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Tourism Recovery Summary

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Cambodia
Cambodia
Middle East conflict disrupts over 50 weekly flights from critical Gulf hubs, tourism businesses see cancellations.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Nov 2025

Recovery vs 2019

70%

Nov 2019

602,042

Nov 2025

422,766

Top Travel News

» From Jan-Feb 2026, Angkor Wat ticket revenue falls 30% YoY

» Jan 2026 air passengers see +4% MoM increase, grow to 700k

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Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia evacuates nationals from Iran, repatriates thousands of Umrah pilgrims stranded in the Middle East.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

102%

Dec 2019

1,377,067

Dec 2025

1,405,860

Top Travel News

» Indonesia records over 1 mil int’l arrivals in Jan 2026, +1% YoY and -17% MoM

» Bali sees decrease of around 800 int’l tourists per day due to Middle East conflict, cancellations received

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Laos
Laos
Thailand allows exports to Laos to continue but fuel prices increase significantly.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

86%

Dec 2019

457,579

Dec 2025

392,142

Top Travel News

» Luang Prabang issues further notices around vehicle access in city centre

» Bokeo International Airport officially opens on 6 Mar

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Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia expands travel advisories to Algeria & Tunisia besides Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and UAE.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

131%

Dec 2019

1,991,068

Dec 2025

2,603,390

Top Travel News

» Tourism receipts in 2025 reached RM111 bil, up from 2024’s RM95 bil

» 649 Malaysians still stranded in the Middle East, plans in place for potential evacuation but not actioned yet

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Myanmar
Myanmar
Junta issues an “odd-even” regulation to ration fuel consumption for private vehicles.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

Recovery vs 2019

3%

Jul 2019

330,843

Jul 2020

10,575

Top Travel News

» Junta grants amnesty to 7,300 prisoners convicted of financing or sheltering “terrorist” groups

» Myanmar Airways International cancels flights to Dubai

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Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines implements energy-saving measures as Middle East conflict pushes global fuel prices up.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

81%

Dec 2019

776,798

Dec 2025

625,484

Top Travel News

» Domestic ferry services cancelled and reduced due to increased fuel prices

» Assistance desks for Overseas Filipino Workers in Middle East launched

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Singapore
Singapore
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues advisory to defer travel to the Middle East.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

79%

Dec 2019

1,724,961

Dec 2025

1,363,994

Top Travel News

» Singapore to invest $800 mil SGD into decarbonisation over the next 5 years

» Singapore operates repatriation flights from Muscat, Oman

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Thailand
Thailand
Thailand waives overstay fines, proposes 2,000 THB/day financial aid for foreigners affected by Middle East conflict.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

85%

Dec 2019

3,947,337

Dec 2025

3,370,440

Top Travel News

» 4.8 mil pax travel through Thai airports during Chinese New Year holiday period (13-22 Feb), surpassing 2019 levels

» Thailand welcomes 6.5 mil int’l arrivals in Jan-Feb, -4% YoY, generating 322k THB in revenue, -0.6% YoY

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Vietnam
Vietnam
Ministry of Foreign Affairs directs travel agencies to suspend tours to Middle East.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

Recovery vs 2019

118%

Dec 2019

1,710,168

Dec 2025

2,021,619

Top Travel News

» Jan-Feb 2026 sees 4.7 mil int’l tourists, +18% YoY

» Sun Group appointed to develop civil aviation component of Phan Thiet Airport, worth $145 mil USD

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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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