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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11 Mar 2025 • 38m31s
Ep 243: 12 Things We Often Forget About the Covid Travel Era in South East Asia: Five Years of the Pandemic in Review
Five years ago today, on 11 March 2020, everything changed. The WHO declared a global pandemic, and South East Asia embarked on two years of border closures, lockdowns and quarantine mandates that suffocated international travel. Meanwhile, several potential solutions were proposed (and tested) to revive travel and tourism despite the logistical challenges and governmental restrictions.
On today’s show, Gary and Hannah reassess 12 Covid-era travel and tourism issues that redefined the decade.
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7 Mar 2025 • 33m28s
Ep 242: The Tourism Outlook Between Australia, South East Asia, China & India, with Garrett Tyler-Parker, Tourism Research Australia
“South East Asia is where the excitement is because it is a fast-growing inbound tourism region for Australia.” As we approach the 5th anniversary of the WHO declaring a pandemic on 11 March 2020, it’s a good time to discuss emerging developments in Australia’s visitor economy.
This week, Gary welcomes Garrett Tyler-Parker, Director of Analysis & Insights at Tourism Research Australia, part of the Australian Trade & Investment Commission (AusTrade). We discuss Australia’s Thrive 2030 strategy, which is transitioning from ‘recovery’ to ‘consolidation’ phase, and the variable rates of inbound recovery from key Asian markets.
