Ep 68: The Current State of Travel in South East Asia and Beyond
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28 Apr 2021 • 35m00sWith the COVID-19 pandemic now in its 14 month, what have we learned and how will those lessons be – or not be – applied in future? This week, Gary and Hannah take on some of the ‘big picture’ talking points in travel and tourism in ASEAN.
The show asks, and tries to answer, 7 critical questions:
- What do travel and tourism mean today, and do we have a different outlook than before the pandemic?
- What have been the biggest changes for the travel industry - which will be temporary, and will any be permanent?
- What has been the most overlooked development so far?
- What have we learned in the first 4 months of 2021, and is the current outlook different than expected at the end of 2020?
- Are travel bubbles relevant any more now that we have vaccines?
- Realistically, what are the expectations for travel and tourism in South East Asia in 2021 - and will there be a noticeable ‘turning point’?
- Looking further ahead, what are the reasons to be optimistic, and what are the pessimistic factors?
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