Ep 119: Is South East Asia Ready to Reboot Travel in the Year of the Tiger?

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28 Jan 2022 • 30m25s

South East Asia is preparing for its third successive Lunar New Year holiday – aka Chinese New Year and Tet in Vietnam – to be impacted by the pandemic. Although this year will focus on domestic travel across the region, there is a growing sense that governments are readying to reopen their borders. Quite how quickly that will happen, or at what scale, is still hard to predict - but positivity is in the air.

Today, Gary and Hannah tour vicariously around South East Asia to check out what is and isn’t happening in travel and tourism… and which countries are setting out their next moves. Is the Philippines poised to reopen? Will Singapore scale up its VTLs, and will the borders be open for the return of the Formula 1 Grand Prix? Is Vietnam edging towards welcoming back inbound travellers? Can we expect a similar announcement from Malaysia?

What’s the latest on Thailand’s revival of its ‘Test & Go’ visitor entry scheme? And is Bali concentrating exclusively on hosting the G20 summit?

Let’s hope these hopeful vibes bring positive actions for the region’s travel and tourism landscape in the Year of the Tiger.

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