South East Asia's Top 10 Travel & Tourism Stories of 2024: An Eventful 12 Months in Review

Visa-Free Travel Between South East Asia & China. Tourism Taxes. The Politics of Taylornomics. ASEAN's Most Expansive High-Speed Rail System. Singapore Vision 2040. And, The Quest For Post-Covid Recovery Continues. 

It's time for our annual 2024 review. As we complete the 2nd full calendar year of travel and tourism in SEA since the pandemic – it's been a highly eventful 12 months. This week, Gary and Hannah discuss the Top 10 travel and tourism talking points in South East Asia in 2024 - and their implications for 2025… and beyond. Amid discussions about tourism politics and economics, national branding and soft power, demographics, technology and strategy development, we end the show with the region's most positively uplifting societal story of the year. Hats off to… Thailand!