Singapore has joined the growing roster of nations to ease Covid entry restrictions. With infection rates stabilising, the Asian hub is removing the requirement for vaccinated travellers to take a pre-arrival test, whilst limits on group sizes and social distancing are also being scrapped, as from tomorrow.

Hilton has welcomed the opening of Hilton Singapore Orchard, the largest hotel from the company in Asia Pacific. The 1,080-room property is located at the heart of Orchard Road.

Singapore has introduced vaccinated travel lanes for travellers from the UK and a number of other European countries, removing the need to quarantine. The decision is effective from October 19th.

The bubble will begin with just one flight a day in each direction, carrying a maximum of 200 passengers for the first two weeks. It is set to launch on May 26th.

There are currently 187 crew members aboard, each of whom has completed a 14-day quarantine on the cruise ship prior to arrival in the city state.

Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral air travel bubble, potentially helping to revive cross-border air travel between the two aviation hubs.