Singapore closes gap with Hong Kong on pricey business trips

City-state overtakes Tokyo, now Asia's 2nd costliest with $515 average daily cost

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Business travelers' average daily expenditures in Singapore totaled about $515 in 2022, according to a recent study. © Reuters

NATSUMI KAWASAKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Asian cities that fully reopened earlier than others after the COVID-19 pandemic saw a rise in business travel expenses, according to a study recently released by British human resources company ECA International.

Singapore -- one of the first to reopen after the pandemic -- is now ranked second in the region, overtaking Tokyo in the 2022 study. The average daily cost of a business trip was $515.

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