https://www.scmp.com/rss/509846/feed Anne Oeking is an economist in the Regional Surveillance team at the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office in Singapore, on secondment from the International Monetary Fund. She holds a PhD in economics from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her main research focus is on international macroeconomics and international finance. 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