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Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia welcomes 1 mil tourists during Lunar New Year celebrations.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

98%

Dec 2019

712,462

Dec 2024

699,068

Top Travel News

» Cambodia proposes new flight connections with the Philippines

» CTB aims to double/ triple number of Singapore tourists over the next 2-3 years

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Indonesia
Indonesia
Tropical Cyclone Seedling 96S causes adverse weather conditions for Bali, some injuries and flight delays reported.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

90%

Dec 2019

1,377,067

Dec 2024

1,244,371

Top Travel News

» Garuda Indonesia to add 3rd weekly flight on Jakarta-Amsterdam route from 5 Aug-21 Oct

» AirAsia Indonesia removes Denpasar-Adelaide flight from its 2025 schedule; initially set to start on 27 Jun

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Laos
Laos
Luang Prabang set to implement new free public bus service trial from 24 Feb-2 Mar, new traffic regulations coming.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2023

Recovery vs 2019

72%

Dec 2019

457,579

Dec 2023

329,306

Top Travel News

» Huaphan province sees increase of 26 billion LAK in 2024 tourism revenue vs 2023

» Lao PM calls for sustainable tourism development, cross-industry collaboration

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Malaysia
Malaysia
Sarawak formally acquires MASwings from Malaysia Aviation Group, renames airline AirBorneo.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

128%

Dec 2019

1,991,068

Dec 2024

2,552,087

Top Travel News

» AirAsia records 63 mil pax in 2024, AirAsia X 4 mil pax

» Malaysia records RM106 bil tourism expenditure, +43% YoY and +19% vs pre-pandemic levels

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Myanmar
Myanmar
Thailand resolute in cutting power, fuel and internet to 5 Myanmar border areas, crackdown on scam centres continues.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

Recovery vs 2019

3%

Jul 2019

330,843

Jul 2020

10,575

Top Travel News

» Junta temporarily suspends sending of migrant workers to Thailand via official routes

» MAI launches new direct flights Yangon-Penang

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Philippines
Philippines
6.9 mil Filipinos travel overseas in 2024; Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore top destinations.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jan 2025

Recovery vs 2019

79%

Jan 2019

723,390

Jan 2025

574,439

Top Travel News

» Philippines ranked 10th most affected by extreme weather events from 1993-2022 by Germanwatch

» DOT to establish 100 Tourist Rest Areas; 32 TRAs under construction, 16 planned for 2025

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Singapore
Singapore
Singapore records 230 mil travellers in 2024, surpassing pre-pandemic levels; land checkpoints account for 75% of total.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

81%

Dec 2019

1,724,961

Dec 2024

1,390,622

Top Travel News

» STB signs agreement with Garuda Indonesia and Changi Airport to boost Indonesian tourist arrivals

» Singapore’s economy grows 4.4% in 2024, faster than 2023’s 1.8% growth

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Thailand
Thailand
Thailand expects 3.5 mil int’l arrivals in Feb; major markets except China expected to show growth in arrivals.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jan 2025

Recovery vs 2019

100%

Jan 2019

3,718,504

Jan 2025

3,709,102

Top Travel News

» TAT holds LGBTQ+ Travel Trade event to promote Thailand as a leading destination

» New Jurassic World film and The White Lotus TV series expected to boost tourism in Thailand

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Vietnam
Vietnam
HCMC sees $307 mil USD tourism revenue over Tet, +17% YoY, foreign tourists up 17% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jan 2025

Recovery vs 2019

138%

Jan 2019

1,501,766

Jan 2025

2,070,466

Top Travel News

» Vietnam plans to revise 2025 GDP growth target to 8.0%, up from current target of 6.5%-7.0%

» Azur Air to operate direct routes from major Russian cities to Cam Ranh from Mar 2025

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