✈️ Airline industry is looking at years to full recovery
https://www.travelweekly-asia.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airline-industry-is-looking-at-years-to-full-recovery

🇲🇾 Domestic events are a go in Malaysia - subjected to the following conditions:

➡️ Capped at 250 pax

➡️ Can only be carried out in Malaysia’s green zones 🟢 (districts with no active COVID-19 cases), with strict adherence to SOPs

➡️ Venue should have sufficient capacity to hold the group with social distancing measures in place

➡️ No buffets, meals to be replaced with prepackaged food

https://www.ttgmice.com/2020/06/19/malaysia-green-lights-business-events-of-up-to-250/

#malaysia #covid19

✈️ To facilitate the recovery of air travel between Singapore and Europe, the country and EU will collaborate to create common standards to promote safety and travel confidence

#airtravel #covid19 #singapore #europeanunion

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-singapore-to-work-with-european-union-on-safety-measures-for-air-travel

Events Caps in Japan🇯🇵

➡️ On July 10, Japan eased capacity restrictions for outdoor sporting, concert and other events to a maximum of 5,000 pax from the previous 1,000, provided the number of attendees is within 50 per cent of the venue’s maximum capacity.

➡️ Organisers of indoor events, meanwhile, must keep capacity to 50 per cent or below the usual level.

➡️ The limit of 5,000 was scheduled to be lifted on 1 August but a recent resurgence of cases put this under reconsideration

#japan #eventcapacity #covid19

https://www.ttgmice.com/2020/07/24/infection-resurgence-keeps-event-caps-on-in-japan/

“When it comes to navigating travel in the new normal, we foresee people living in Asia will have the highest pent-up demand for travel". 🧳

📊 Based on a survey of more than 10,000 people across 17 countries regarding travel in a post-Covid-19 world

➡️ India 🇮🇳 and Thailand 🇹🇭are tied for top place with the most citizens confident of travelling in the new normal. Asian countries dominated the list of countries that scored above the global average including China 🇨🇳, Indonesia 🇮🇩, and Singapore 🇸🇬. France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, and Denmark 🇩🇰 also rated above the global average.

➡️ On the other end of the spectrum, Japan 🇯🇵 was rated the most cautious, followed by the Philippines 🇵🇭 and Hong Kong 🇭🇰. Other countries that scored below the global average included Sweden 🇸🇪, New Zealand 🇳🇿, the UK 🇬🇧, Canada 🇨🇦, and the US 🇺🇸.

➡️ Contactless travel will be the new benchmark for travellers such as private transfers, e-boarding passes, social distancing on planes.

#travelintelligence #travelinsights #traveltrends #travelconfidence #asia #singapore #china #india #thailand #indonesia #france #germany #denmark #newzealand #japan #philippines #hongkong #uk #canada #us

https://www.ttgasia.com/2020/07/28/asians-most-confident-to-resume-travel-survey/

Business travel to resume between Singapore🇸🇬 and Japan🇯🇵, with agreements to be finalized by early September

➡️ Agreement to provide for a "special quota of cross-border travel by business executives and business professionals (work pass holders)" with the necessary public health safeguards in place, including a 14-day stay home notice upon arrival in the respective countries”

➡️ Short-term business travellers would be subject to a controlled itinerary for the first 14 days of their trip with necessary safeguards in place

#japan #singapore #businesstravel #airtravel
https://cna.asia/2CmVA3q

Are hybrid events the new normal?🤔

https://bizeventsasia.com/2020/08/18/cases-study-shangri-la-ensures-manulife-show-goes-on/

The start of traveling? ✈️ Singapore 🇸🇬 will open its doors to Brunei 🇧🇳and New Zealand 🇳🇿 from 1 Sept!

https://str.sg/J74w

Japan🇯🇵to ease travel restrictions with both Cambodia 🇰🇭 and Laos 🇱🇦

Laos 🇱🇦
➡️Japan and Laos agree to relax coronavirus travel restrictions - expatriates to be eligible first, with students and business travel on agenda

➡️Both countries agreed Sunday to allow expatriates to resume traveling as early as September, provided they stay home for 14 days after entering their respective countries as part of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

➡️ Entry to Japan by Laotian students with Japanese government scholarships will be realized at the earliest opportunity, according to the ministry.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-and-Laos-agree-to-relax-coronavirus-travel-restrictions


Cambodia 🇰🇭
➡️ Both have agreed to ease entry restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and mutually admit long-term stayers, including expatriates, as soon as early next month, including the acceleration of talks to also reopen their borders to short-term travelers, including people traveling on business.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200822_20/


#japan #cambodia #laos #travelrestrictions #covid19

Singapore 🇸🇬 and Thailand 🇹🇭 are in talks for a reciprocal green lane

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-and-thailand-agree-to-speed-up-talks-on-essential-business-travel-through-green?utm_medium=social&utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=sttg

Phuket 🇹🇭 to reopen to tourists in Oct

➡️Tourists will have to stay for at least 30 days, with the first 14 days in quarantine in a limited vicinity of their hotel, before they can visit other areas

➡️ Visitors will have to take an additional test and remain within the province for another week before they can travel to other parts of the country.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid-19-thailand-phuket-allow-long-stay-tourists-october-13041744

