Shorter Hong Kong quarantine sparks rush to book travel again

Hong Kong’s plan to shorten quarantine sparked a wave of searches on travel websites by residents desperate to fly abroad, even if it means a week of isolation in a hotel room and Covid tests galore upon return.

Hong Kong search traffic on travel-booking website Skyscanner Ltd. soared 43% Monday, when the government said quarantine would be cut to seven days from June 30 for fully vaccinated residents arriving from all but the riskiest virus hotspots. Some of the most popular destinations were mainland China, Japan, the U.S. and U.K., a Skyscanner spokesman said, despite many having strict entry requirements of their own. There’s also a risk of countries falling back into the highest risk categories, which require 21 days quarantine, vaccinated or not.