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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3 Jul 2026 • 22m17s
Ep 310: Vietnam's Airlines Expand at Warp Speed, Bangkok Rides the Mega-Wellness Wave & Durian Tourism Ambassadors in Malaysia: June 2026 in Review
“They are not happy with just Vietnam, just Thailand - now they are going after Australia!” The scale of ambition and speed of commercial aggression shown by Vietnamese airlines is a stand-out feature of 2026, and there is no sign of a slowdown. On our monthly round-up of the top travel and tourism talking points in South East Asia and beyond in June, Gary and Hannah look at how airline strategies are shifting in ASEAN, Asia, Australia and the Middle East East - and the new threads tying them together.
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25 Jun 2026 • 22m48s
Ep 309: Vietnam's Great Airport Race, Cambodia Hedges its China Bets & Robotic Wellness Zen in Singapore
“Robotic lockers and ozone-based water filtration systems.” Gary and Hannah examine recent travel and tourism developments across ASEAN, featuring stops in Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia.
Key topics include Brunei’s largest year-long tourism promotion planned for 2027 (previewed at Travel Meet Asia in Jakarta), mixed signals from airlines AirAsia and AirBornie regarding fares, Vietnam’s military involvement in ensuring Long Thanh International Airport opens before year’s end, Cambodia’s four-month visa-free policy for Chinese tourists, and Singapore’s new wellness megaproject that has begun construction.
