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Pop goes the travel bubble — not again!

Pop goes the travel bubble — not again!It's déjà vu all over again as the Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble is deferred.

Cruise lines flex muscles for Covid jabs

Cruise lines flex muscles for Covid jabsCruising's next challenge: Vaccinating thousands of crew before ships relaunch.

Sampan's calling this Hong Kong tour operator

Sampan's calling this Hong Kong tour operatorYacht charter platform Seayou wants to revive a disappearing boat trade that gave Hong Kong its name.

Golden opportunity in Macau's Golden Week visitor spike

Golden opportunity in Macau's Golden Week visitor spikeChinese travellers continue to prop up Macau’s tourism rebound success during the Labour Day holiday.

Scheme turned scam: HK agents charged with $3m fraud

Scheme turned scam: HK agents charged with $3m fraudFourteen travel agency directors and five staff held for forging papers to receive local tour subsidy.

With 3 months till Olympics, Tokyo enters 3rd state of emergency

With 3 months till Olympics, Tokyo enters 3rd state of emergencyRenewed pandemic curbs in Tokyo and Osaka area amid virus surge.

Hong Kong-S'pore travel bubble back on for 26 May launch

Hong Kong-S'pore travel bubble back on for 26 May launch'No jab, no fly' for HK travellers, and just one flight per day in each direction for first two weeks.

Scoop or slurp: Novelty food museums sweep Asia

Scoop or slurp: Novelty food museums sweep AsiaOpen for sampling is Cup Noodles Museum in Hong Kong and soon Museum of Ice Cream in Singapore.

Fresh woes could cause delay for Singapore-Hong Kong bubble

Fresh woes could cause delay for Singapore-Hong Kong bubbleScoot and SIA will stop carrying transit passengers on the outbound Singapore-Hong Kong route "until further notice".

Hoteliers still optimistic about Japan, Olympics or not

Hoteliers still optimistic about Japan, Olympics or notNew 2021 openings by Marriott, Edition as well as IHG's largest conversion deal in more than a decade.