February 2022: In Review
Blog Published on 7 Mar 2022
February is a short month, but The South East Asia Travel Show still produced 4 new podcasts. We kickstarted our 8-part Two Years of Travel Disruption series, which looks back on the short-, mid- and long-term impacts of the region’s 2-year-long COVID-19 travel shutdown. The first 4 episodes of the series included two interviews, with Bali-based Stuart McDonald, Founder of Travelfish, and Karen Yue, Group Editor of TTG Asia.
Click the links below to listen to our February 2022 shows - listed in ranking order (for total listens during the month):
- Ep 121: Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part II: Bali, Indonesia & Beyond with Stuart McDonald
- Ep 120: Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part I: 15 Temporary & Permanent Changes in Travel
- Ep 122: Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 3: A New Era Beckons in Singapore, with Karen Yue
- Ep 123: Two Years of Travel Disruption, Part 4 - Pandemic Travel Experiments That Failed
Here are our top 4 February podcast stats:
- The show was downloaded in 50 countries during the month.
- February brought our 6th biggest monthly audience since we launched in January 2020.
- Top 10 listener markets were: Australia, UK, US, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Canada, Philippines, Indonesia & Malaysia.
- 40.7% of listeners tuned in via Apple Podcasts, 18.8% on Spotify, 8.9% on Google Podcasts, 3.4% on CastBox & 2.6% via Podcast Addict.
Latest Episodes Catch up with the pods you may have missed
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11 Apr 2024 • 31m26s
Ep 209: Building an Airline Sustainability Strategy, with Philip See, Malaysia Aviation Group
As sustainability targets in aviation gain sharper focus, airlines and governments in South East Asia are racing to implement strategies. These range from sustainable aviation fuel levies to in-house trainings.
With news this week that Malaysia plans to implement a carbon levy, Hannah picks the perfect time to discuss a broad range of issues with Philip See, Group Chief Sustainability Officer & CEO of Loyalty and Travel Solutions, of the Malaysia Aviation Group.
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4 Apr 2024 • 31m26s
Ep 208: The Top 8 Travel & Tourism Talking Points in South East Asia in March 2024
Well, we’ve completed the first quarter of 2024 – where did that go? March was another frenetic month, with plenty of travel and tourism news, statistics, announcements and pronouncements. So where is South East Asia at exactly 2 years after the region began to reopen after the pandemic?
Gary and Hannah discuss March’s Top 8 talking points, with stop-offs in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and China. En route, we analyse potential legislative shifts for Marriage Equality and Casino Gaming in Thailand, Singapore’s World’s Best MICE City campaign and Vietnam’s Q1 arrivals surpassing the same 2019 period.
