By Contributor - April 22, 2021
A start date was due to be announced today, but Singapore requested a further delay at the eleventh hour.
The Hong Kong Island skyline as seen from Victoria Peak. (Photo: Vincent Dörig/Unsplash)
Travel-starved residents of Hong Kong and Singapore will have to wait a little bit longer to go on their first quarantine-free vacation since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The highly anticipated Air Travel Bubble between the two cities was originally slated for November, but a fourth wave of the virus in Hong Kong put an immediate halt to the scheme less than a day before it was due to begin. Both Singaporeâs Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung and Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam had previously said a revised date for the launch would be made public âsoon,â and all indications were that both sides were preparing to make an announcement today, with the Air Travel Bubble due to start in the middle of next month. But B
By DestinAsian - April 15, 2021
A new exhibition contrasts ukiyo-e woodblock prints by master artists with portraits of Kyotoâs geiko
from a well-known Singaporean photographer.
Cherry blossoms at Tsukiji Honganji Temple by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a woodblock print from 1853. (Photo courtesy of Ei Nakau Collection)
With international travel still severely restricted â and the Tokyo Olympics off-limits to overseas sports fans â those aching to return to Japan must look for other ways to satisfy their wanderlust. Singapore-based admirers of Japanese culture should not miss the latest showcase at the Asian Civilisations Museum (A.C.M.), due to open tomorrow. Running from April 16 to September 19, 2021, âLife in Edo | Russel Wong in Kyoto,â is a double-bill exhibition that presents one of the largest collections of
A trio of heritage properties in Singapore marks the arrival of a new brand from the leading hospitality brand and pioneer of serviced apartments, Oakwood.
The facade of Ann Siang House, slated to open this May. (All photos courtesy of Oakwood)
Singapore-based staycationers seeking out boutique lodgings with personality should look to The Unlimited Collection by Oakwood, a newly launched hospitality brand that celebrates individualism with a zest for life. Its intimate hideaways are the perfect choice for independent travelers in search of unforgettable experiences while getting to know a new place (or reacquainting themselves with a familiar one) through immersive stays that tap into the spirit of the destination.
By Contributor - March 15, 2021
Vaccinated travelers from the Lion City could potentially be given quarantine-free access by July or August.
A view of Sydney from the iconic Harbour Bridge. (Photo: Dan Freeman/Unsplash)
With Hong Kong still off-limits for the foreseeable future due to a fresh surge of coronavirus cases, Singapore residents can instead look forward to the prospect of overseas holidays in Australia, which may become a reality as early as the middle of this year.
Over the weekend, sources within Australiaâs federal government revealed to
The Sun-Herald and
The Sunday Age that talks between the two countries had already begun, and the potential âtravel bubbleâ was subsequently confirmed by Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack during an interview with public broadcaster ABC yesterday.