Business travel could rebound in 2022, despite Omicron factor
But fare premiums will not be the same as before as firms likely to have more conservative travel budgets: analysts
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Singapore
THERE is optimism that business travel may soon return in a significant way next year, notwithstanding the emergence of the Omicron variant that has thrown a spanner in the works for the general travel sector.
The reopening of borders in the West and Singapore's string of quarantine-free Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) had earlier sparked hopes that firms would be more willing to resume cross border, physical meetings for their customer-facing executives. This was reflected by the rise in bookings and enquiries by corporate travel operators.
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