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Tourism Recovery Summary

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Quick Links • Cambodia • Indonesia • Laos • Malaysia • Myanmar • Philippines • Singapore • Thailand • Vietnam
Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia welcomes 5.37 mil int’l visitors from Jan-Oct 2024, +22% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Sep 2024

Recovery vs 2019

112%

Sep 2019

453,909

Sep 2024

509,474

Top Travel News

» Angkor Archaeological Park sees 900k int’l tourists from Jan-Nov 2024, +28% YoY

» Cambodia Travel Match to be held mid-Dec, expected to boost int’l tourism into country

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Indonesia
Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia planning to procure 15-20 new planes in 2025, add 4 new aircraft by end Jan 2025.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Oct 2024

Recovery vs 2019

89%

Oct 2019

1,346,434

Oct 2024

1,193,867

Top Travel News

» President asks the cabinet to keep aviation industry in good shape amidst 10% airfare cut

» Reog Ponorogo performing art added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

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Laos
Laos
Laos-China Railway carries 43 mil pax since opening in 2021, 740k of those within Laos.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2023

Recovery vs 2019

72%

Dec 2019

457,579

Dec 2023

329,306

Top Travel News

» Tourism ADB project, Nam Ngum Reservoir 1 in Vientiane province, completed

» Lao Airlines celebrates its 35th anniversary

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Malaysia
Malaysia
Over 236k people impacted by flooding, said to be worst since 2014-2015 monsoon season.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Sep 2024

Recovery vs 2019

96%

Sep 2019

1,997,093

Sep 2024

1,926,651

Top Travel News

» Malaysia’s “Breakfast Culture” added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

» AirAsia to offer 27k fixed one-way tickets to Sabah and Sarawak for CNY

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Myanmar
Myanmar
Thingyan added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

Recovery vs 2019

3%

Jul 2019

330,843

Jul 2020

10,575

Top Travel News

» Union of Myanmar Travel Association expects more people to travel YoY during New Year period

» Junta is said to be looking into restarting some of its Chinese-funded megaprojects

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Philippines
Philippines
Full implementation of e-visas for Indian travellers launched.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Nov 2024

Recovery vs 2019

69%

Nov 2019

684,063

Nov 2024

471,835

Top Travel News

» Philippines welcomes 5.4 million tourists from Jan-Nov 2024, +9.5% YoY

» Israel and Philippines look to partner further in tourism

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Singapore
Singapore
Transport Minister confident that Changi’s passenger traffic in 2025 will exceed 2019 levels.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Oct 2024

Recovery vs 2019

86%

Oct 2019

1,530,479

Oct 2024

1,314,473

Top Travel News

» Hilton finds Singaporean tourists prefer China for their year-end holidays

» Singapore to host 8th Inter Airport Southeast Asia from 25-27 Mar 2025

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Thailand
Thailand
Euromonitor names Bangkok world’s most-visited city in 2024 with 32.4 mil int’l tourists, +30% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Sep 2024

Recovery vs 2019

87%

Sep 2019

2,902,731

Sep 2024

2,521,005

Top Travel News

» Thai Pilots Association oppose decision to allow foreign pilots to fly domestic routes via wet lease

» Total tourism revenue during year-end holiday expected to reach 62 bil THB, +23% YoY

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Vietnam
Vietnam
Ministry of Transport announces raft of new measures to support airlines.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Oct 2024

Recovery vs 2019

88%

Oct 2019

1,618,337

Oct 2024

1,419,833

Top Travel News

» Vietnam welcomes 15.8 mil int’l arrivals from Jan-Nov 2024, +41% YoY

» HCMC sees 44 mil int’l tourists from Jan-Nov, Hanoi 25 mil

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