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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16 Feb 2026 • 16m13s
Ep 286: Lunar New Year Segues into Ramadan, Thailand's Koh Samui Bridge & ASEAN Airlines Take Off for Europe: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show
Where will Chinese tourists head for the longest Spring Festival holiday in history? How will regional travel hold up for the Lunar New Year break? And will the close proximity of the LNY and the Eid holiday seasons influence travel patterns in parts of South East Asia? On our fast-paced Start The Week show, Gary and Hannah stop over in,Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, China, Bahrain, London & Amsterdam in search of the answers to travel’s big questions.
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9 Feb 2026 • 16m46s
Ep 285: Vietnam's New January Inbound Record, AirFish in Singapore & What Will Elections in Thailand & Japan Mean for Tourism?: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show
It’s a BIG week for tourism policy across Asia. On our fast-paced Start The Week show, Gary and Hannah stop over in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan. Elections in Thailand and Japan returned the two interim Prime Ministers with clear mandates. What will this mean for Thailand’s attempts to stem its inbound decline? And will fiscal expansionism further weaken the Japanese Yen? And what about repairing relations between China & Japan and Cambodia & Thailand?
