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Tourism Recovery Summary

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Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia attracts 1.01 mil int'l tourists in Q1 2026, -45% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

56%

Dec 2019

712,462

Dec 2025

396,911

Top Travel News

» From Jan-Apr 2026 Cambodia's aviation sector handles 2.4 mil pax (-4% YoY)

» Cambodia and Hainan province sign MoU focusing on enhancing direct flights, packages for the Chinese market

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Indonesia
Indonesia
IDR drops to 17.6k IDR per USD, surpassing the 16.8k IDR low recorded during the 1998 monetary crisis.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Mar 2026

Recovery vs 2019

83%

Mar 2019

1,311,911

Mar 2026

1,088,166

Top Travel News

» Klook, Garuda Indonesia, and InJourney sign MoU to offer integrated travel experiences

» Bali collects 369 bil IDR in 2025 from the Bali Tourism Tax Levy, up from 2024's 318 bil IDR

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Laos
Laos
Flights to Laos from China decline by 20% vs March filings.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Mar 2026

Recovery vs 2019

116%

Mar 2019

393,497

Mar 2026

456,840

Top Travel News

» Ministry of Culture and Tourism aims to improve tourism accounting and statistics systems

» Vietnam breaks ground on $910 mil USD, 60km expressway linking Vinh to Thanh Thuy on the Laos border

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Malaysia
Malaysia
China-based airlines reduce flights to Malaysia by 25% from 1 May-30 Jun.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Mar 2026

Recovery vs 2019

88%

Mar 2019

2,334,613

Mar 2026

2,052,600

Top Travel News

» Malaysia gears up for school holidays; record train tickets sold, 3.3 mil vehicles expected on peak days

» Capital A lifted from financially distressed status on 20 May after 4 years

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Myanmar
Myanmar
Myanmar sees 360k int'l visitors from Jan-Apr 2026, up from the same period YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

Recovery vs 2019

3%

Jul 2019

330,843

Jul 2020

10,575

Top Travel News

» International Travel Expo to be held from 13-14 Jun to attract more international travellers

» MAI to add extra weekly flight from Yangon-Penang from 27 Jun 2026

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Philippines
Philippines
Cebu Pacific to resume Dubai flights from 2 Jul, with 4 flights per week.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Apr 2026

Recovery vs 2019

70%

Apr 2019

662,987

Apr 2026

466,769

Top Travel News

» Gov. repatriates over 9.7k Filipinos from Middle East following Middle East conflict

» Megaworld plans to add 6 hotels with nearly 2k rooms by 2029

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Singapore
Singapore
Singapore records 1.3 mil visitors in Apr, -5% YoY, incl. 934k overnight visitors, -8% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Mar 2026

Recovery vs 2019

91%

Mar 2019

1,564,664

Mar 2026

1,427,780

Top Travel News

» Final report concludes that SQ321 flight weather radar likely failed to detect the severe May 2024 turbulence

» OpenAI to invest $300 mil to build up the applied artificial intelligence sector in Singapore

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Thailand
Thailand
Thailand revokes 60-day visa-free for 93 countries, reverts to 30-day scheme for 54 countries, 15-day for 3 countries.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Apr 2026

Recovery vs 2019

74%

Apr 2019

3,195,006

Apr 2026

2,368,895

Top Travel News

» Cabinet approves "Thais Helping Thais Plus" co-payment scheme with a total budget of 175 bil THB

» 200+ Chinese charter flights cancelled due to fuel price hike; 70 mil THB from Thailand Summer Blast campaign unused

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Vietnam
Vietnam
Da Nang launches construction of $57 mil USD expansion of its T2 terminal.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Apr 2026

Recovery vs 2019

138%

Apr 2019

1,468,766

Apr 2026

2,031,519

Top Travel News

» Hanoi plans to construct second int'l airport under 100-year master plan

» Chinese carriers cut flights, impacting both inbound and also outbound tours

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The first 5 years of the 2020s in the Southeast Asia travel industry was dominated by COVID-19 and the industry’s subsequent recovery; the next 5 years will be one of flux, with uncertainty triggered by geopolitics, climate and technology.

This report was started in February 2020, as the travel industry in Southeast Asia was hit hard by COVID-19, with border restrictions and lockdowns stretching into 2022.

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