Ep 233: A New Bali Airport, Laos Backpacker Perils & Chinese Aircraft Ready for Take-off: November 2024 in Review

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28 Nov 2024 • 29m21s

“There are a lot of unknowns and hints of nervousness about 2025.” With ASEAN nations weighing up their travel outlooks for the Year of the Snake, November was an eventful month. This week, Gary and Hannah, rewind the month’s top travel takeaways featuring Laos, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, plus investment updates from China - and we round up the region’s latest travel stats.

We tackle the fallout from the fatal backpacker poisonings in Laos, “unsatisfactory tourism performance” in Singapore and the latest on the new North Bali Airport. We delve into Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC’s latest plays to get ASEAN airlines to buy its planes, and an eye-catching collaboration in Hong Kong.

Plus, Etihad announces 5 new route services in South East Asia and Penang opens its airport gates to Chennai. And which destination is hoping charter flights from Poland will help meet its 2024 visitor arrivals target?

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