Coronavirus: Singapore
Travel agencies see spike in inquiries after rules simplified
Measures such as the removal of testing requirements have also helped boost demand
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John Elijah Gan, Adeline Tan, Cheong Chee Foong, Varun Karthik
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.
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.
