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Cambodia

Phnom Penh sees 4.9 mil visitors for Water Festival; 6.8k foreigners witness boat race from special tourist pavilion.

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» Cambodia e-Arrival system to be launched at Preah Sihanouk and Phnom Penh Int’l Airports

» Angkor Park welcomes 700k int’l visitors in Jan-Nov, +211% YoY, gaining $32.54 mil USD from ticket sales

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Indonesia

Transport Ministry forecasts 107.6 mil domestic movements during year-end holiday; Tourism Minister expects 200 mil.

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» World Bank to fund extra $3 mil USD to sustain Indonesia’s Tourism Awareness Campaign in 2024

» 2023 Aquabike Jetski World Championship at Lake Toba sees nearly 100k spectators

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Laos

Laos-China Railway seen by Thailand as key strategy to attract Chinese travellers via its land borders with Laos.

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Outbound Travel

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7 Day Rolling Ave

Fully Vaccinated

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» Second Amari property set to open in Laos in Vientiane in 2024

» New Tourist Information Center in Vientiane opens on 17 Nov

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Malaysia

China announces 15-day visa-free entry for Malaysians; Malaysia announces 30-day visa-free entry for Chinese, Indians.

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7 Day Rolling Ave

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» SKS Airways confirms CEO’s resignation; affirms flight suspension only due to monsoon season

» Sabah sets 2.8 mil tourist target for 2024, Sarawak 4 mil

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Myanmar

Operation 1027 continues its push, triggers Chinese military live drills on Chinese side of border with Myanmar.

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7 Day Rolling Ave

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» India advises its nationals against non-essential travel to Myanmar

» Almost 2 million visit Bagan from Jan-Oct 2023,

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Philippines

DFA suspends the e-Visa system for Chinese nationals 3 months after pilot started; no reason was cited.

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Outbound Travel

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7 Day Rolling Ave

Fully Vaccinated

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» Philippines welcomes 4.83 mil int’l arrivals as of 27 Nov, surpassing gov’t 2023 target

» CAB records 14.53 mil int’l passengers in Jan-Sep, surpassing 2022 whole-year total of 9.83 mil

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Singapore

Changi Airport records 5.12 mil passengers in Oct, 90.7% of pre-COVID levels and highest since the pandemic.

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7 Day Rolling Ave

Fully Vaccinated

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» EIU names Singapore as most expensive city in 2023

» Changi trials AI system to read images from X-ray for cabin baggage; to cut processing time by 50%

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Thailand

Songkran 2024 to be expanded to a whole month of events held nationwide, expected to generate 35 bil THB.

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Outbound Travel

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7 Day Rolling Ave

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» UTCC expects Loy Krathong spending to reach 10 bil THB, +3.3% YoY and highest in 8 years

» Chinese carriers return ~40% of flight slots for Dec-Jan; TAT downgrades Chinese 2023 forecast arrivals

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Vietnam

Vietnam receives 11 mil international visitors from Jan-Nov, 1.2 million in Nov 2023.

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7 Day Rolling Ave

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» Construction of Dien Bien Airport finishes, opens 2 Dec

» Vietnam #2 preferred destination for Koreans, #9 for Australians

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