Travel agencies see spike in S'pore in inquiries following simplified Covid-19 rules

People outside a travel agency at People's Park Complex on March 25, 2022. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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SINGAPORE - Travel agencies have been seeing a surge in inquiries from travellers eager to fly out of Singapore to countries such as Thailand and Australia since new, simplified travel rules were announced on Thursday (March 24).

The new rules, known as the Vaccinated Travel Framework, will kick in on April 1 and replace the current Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme, which started in September last year.

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