Competition
Why 2020 is Thailands year of living dangerouslyedit
Live Mint – Online
The incident was sparked by months of criticism of the lavish spending of King Maha Vajiralongkorn on social media in Thailand. The sharp increase in the money allocated to the royal family in the current Thai financial year, starting in October, in the midst of a downturn brought on by the pandemic, has inevitably proved controversial.
Singapore to allow travellers from China, Australias Victoria from Nov 6edit
India News – Online
CAAS said both mainland China (which excludes Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Victoria state have comprehensive public health surveillance systems and displayed successful control over the spread of COVID19. Over the past 28 days, mainland China and Victoria state has had a virus local incidence rate of 0.00009 and 0.099 per 100,000 respectively.
India has grown in importance for Singapore over the last decade: GB Srithar, Singapore Tourism Boardedit
The Financial Express – Online
We announced an air travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore. These travel bubbles are on top of the reciprocal green lane arrangements such as those with China, Japan, Malaysia,and South Korea to facilitate official and essential business travel.
Dubai International Airport Expecting an Extended, Slow Recovery From Covid19 Impact: CEOedit
India News – Online
Griffiths said he believed air travel, with passengers properly masked, remained safe. Anecdotal evidence cited in a Journal of Travel Medicine article published in September showed no passengers contracted the coronavirus on five Emirates eighthour flights to Hong Kong despite having 58 passengers spread among the flights who tested positive on arrival.
Industry
International tourism down 70% as travel restrictions impact all regionsedit
BW Hotelier Business World – Online
Following its gradual reopening of international borders, Europe recorded comparatively smaller declines in July and August (72% and 69%, respectively). The recovery was shortlived however, as travel restrictions and advisories were reintroduced amid an increase in contagions. On the other side of the spectrum, Asia and the Pacific recorded the largest declines with 96 percent in both months, reflecting the closure of borders in China and other major destinations in the region.