Bali to reopen in 2021

travelweekly-asia.com/Destination-Travel/Reality-check-Bali-s-reopening-looking-unlikely-for-September

China 🇨🇳 relaxes restrictions for European Citizens

#china #travelrestrictions #visa #europeans

https://www.ttgmice.com/2020/08/27/china-relaxes-visa-restrictions-for-european-citizens/

Malaysia 🇲🇾 places entry ban on countries with high infection cases:

➡️ The Malaysian government will impose an entry ban on citizens from countries with more than 150,000 COVID-19 cases starting from Sep 7

➡️ Countries on the list include the United States🇺🇸, Brazil 🇧🇷, France 🇫🇷, United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Spain 🇪🇸, Italy 🇮🇹, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Russia 🇷🇺and Bangladesh 🇧🇩

➡️ Long-term pass holders who are citizens of India, Indonesia and the Philippines will be barred from entering the country effective Sep 7. The barring would be applicable to permanent residents, holders of Malaysia My Second Home passes, expatriates of all categories, those with resident passes, spouse visas and students who are citizens of the respective countries

#malaysia #travelrestrictions #COVID19


https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid-19-malaysia-entry-ban-countries-uk-france-united-states-13079280?cid=telegram_cna_social_28112017_cna

Singapore 🇸🇬 and Japan 🇯🇵 launches reciprocal green lane to facilitate essential business and official travel on Sep 18

➡️ These safeguards include pre-departure and post-arrival testing as well as the need to adhere to a controlled itinerary for the first 14 days in the receiving country.

Operational details including the requirements, health protocols and application process will be published on the SafeTravel website and the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs website by Sep 18.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-japan-resume-essential-business-travel-covid-19-13101360?cid=telegram_cna_social_28112017_cna

Singapore Changi named world’s safest airport

Singapore Changi Airport posted a Safe Travel Score of 4.7 out of 5. Safety measures taken by the airport include the implementation of touchless initiatives to enhance the passenger experience across the landside and airside areas. These include sensor-based check-in kiosks and biometric- based immigration systems to eliminate fingerprint scanning.

#singapore #changiairport

https://www.ttgasia.com/2020/09/15/singapore-changi-named-worlds-safest-airport/

Singapore🇸🇬 and Thailand 🇹🇭have been added to England's 🇬🇧 COVID-19 travel corridor list, exempt from self isolation

From Saturday 4am UK time, travellers from these countries will no longer have to self-isolate for two weeks upon arrival in England. The exemption applies to travellers from Singapore and Thailand so long as they have not been in, or transited through, any other non-exempt countries in the preceding 14 days, said the Department of Transport and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Singapore and Thailand had already been exempt from the FCDO’s global advisory against non-essential travel.

#singapore #thailand #greencorridor #england #covid19

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/covid-19-england-singapore-thailand-travel-self-isolation-exempt-13122516#cxrecs_s

Singapore 🇸🇬 to allow visitors from Australia 🇦🇺 and Vietnam 🇻🇳

➡️ Singapore will unilaterally lift border restrictions to visitors from Australia - excluding Victoria state - and Vietnam from Oct 8.

➡️ Visitors from Australia and Vietnam will be able to apply for the Air Travel Pass for entry into Singapore from Thursday. The earliest day they will be able to come into Singapore will be Oct 8.

➡️ The Air Travel Pass scheme allows for all forms of short-term travel, including leisure travel. This is in contrast to reciprocal green lane arrangements between countries, which are usually for essential business and official travel.

➡️ Visitors will have to take a swab test upon arrival, and can go about their activities after they get a negative test result. They will have to use the TraceTogether app for the duration of their stay here, among other conditions.

#singapore #australia #vietnam #COVID19

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/singapore-to-unilaterally-lift-border-restrictions-for-visitors-from-australia?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=STTG

Japan 🇯🇵 to ease passage for business travellers

➡️ Japan is preparing to gradually reopen its borders to business travellers from countries that have shown success in bringing Covid-19 transmission under control

➡️ From October 2020, up to 1,000 travellers will be granted entry per day to stay in Japan for business or other non-tourism purposes for more than three months.

➡️ All entrants will be required to pass a polymerase chain reaction test before departing for Japan and again on arrival. They will also have to self-quarantine for two weeks and agree to abide by rules to prevent the spread of Covid-19, which include signing a “commitment form” and naming someone in Japan who can be their guarantor.

➡️ Japan now allows entry to expatriates and long-term residents of seven countries in Asia, including Cambodia and Malaysia, and launched its first green lane to welcome business travellers from Singapore from September 18.

#japan #COVID19

http://www.ttgmice.com/2020/09/30/japan-to-ease-passage-for-business-travellers/

Singapore🇸🇬, Indonesia 🇮🇩 agree to launch green lane for essential business and official travel

➡️ Indonesian citizens as well as Singapore citizens and residents are eligible for the RGL, also referred to by Indonesia as the travel corridor arrangement (TCA), said MFA.

➡️ Travellers will have to abide by COVID-19 prevention and public health measures agreed by both countries, including pre-departure and post-arrival polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab tests from mutually recognised health institutions.

➡️ Operational details regarding the RGL, including the procedural requirements, health protocols and application process will be announced "in due course".

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-indonesia-reciprocal-green-lane-business-travel-13260686?cid=telegram_cna_social_28112017_cna