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South Korea is likely to become the second country after Singapore to establish a business travel bubble with Japan, which applies to both short- and long-term trips. Nikkei reports that the agreement could be finalised as early as this week, where travellers on a short-term business trip would be able to forego a two-week quarantine period. Long-term business travellers, however, will still be required to observe two weeks in isolation as a precautionary measure. If the agreement is finalised within the week, it's likely that business travellers will be able to fly between Japan and Korea by the end of October. Though Japan now permits re-entry for all foreign residents, other aspects of international travel including leisure tourism are still under consideration. As of now, Japan has f...

From left to right, Barbara Burati, Martha S. Borawski and Debbie Wilcox at Pioneer Valley Travel, Inc. in Northampton. (Hoang 'Leon' Nguyen / The Republican) NORTHAMPTON — The DRI-Voyage, as travel agent Martha S. Borawski describes it, is the travel option for people who normally like a cruise but are not getting on a plane — much less a cruise ship — anytime in the foreseeable future due to the risk of coronavirus. “It’s a three-night hotel stay package you can drive to in your own car and I’ve got great deals lined up with hotels and resorts in the northeast,” says Borawski, president of Pioneer Valley Travel in Northampton, of the mini-vacation concept she originated in the midst of the pandemic. She’s been working at the family-owned business for 50 years. The DRI-Voyage is one...