Asian businesses suffer Lunar New Year blues over travel curbs


The Nam Wah Kangkar Pulai Lion Dance Troupe wearing face masks and observing SOP while performing a dragon dance at a mall in Johor Baru prior to the MCO that started on Jan 13.

SINGAPORE: From a skyway operator in Australia to a tourist guide on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and a lion dance troupe in Malaysia, Asia's travel industry is hurting as coronavirus curbs keep most people home for the Lunar New Year.

The celebration, which begins on Friday, usually triggers the largest annual migration as people reunite with loved ones or go on holiday, but this year government curbs are spoiling plans, even as many nations roll out vaccines.

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