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Tourism Recovery Summary

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Cambodia
Cambodia
Khmer New Year sees 24 mil tourists travel across Cambodia, +10% YoY.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jan 2025

Recovery vs 2019

95%

Jan 2019

647,206

Jan 2025

611,894

Top Travel News

» 1.5 mil tourists participate in festivities at Wat Phnom, riverside Walk Street area in Phnom Penh

» President Xi visits Cambodia, $1.2 bil USD financing for Funan Techo Canal assured

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Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia’s delegation embarks on tariff negotiations from 16-23 Apr in the US.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

90%

Dec 2019

1,377,067

Dec 2024

1,244,371

Top Travel News

» Indonesia hosts the 37th Joint Commission Meeting of the UN Tourism Commissions

» Russia looking to create transaction mechanisms to allow Russians to pay in Indonesia

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Laos
Laos
Lao Airlines launches inaugural COMAC C909 flight.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

80%

Dec 2019

457,579

Dec 2024

365,032

Top Travel News

» Laos-China Railway serves 480k cross-border pax since operations opened 2 years ago

» Laos-China Railway adds extensions to Pu-er, Nateuy

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Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia welcomes 6.7 mil int’l arrivals from Jan-Feb 2025, +31% YoY and +15% vs pre-pandemic levels.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Recovery vs 2019

128%

Dec 2019

1,991,068

Dec 2024

2,552,087

Top Travel News

» Malaysia and China sign 31 MoUs, including AI, the digital economy, and tourism

» Malaysia Aviation Group records RM54 mil net profit for 2024, -93% YoY

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Myanmar
Myanmar
Malaysian PM reports ceasefire between junta and NUG to be extended to support aid efforts; strikes continue over Thingyan.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

Recovery vs 2019

3%

Jul 2019

330,843

Jul 2020

10,575

Top Travel News

» Yangon Region Tourism Committee reports new investments worth 3.77 bil kyats in hotel sector

» Int’l flights to/ from Mandalay Airport temporarily suspended until further notice

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Philippines
Philippines
Philippine Ports Authority estimates 1.7 mil pax travelling during Holy Week, +3.5% YoY; MIAA records 433k pax.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Feb 2025

Recovery vs 2019

71%

Feb 2019

766,865

Feb 2025

541,008

Top Travel News

» Philippines re-elected as Vice President of the 26th General Assembly of the UN Tourism

» Cebu Pacific records 7 mil pax in Q1 2025, +26% YoY

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Singapore
Singapore
Singapore’s parliament dissolved; 14th General Election set for 3 May.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jan 2025

Recovery vs 2019

101%

Jan 2019

1,624,593

Jan 2025

1,633,471

Top Travel News

» Singapore Tourism Board signs 7 MoUs and 1 collaboration agreement to drive tourism growth

» Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot combined passenger traffic falls 0.8% YoY in Mar 2025

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Thailand
Thailand
Songkran generates 29 bil THB in revenue, +17% YoY; 2.8 mil participate in Bangkok Songkran celebrations.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Jan 2025

Recovery vs 2019

100%

Jan 2019

3,718,504

Jan 2025

3,709,102

Top Travel News

» Finance and commerce ministers to lead delegation to US to negotiate tariffs

» Thailand welcomes 10.7 mil int’l arrivals YTD as of 13 Apr, generating 517 bil THB

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Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam International Travel Mart 2025 attracts 95k visitors, generates $7 mil USD.

Intl Arrivals
Jan 2019 - Feb 2025

Recovery vs 2019

119%

Feb 2019

1,588,161

Feb 2025

1,893,933

Top Travel News

» New gov decree recognises 5 more aircraft types that can be imported, including from China

» President Xi visits Vietnam, rail feasibility studies to be undertaken for Guangxi-Hanoi, Shenzhen-Hai Phong

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