The South East Asia Travel Show
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2023 is a vital year for travel and tourism in South East Asia and Asia Pacific. January was a fascinating kick-start month for the region's visitor economies. China reopened its airport gates, albeit gradually, the Lunar New Year launched the domestic and outbound travel calendar and tourism boards set out their (initial) 2023 visitor forecasts. On today's show, Gary and Hannah review January's Top 10 travel talking points and discuss what they could mean for the 12 months ahead. The journey takes us to 9 countries around the region. En route, we assess the return of Chinese tour groups to 7 ASEAN countries, discuss airport capacity in Vietnam and Thailand and address an administrative bottleneck for the Laos-China train. Plus we talk sales tax refunds in Philippines, tourism villages in Indonesia, sky-high hotel rates in Singapore and two Malaysian Prime Ministers challenged in the courts over an aborted high-speed rail project. Phew!
The Top 12 Travel Talking Points in South East Asia & China in 2022 So Far
Positive Vibes in Phuket One Year After the Phuket Sandbox, with Sumi Soorian of the Phuket Hotels Association
Is Bali Tourism Back on Track? With Simona Chimenti & Melina Caruso of the Bali Hotels Association
Revitalising Greater Mekong Tourism, with Catherine Germier-Hamel of Destination Mekong
22 Travel Wishes for South East Asia in 2022: Revisited!
The Current State of Airlines, Airports & Aviation in ASEAN, with Shukor Yusof
South East Asia Seeks to Build Momentum For A Travel Recovery
Laos Reopens to International Tourists, with Jason Rolan
Deciphering South East Asia’s Hottest Travel Recovery Buzzwords
April Sees South East Asia Get Upbeat About Travel!
Talking All Things Travel & Tourism in Thailand in 2022, with Vincent Vichit-Vadakan
South East Asia Travel & Tourism Braces for Long-Term Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War
Destination Myanmar: Assessing the Impacts of the Past Two Years, with Argus Tuft
Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 8 - Take-off for South East Asia’s New Travel Reality, with Dan Lynn, ZUZU Hospitality
Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 7 - Vietnam Kickstarts a New Tourism Era, with Mike Tatarski, Vietnam Weekly
Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 6 - South East Asia Steps Up The Return of Travel!
Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 5 - Australia Targets ASEAN Markets, with Brent Anderson, Tourism Australia
Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 4 - Pandemic Travel Experiments That Failed
Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 3: A New Era Beckons in Singapore, with Karen Yue, TTG Asia
Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 2: Bali, Indonesia & Beyond with Stuart McDonald, Travelfish
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