Insight - Why some travel bubbles might remain thought bubbles


Singapore has been allowing some business travel from six Chinese provinces since last month, and is looking to set up a similar arrangement with Malaysia. (File pic shows people at the Johor-Singapore causeway before the lockdown in March.)

FOR people stuck at home tending their stockpiles of face masks and toilet paper, it’s hard to think of a simpler pleasure than the prospect of heading on holiday to some sun-kissed beach.

Travel bubbles – the limited openings of international borders as coronavirus transmission weakens in some parts of the world – are starting to spring up.

The European Union lifted restrictions on movement within its passport-free Schengen Zone last month, causing cross-border flights to quadruple in frequency.

Singapore has been allowing some business travel from six Chinese provinces since last month, and is looking to set up a similar arrangement with Malaysia.

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