Ep 280: 25 for 2025: The South East Asia Travel Show's Year in Review
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14 Jan 2026 • 9m50sIn 2025, The South East Asia Travel Show was downloaded in more countries than ever before. Listeners logged in across the globe, from Albania to Liberia and Micronesia to Venezuela. But which were our Top 20 listener markets in 2025? During the year, we produced 43 editions of the show, but which were the 5 most-downloaded shows? And which country is the subject of 2 of our Top 5 shows, and what does that tell us about the direction of travel through 2025 and into 2026? Join Hannah and Gary on a whistle-stop rewind tour through the key topics and themes that we covered last year. We also discuss why 2025 was a Year of Recalibration, Realignment and Readjustment and, ultimately, a Year of Unanswered Questions.
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