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As travel bubbles begin, don’t expect a miracle – Executive Traveller
The new Hong Kong-Singapore connection will be costly, risky and possibly unworkable, but it’s still worth a shot.
This Sunday, the post-Covid travel era will begin at airports in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Two hundred passengers, prescreened for the virus, will board flights in each city bound for the other.
Upon arrival, theyll be tested again. If theyre negative, they can then roam free without having to undergo the two-week quarantines required of other travelers.
Its the worlds first-known Covid travel bubble, and the devastated global tourism industry has pinned its hopes on a successful rollout.
Unfortunately,…
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