Business travel scheme suspension in S'pore stretches on

The courtyard at Connect@Changi, the only place where travellers can stay under the Connect@Singapore scheme. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - A pilot initiative to allow for international business meetings in Singapore amid the Covid-19 pandemic is indefinitely suspended, extending an initial two-week suspension that started in late-May.

The Connect @ Singapore initiative, which was announced in December last year, was meant to facilitate global business exchanges, as well as to support the revival of Singapore's air hub.

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