Singapore Reopening Border with Malaysia April 1, Tests and Quarantines No More

From April 1, Singapore and neighboring Malaysia will reopen their borders to fully vaccinated citizens of the two nations without COVID-19 testing or quarantine requirements.

In what’s expected to jumpstart short-term travel between the two Southeast Asia neighbors, the news is major for Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, the two integrated casino resorts in Singapore.

The casino resorts in the island city-state began benefiting from a return of visitors last fall, when Singapore debuted its Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) program. The travel initiative allows fully vaccinated people to come and go into Singapore without quarantine, so long as they present a negative COVID-19 test.

Singapore’s VTL program is available to residents of numerous countries considered to have COVID-19 under control. The list of eligible origin countries includes Malaysia, the US, and the UK, as well as nearby countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

While the VTL program has helped, travel and gaming experts say a more substantial return of visitation will occur with the April 1 removal of testing mandates for vaxxed visitors from Malaysia.

Source: https://www.casino.org/news/singapore-reopening-border-with-malaysia-april1-tests-no-more/