May 2022: In Review
Blog Published on 11 Jun 2022
“Our Man in Vientiane” tops the list again! Three times, we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Jason Rolan on The South East Asia Travel Show. Three times, Jason’s on-the-spot insights about travel in Laos have taken the respective month’s No.1 podcast title. November 2020. August 2021. Now May 2022. Congrats to Jason, who topped the Deciphering South East Asia’s Hottest Travel Buzzwords pod, which placed second in May.
Click the links below to listen to our top-rated May 2022 shows - listed in ranking order (for total listens during the month):
- Ep 133: Laos Reopens to International Tourists, with Jason Rolan
- Ep 132: Deciphering South East Asia’s Hottest Travel Recovery Buzzwords
- Ep 134: South East Asia Seeks to Build Momentum For A Travel Recovery
- Ep 130: Talking All Things Travel & Tourism in Thailand in 2022, with Vincent Vichit-Vadakan
Here are our top 4 May podcast stats:
- The show was downloaded in 61 countries during the month.
- Top 10 listener markets were: US, Australia, UK, Thailand, Canada, Singapore, Ireland, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Philippines.
- Just outside the Top 10 were Kenya, New Zealand, Japan, Denmark, UAE and Netherlands.
- 36.4% of listeners tuned in via Apple Podcasts, 19.3% on Spotify, 10.0% on Google Podcasts, 3.1% on CastBox & 2.9% via Overcast.
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.
