July 2022: In Review
Blog Published on 6 Aug 2022
In Episode 140, Gary and Hannah discussed the top travel talking points in South East Asia & China from the first half of 2022 - and it was our most downloaded episode in July. Also placed among the Top 5 most listened-to podcasts of the month were our interviews with Stephen King, CCO of Cambodia Airports, Sumi Soorian, Executive Director of the Phuket Hotels Association and Liz Ortiguera, CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
Click the links below to listen to our top-rated July 2022 shows - listed in ranking order (for total listens during the month):
- Ep 140: The Top 12 Travel Talking Points in South East Asia & China in 2022 So Far
- Ep 142: The Top 10 South East Asian Travel & Tourism Stories This Week
- Ep 141: Charting Cambodia’s Aviation Recovery, with Stephen King, Cambodia Airports
- Ep 139: Positive Vibes in Phuket One Year After the Phuket Sandbox, with Sumi Soorian of the Phuket Hotels Association
- Ep 143: Assessing Asia Pacific’s Travel Recovery Outlook, with Liz Ortiguera, CEO, PATA
Here are our top 4 July podcast stats:
- The show was downloaded in 59 countries during the month.
- Top 10 listener markets were: Australia, US, UK, Canada, Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Laos and Ireland.
- Just outside the Top 10 were India, Vietnam, Sweden, Spain and Hong Kong.
- 34.45% of listeners tuned in via Apple Podcasts, 15.8% on Spotify, 9.5% on Google Podcasts, 2.7% on CastBox and 2.5% via Podcast Addict.
Latest Episodes Catch up with the pods you may have missed
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26 Jun 2025 • 40m18s
Ep 259: South East Asia's Top 10 Talking Points of 2025 So Far: Travel & Tourism in a New Era of Global Uncertainty
It’s been a pretty unsettling first half of 2025 on a geopolitical level, and the regional outcomes are creeping but still uncertain. Against this backdrop, South East Asian airports have remained busy - but structural and cyclical challenges for travel economies are emerging.
So, what do the events of January-June tell us about the rest of 2025 and into 2026? This week, Gary and Hannah assess the 10 top takeaways in the year so far.
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20 Jun 2025 • 17m26s
Ep 258: Is an ASEAN Tourism Visa South East Asia's Most Pressing Travel Concern?
“Despite referencing the word ‘tourism’ 26 times in its new Vision 2045 plan, ASEAN remains uncomfortable discussing a regional tourism visa. This largely reflects its institutional limitations rather than a lack of ambition.” Over recent months, significant hype has surrounded the possibility of the 10 countries (soon 11) of South East Asia launching a shared visa for tourists. The context is that each country in the region wants to expand tourism to support economic development.
