Travel almost back to pre-SARS levels.

• Position: Business Travel - Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Abacus International, Asia's largest travel and airline ticket reservation company, said travel demand in the region should return to pre-SARS levels by July as the virus is contained and cheaper tickets attract travellers.

Bookings in Singapore and Hong Kong, two of the cities worst-affected by the SARS virus, have "more or less returned to normal", Abacus chief executive Don Birch said. "The SARS recovery has started, is established and we should get there in July," he said. An increase in...