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HK-S'pore bubble to lead a post-Covid travel return?

Hong Kong outdoors could be a post-Covid healthy travel draw

Hong Kong's green and accessible outdoors may be part of the mix when travel returns fortified by safe bubbles, digital certificates, and proof of vaccinations. View from The Peak/ photo/ Vijay Verghese


OPINION

Myanmar: boycott or travel?

How travellers
can best help a wounded country

DESTINATION

Vietnam resorts review for family travel, MICE or romance

Vietnam beds, north to south

BALI

New faces, new beds, new smiles

Bali set for travel restart with several new brands

TRAVEL NEWS

Capella Hanoi

SCUBA to Hanoi and luxe tips

AIRLINES

Quibbling about which aircraft to fly post-Covid? Airbus vs Boeing

Frequent flyer perks get squeezed, widest seats in economy, the widest business class seats to Asia, Small Asian airlines open up the region. Plus the A380 vs B787. And the B-737 MAX-8

ESCAPES

Samui resorts for your 2021 diary

Wild Manila fun guide, big Samui resorts review, a grab-bag for Hanoi, a look at Vietnam beach resorts, more Penang spas and Bali resorts review. Hua Hin fun and Asian resort weddings

TOP CITIES

When in Macau... egg tarts, casinos

Hong Kong business hotels, a Bangkok business hotels review, tips for fun in Macau, Singapore shopping guide, the best of Tokyo hotels, and Seoul business hotels. Songdo guide

EDITOR'S RANT

What's wrong with PR-speak

Author - Vijay VergheseIs there a cure for the continuing curse of curation? We are talking more gibberish these days as PR-speak renders clarity a distant dream and travel becomes ever more inscrutable. Meanwhile, Americanisms are obliterating the subtlety of English. A rant against the inevitable.

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CHINA / MEETINGS

Shanghai business hotels bullish

Shanghai business hotels, the top Sanya fun guide and Xian, Shenzhen corporate meetings, family fun in Guilin, the best Beijing business hotels, and Guangzhou Canton Fair

SOUTH ASIA

Sri Lanka resorts for the intrepid

Mumbai business hotels review, hot Gulmarg ski resorts, more on Bangalore business hotels, top tips in our Sri Lanka resorts review, Goa resorts review. A Kathmandu fun guide and Yangon.

ADVENTURE / SPORT

Bhutan dragons, stays, romance

Phnom Penh, a detailed Mergui islands guide, wickedly good Tioman dives, an insightful Sabah fun guide to jungle adventure plus Himalayan Nepal Treks around the Annapurna Circuit. Plus Bhutan fun guide, a Hokkaido fun guide. And Golf.

SPA ESCAPES

Taiwan spa hideaways

Taiwan spa resorts, and a Taipei fun guide with 22 must-do things. Plus our Taipei business hotels review.

ISLANDS

Best Palawan resorts review

Plus our Cebu resorts review for lovers, divers and an exotic Maldives resorts review for all tastes. Boracay is back.


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