FILE PHOTO: A view of a meeting room outfitted with airtight glass panels at short-stay facility, a complex of hotel rooms and meeting halls near the airport which will welcome business “bubble” travellers from March, as part of the city-state’s effort to resume international meetings and conferences amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Singapore February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
SINGAPORE — Singapore has launched a travel “bubble” business hotel that allows executives to do face-to-face meetings without a risk of exposure to the coronavirus, in one of the world’s first such facilities. The hotel has meeting rooms outfitted with airtight glass panels to reduce the risk of transmission and even has a special compartment with an ultraviolet light to sanitize documents so they can be shared between participants.Some of its first guests have come from France, Germany, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.
“Given that we have operations in Singapore, I need to be able to travel to conduct face-to-face meetings with the team based in Singapore, as well as process some paperwork,” said Olivier Leroux, who was among the first guests when he checked in on Monday after his flight from France.