Ep 114: 2021 in Review: The Good, The Bad & The Delta Variant

This time last year, our 2020 in Review show described it as “12 months that no-one will ever forget.” We could say exactly the same for 2021. Long periods of lockdown throughout South East Asia, stop-start domestic travel, governments moving forwards and backwards and strict border policies in place.

There were a few bright spots, but not as many as hoped for, or perhaps expected.

So, for the 2021 in Review show Gary and Hannah created a list of 10 events and developments that will always remind us of this year, plus 4 more that bubbled just beneath.

The only spoiler alert is in the headline of this podcast - so, please take a listen and let us know your thoughts and comments on our selection of the 10 definitive impacts on travel and tourism in South East Asia in 2021.

Roll on 2022!

The following podcasts were mentioned in the show:

• Ep 47: 2020: Looking Back On The Year That Changed Travel Forever
• Ep 63: Travel Bubbles Are Back! Or Are They?
• Ep 78: Preparing Hotels for a New Travel Era, with The Phuket & Bali Hotel Associations
• Ep 80: June in Review: Delta Variant Derails Tourism Planning
• Ep 86: July in Review: Delta Variant Spreads Across ASEAN & Asia Pacific