockdowns meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.   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 »

Cathay Pacific crew to join trials on rapid coronavirus test

Danny Lee, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 08 01:34 PM

A Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Hong Kong to Singapore will take off on Thursday with crew members who have volunteered for a new and rapid COVID-19 test that is still being evaluated, in a closely watched move that could speed up the launch of travel bubbles. Read more »

Ilocos Norte, ‘excited at takot’ sa takdang pagbubukas ng turismo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 06:29 PM

MAYNILA - Magkahalong pangamba at pagkasabik ang nararamdaman ng lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte sa muling pagbubukas ng turismo nito sa Oktubre.  Read more »