Business travel still low, stay-home notice a hurdle

Annabeth Leow

Published Wed, Nov 25, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

ESSENTIAL business travel in and out of Singapore is still muted despite moves by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and other agencies.

Foreign delegates can apply to enter Singapore to attend larger-scale meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) events that are now being piloted by MTI and Singapore Tourism Board (STB).

These include the 65 foreign delegates from 14 countries who are attending the two-day TravelRevive trade show in Singapore this week.

But an MTI spokesperson told BT, when asked: "The number of non-resident visitors who travelled to Singapore to conduct such essential business activities …