https://www.scmp.com/rss/509845/feed A policymaker for more than 10 years, Catharine Kho joined the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office in Singapore as an economist in the Regional Surveillance team. She holds an MPA in economic policy management from Columbia University, and has a keen interest in international macroeconomics and international trade. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As Singapore enters a tighter phase of Covid-19 restrictions this weekend, the future of its “travel bubble” with Hong Kong has been thrown into limbo yet again. Under this arrangement, which was set to start on May 26 after a delay, travellers from these two financial hubs would have been exempted from quarantine. It would have given a glimmer of hope to the rest of Asia that borders can be reopened safely. As yet, many borders remain closed and the prospect of travel remains uncertain. Asean+3... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3133442/why-domestic-tourism-will-carry-asian-travel-sector-until-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3133442/why-domestic-tourism-will-carry-asian-travel-sector-until-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 May 2021 00:45:17 +0000