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Tourism Recovery Summary

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Cambodia
Cambodia
1.96 mil air pax reported in Q1 2025, +19% YoY; SSCA projects 7.5 mil pax in 2025, +20% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Feb 2025

Recovery vs 2019

109%

Feb 2019

597,483

Feb 2025

652,091

Top Travel News

» 30.5k Chinese tourists visit Angkor Archaeological Park in Q1 2025, +38% YoY

» Kampot Int’l Tourist Port inaugurated on 21 Apr

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Indonesia
Indonesia
Tourism Ministry and UN Tourism launch “Tourism Doing Business: Investing in Indonesia” guide.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

90%

Dec 2019

1,377,067

Dec 2024

1,244,371

Top Travel News

» Jetstar to launch direct flight Gold Coast-Bali from 1 Aug, 3 times per week

» Finance Minister says government has set 5.2% target for economic growth for Indonesia in 2025

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Laos
Laos
Luang Prabang records 1.2 mil visitors in Q1 2025, +162% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

80%

Dec 2019

457,579

Dec 2024

365,032

Top Travel News

» Morning train from Vientiane-Udon Thani to be discontinued from 1 May

» New concession agreement signed for protected forest on Don Khone to build natural tourist site

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Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia and China sign MoU to extend visa-free access for 5 more years, extend stays to 90 days.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Feb 2025

Recovery vs 2019

86%

Feb 2019

2,165,933

Feb 2025

1,853,122

Top Travel News

» Tourism Malaysia targets 45 mil visitors to boost Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign

» MAG warn that operating costs could increase by 25% due to supply chain issues and US tariffs

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Myanmar
Myanmar
MAI to reinstate int’l flights from Mandalay from 1 May, connecting to Bangkok and Chiang Mai.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

Recovery vs 2019

3%

Jul 2019

330,843

Jul 2020

10,575

Top Travel News

» Tourist e-visa online applications re-open on 22 Apr

» As of 20 Apr, 3,735 people died, 5,108 were injured and 120 missing due to earthquake on 28 Mar

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Philippines
Philippines
President authorises issuance of Digital Nomad Visas; implementation guidelines expected within 30 days.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025

Recovery vs 2019

68%

Mar 2019

714,309

Mar 2025

486,171

Top Travel News

» DOT records 1.6 mil Filipinos travelling outbound in Q1 2025, +7% YoY

» Boracay breaches its carrying capacity once again during Holy Week holidays

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Singapore
Singapore
Singapore records 4.3 mil int’l tourist arrivals in Q1 2025, +0.1% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025

Recovery vs 2019

83%

Mar 2019

1,564,664

Mar 2025

1,296,596

Top Travel News

» Changi Airport records 17 mil pax in Q1 2025, +4.3% YoY and +4.8% vs pre-pandemic

» SIA partners with OpenAI to develop AI solutions for customers, staff and operational efficiency

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Thailand
Thailand
Tourism Ministry downgrades tourism revenue forecast from 3.5 to 3 trillion THB, asks TAT to rethink H2 marketing plan.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025

Recovery vs 2019

78%

Mar 2019

3,473,088

Mar 2025

2,720,457

Top Travel News

» Domestic tourism subsidy scheme to be delayed by one month

» Atta asks gov’t to allocate 300 mil THB to subsidise 1k charter flights from secondary Chinese cities

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Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam’s aviation sector transports 21 mil pax in Q1 2025, +9% YoY, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025

Recovery vs 2019

146%

Mar 2019

1,410,187

Mar 2025

2,054,309

Top Travel News

» Vietjet sees flight delays and cancellations without prior notice after move to HCMC’s new T3

» COMAC starts services in Vietnam under wet lease to Vietjet

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