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Looks like any other airplane meal, except that it was one recently served on board a Singapore Airlines' A380 plane parked on the tarmac.

What it's like to dine on Singapore Airlines' parked A380 restaurantTravel-starved locals relived the 'flying experience' by splurging as much as US$472 to dine on board a grounded superjumbo.

Singapore tour participants still have to stick to sub-groups of five, maintain safe distancing from other sub-groups, and keep overall activity time to eight hours.

Hong Kong, Singapore relax tour operating restrictionsHong Kong, Singapore relax tour operating restrictions HKTB eases social restrictions for tours, while STB ups activity group...

Gloria Guevara at the World Travel and Tourism Council’s first Climate & Environment Action Forum last year.

WTTC's plan to save 100 million jobs in travel sectorThe meeting called for G-20 nations to strengthen collaboration with the private sector to reopen global travel.

Travel industry players in both cities have signalled their readiness to welcome visitors with safety protocols in place.

Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble poised for takeoffNo quarantine or travel restrictions imposed for this 'milestone' scheme, which could kick off in a matter of weeks.

New Zealanders will soon be able to visit Australia again, but Australians will not be able to travel in the opposite direction yet.

Hopes float with Trans-Tasman bubbleAustralia takes tentative steps to open international border with New Zealand.

Thailand is expected to open its doors to long-stay tourists from as early as October.

Thailand takes a shot at long-stay touristsPlan could kick off as soon as next month, but tour operators predict few takers among tourists due to the 14-day quarantine...

Piecemeal approach to opening and closing of borders for travel is hampering large-scale recovery efforts

Travel industry in desperate need of collaborationLack of coordination between airlines, destinations and states is hobbling recovery progress of the travel industry

Cargo planes will be a critical cog to safe vaccine delivery.

Safe transport of Covid-19 vaccines 'mission of the century'Some 8,000 jumbo jets are needed to deliver the vaccines to all corners of the world.

BioIntelliSense's BioButton, shown with a smartphone and coin for scale, can track key health metrics.

Can wearable tech help to bring back tourists?Some countries are considering wearables as a high-tech solution to both contain the spread of Covid-19 and restart their...

Few tourists are likely to visit Phuket if they have to stay in Thailand for a minimum of 30 days, say industry players.

Asia's travel reopening plans: Two steps forward, one step back?Hopes of travel bubbles have largely deflated as another week goes by, but governments in Southeast Asia have revealed new...