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Tourism Recovery Summary

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Cambodia
Cambodia
Report estimates Cambodia’s tourism receipts in H2 2025 fall by $650 mil-$1.25 bil USD.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Aug 2025

Recovery vs 2019

65%

Aug 2019

519,502

Aug 2025

338,351

Top Travel News

» Cambodia sees 7 mil air passengers in 2025, +12% YoY

» Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia urges Cambodia to crackdown on scam centres

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Indonesia
Indonesia
Chartered ATR 42-500 crashes in South Sulawesi province with 11 on board; search and rescue still ongoing.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Sep 2025

Recovery vs 2019

100%

Sep 2019

1,388,719

Sep 2025

1,394,910

Top Travel News

» Indonesia records 14 mil int’l tourists from Jan-Nov 2025, +10% YoY

» Domestic trips from Jan-Nov 2025 reach 1.09 bil, beats FY 2025 target of 1.08 bil

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Laos
Laos
Laos sees 4.6 mil int’l tourists in 2025, +11% YoY, surpasses 2024 target of 4.3 mil.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Sep 2025

Recovery vs 2019

85%

Sep 2019

362,005

Sep 2025

306,876

Top Travel News

» Luang Prabang warns operator and tour guides that they must take responsibility for their staff and clients’ behaviour

» Sichuan Airlines to start Chengdu-Vientiane route on 22 Mar

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Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia records 38.3 mil int’l arrivals (including excursionists) from Jan-Nov 2025, +12% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Aug 2025

Recovery vs 2019

95%

Aug 2019

2,415,097

Aug 2025

2,302,065

Top Travel News

» All AirAsia-branded airlines now consolidated into “AirAsia Group”

» Government to offer free Safety Induction for Tourism Industry training for 10k tourism workers

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Myanmar
Myanmar
Junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party wins enough seats to form a government with military appointees.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

Recovery vs 2019

3%

Jul 2019

330,843

Jul 2020

10,575

Top Travel News

» More than 250k tourists visit Bagan over New Year period from 1-4 Jan

» US to suspend processing of immigrant visa applications from 75 countries, including TH, KH, LA and MM

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Philippines
Philippines
Visa-free access for up to 14 days announced for Chinese nationals, to be implemented from 16 Jun.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Sep 2025

Recovery vs 2019

56%

Sep 2019

606,553

Sep 2025

338,061

Top Travel News

» Cebu Pacific records highest-ever passenger traffic in Dec 2025, 2.7 mil, +5.1% YoY

» 6.3 mil Filipinos travel outbound from Jan-Oct 2025, +12% YoY

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Singapore
Singapore
Singapore to hold highest number of BTS concerts in SE Asia in new world tour.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Sep 2025

Recovery vs 2019

86%

Sep 2019

1,463,543

Sep 2025

1,254,344

Top Travel News

» SIA report combined pax carriage in Dec 2025 was 3.8 mil, +5% YoY, new monthly record

» SIA and Air India sign cooperation framework agreement subject to regulatory approval

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Thailand
Thailand
TAT outlines “Thailand Tourism Next” strategy, aims to generate 3 trillion THB in tourism revenue in 2026.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Oct 2025

Recovery vs 2019

84%

Oct 2019

3,074,099

Oct 2025

2,573,743

Top Travel News

» Thailand breaks 1 mil int’l arrivals mark in first 11 days of 2026, generating 55 bil in tourism revenue

» Crane falls onto moving train, killing 30 and injuring 66

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Vietnam
Vietnam
New airline, Crystal Bay Airlines, officially established; to be headquartered in Nha Trang.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Oct 2025

Recovery vs 2019

107%

Oct 2019

1,618,337

Oct 2025

1,732,942

Top Travel News

» On-time flight performance falls in 2025 to 65.8%, down 7.5 percentage points from 2024

» All 1k slots for 2026 and 2027 seasons for Son Doong Cave expedition tours are already fully booked

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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.

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