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Will history record that August 2021 was the month when travel returned to government agendas? It was certainly an eventful month in South East Asia as governments recognised that COVID-19 will be endemic, and that they must plan accordingly. Accelerating vaccination rollouts remains a priority, and a big challenge - especially for countries with large populations, such as Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. This week, Gary and Hannah review the 6 top talking points in travel and tourism during August, and bring each one right up to date. Malaysia saw a government fall and a new Prime Minister installed who announced a pilot reopening for vaccinated domestic travellers in Langkawi. Thailand turned its inbound attentions to Bangkok and updated its Phuket Sandbox statistics. Singapore shifted its focus to Vaccinated Travel Lanes, but is fighting more local infections. In the Philippines, a moratorium on casino tourism investment in Boracay was removed, the flag carrier entered Chapter 11 and confusion surrounds the issuance of digital vaccine certificates. And so to beautiful Bali, where more mixed messaging emerged about its 'will it, won't it' reopening plan.
2021: The Year So Far in Thailand, with Vincent Vichit-Vadakan
2021: The Year So Far in Cambodia, with Jacques Guichandut
2021: The Year So Far in Indonesia, with Julia Winterflood
2021:The Year So Far in ASEAN - In Statistics
2021: The Year So Far in Malaysia, with Faeez Fadhlillah
2021: The Year So Far in the Philippines, with Feliz Axalan
2021: The Year So Far in Laos, with Jason Rolan
July in Review: Delta Variant Spreads Across ASEAN & Asia Pacific
2021: The Year So Far in Singapore, with Karen Yue
2021: The Year So Far in Vietnam, with Mike Tatarski
When Will US & Canadian Tourists Return to Asia?, with Ernst Flach
2021: The Year So Far in ASEAN - Top 20 Travel Talking Points
The Current State of Airlines in ASEAN, with Brendan Sobie
June in Review: Delta Variant Derails Tourism Planning
South Korea Emerges As Asia's Most Exciting Travel Market, with Dr Jaeyeon Choe
Preparing Hotels for a New Travel Era, with The Phuket & Bali Hotel Associations
A Roadmap For Tourism Reopening in Cambodia, with Nick Ray
Travel Reopening: Is it Only About Inbound Tourists?
Will Phuket Reopen on 1 July?, with David Luekens
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