January 2022: In Review
Blog Published on 2 Feb 2022
We kickstarted 2022 by producing 5 new podcasts - including our annual 2-part travel wish list show for South East Asia, and a regional round-up ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. We also interviewed Lombok-based travel filmmaker Josh Edwards.
Click the links below to listen to our January 2022 shows - listed in ranking order:
- Ep 115: 2022: The Current State of Travel & Tourism in South East Asia
- Ep 116: 22 For 2022: A Wishlist for Travel & Tourism in ASEAN - Part I
- Ep 118: 22 for 2022: A Wishlist for Travel & Tourism in ASEAN - Part II
- Ep 117: Producing Travel Shows in Lombok, with Josh Edwards
- Ep 119: Is South East Asia Ready to Reboot Travel in the Year of the Tiger?
Here are our top 4 January podcast stats:
- The show was downloaded in 57 countries during the month.
- January brought our 2nd biggest monthly audience, slightly behind November 2021.
- Top 10 listener markets were: UK, US, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada & Brazil.
- 46.1% of listeners tuned in via Apple Podcasts, 15.8% on Spotify, 7.2% on Google Podcasts, 4.0% Podcast Addict & 2.38% on Pocket Casts.
Latest Episodes Catch up with the pods you may have missed
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4 May 2026 • 18m00s
Ep 302: Thailand's Newest Tourism Tax, 2 ASEAN Airlines in Global Flight Cuts Top 10 & Baby Shark in Singapore: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show
Why is Thailand considering a second tourism tax? Could the Philippines rescind its decision to scrap an outbound air travel fee? Which ASEAN airlines are cutting the most flights from May-July? And is India’s outbound growth story hitting an energy-crunch roadblock? Those are four of the key questions Gary and Hannah ask and answer on our Start the Week show. To kickstart the May holiday week, we head to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Myanmar via India and South Korea to tackle the 6 top regional talking points.
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27 Apr 2026 • 15m31s
Ep 300: Thailand & Cambodia Pursue Peace, Myanmar Nears ASEAN Return & Embodied AI Tourism in Malaysia: Start the Week in The South East Asia - Part 1
Is a rapprochement between Thailand and Cambodia getting closer? Could Myanmar soon return to ASEAN? And how will embodied AI transform the tourism landscape in South East Asia? Those are three of the top questions Gary and Hannah ask and answer in Part 1 of our two-part Start the Week show. To kickstart the lead-up to the May holiday period, we head to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and China to tackle the talking points that matter.
