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Singapore s borders have been closed since March 2020, and it has virtually no domestic travel.
We spoke to three local tour operators to see how they survived the pandemic.
One company said they pivoted to local experiences, but they only pull in 50% of their pre-pandemic revenue.
When Singapore closed its borders in March 2020, the number of visitors to the island plunged 99% from what it was the previous year. Then came the cancelation requests. Around 70% of our bookings were cancelled, and 30% were postponed, said Krystal Tan, director of Blue Sky Escapes, a local travel company known for crafting off-the-beaten-path experiences in destinations like Bhutan and Peru.
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If you have yet to touch your SingapoRediscovers vouchers, there can t be a better time to spend your next weekend at a staycation.
While travel bubbles remain in the draggy talking phase, we d happily settle for a getaway in hotel heaven - especially when massive pools, spa indulgence, and luxe linens are involved.
If you re wondering where to go for year-end fun, we ve put together the best staycation deals in Singapore.
With the Singapore Tourism Board s list of approved hotels growing by the day, we ll be updating this list often enough, so watch this space.
1. Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
Many Malaysians have started baking their own bread during the MCO. Hotels can leverage on this by organising bread-making classes conducted by their own chefs. Pexels
It s not always that you get the option of learning how to “climb trees” while on holiday at a seaside resort.
But there I stood, next to a 50m- tall tree, wearing a yellow safety helmet and a harness over my lower torso. We were not to climb the tree the conventional way – that is, like how most of us did as kids – but rather, to hoist ourselves up using sort of a pulley system with ropes.