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Tourism Recovery Summary

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Cambodia
Cambodia
APSARA National Authority (ANA) enhances Angkor site by developing new temple circuits, information facilities.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Nov 2025

Recovery vs 2019

70%

Nov 2019

602,042

Nov 2025

422,766

Top Travel News

» Cambodia overtakes Taiwan to become Vietnam’s third-largest source of int’l visitors for first time in Jan 2026

» Sky Angkor Airlines launches direct flight Sihanoukville- Xiamen

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Indonesia
Indonesia
Pertamina to divest its 38 non-core subsidiaries including hospital, aviation, hotel, and insurance.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

102%

Dec 2019

1,377,067

Dec 2025

1,405,860

Top Travel News

» Indonesia looks to bid to host 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup

» Ministries of Tourism, Finance and Transportation to coordinate to address the high cost of domestic airfares

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Laos
Laos
Luang Prabang clamps down on tour vans using main central route to reduce congestion.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

86%

Dec 2019

457,579

Dec 2025

392,142

Top Travel News

» Laos targets 5-6 mil int’l tourists in 2026, 2 mil of whom Chinese

» Construction of 6th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge set to start in 2029

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Malaysia
Malaysia
AirAsia X to launch Kuala Lumpur-London Gatwick flight via Bahrain hub from 5 Jun.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

131%

Dec 2019

1,991,068

Dec 2025

2,603,390

Top Travel News

» Malaysia’s economy grows by 5.2% in 2025, exceeding forecasts

» 10k Malaysians expected to visit Thailand for Chinese New Year, drop vs 2024

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Myanmar
Myanmar
More than 100k visitors per day have been entering ancient cultural zone of Bagan since 12 Feb.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

Recovery vs 2019

3%

Jul 2019

330,843

Jul 2020

10,575

Top Travel News

» Ngwetaung Beach in Ayeyawady Region sees 29.8k domestic visitors in Jan 2026, up from Dec 2025

» Private banks restricting daily cash withdrawals over the past 2 weeks

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Philippines
Philippines
President approves 21 bills as part of priority measures, including abolition of outbound travel tax.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

81%

Dec 2019

776,798

Dec 2025

625,484

Top Travel News

» Only 15% of Philippine properties listed on Agoda’s website accredited with the DOT

» Department of Transportation looking to launch direct flights between Manila and Tel Aviv in 2026

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Singapore
Singapore
Singapore’s economy forecasted to grow by 2%-4% in 2026, up from previous forecast of 1-3%.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

79%

Dec 2019

1,724,961

Dec 2025

1,363,994

Top Travel News

» Tourist crowds stabilise at NUS and NTU after measures introduced in 2025

» Gojek and Ryde to raise their respective platform fees from Feb

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Thailand
Thailand
Bhumjaithai Party wins general election, to form coalition with Pheu Thai Party and other smaller parties.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

85%

Dec 2019

3,947,337

Dec 2025

3,370,440

Top Travel News

» Gov’t proposes plans to revamp visa policies; Tourism Ministry considers cutting visa-free stay from 60 to 30 days

» TAT launches Tourism Product Highlight 2026 roadmap, highlights high-value, experienced-based travel

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Vietnam
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhat Int’l Airport records highest-ever daily volume of 164k pax and 1,062 scheduled flights on 13 Feb

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

118%

Dec 2019

1,710,168

Dec 2025

2,021,619

Top Travel News

» VNA announce launch of first non-stop route Hanoi- Amsterdam, starting Jun 2026

» Vietnam proposes 2-phase plan to establish continuous high-speed corridor between HCMC and Phnom Penh

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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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