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The South East Asia Travel Show — 117 episodes

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Thailand's Tourism Tax is Back, Vietnam Targets 50 Million Visitors & Russia Entices South East Asian Tourists

2

Australia Zones-in on ASEAN Tourists, Vietnam Loads Up WeChat & Brunei Wants to Join the "1 Million Tourists Club"

3

As Intra-ASEAN Tourism Competition Intensifies, What Are South East Asia's Major New Battlegrounds?

4

Trip.com's Record Anti-Trust Fine, Singapore Airlines' Topsy-Turvy Financials & AI vs Tour Guides: Start the Weekend with The South East Asia Travel Show

5

The Year So Far in South East Asian Travel & Tourism: 12 Key Themes

6

Speedboat Safety in Vietnam, Scam Centres in Cambodia & Timor Leste & Seaplanes in Thailand: Start the Weekend with The South East Asia Travel Show

7

Vietnam's Airlines Expand at Warp Speed, Bangkok Rides the Mega-Wellness Wave & Durian Tourism Ambassadors in Malaysia: June 2026 in Review

8

Vietnam's Great Airport Race, Cambodia Hedges its China Bets & Robotic Wellness Zen in Singapore: Start the Weekend with The South East Asia Travel Show

9

The South East Asia Travel Show: Live at the 2026 Travel + Leisure Luxury Summit Asia in Bangkok

10

The Vietnam vs Thailand Tourism Rivalry Heats Up, SAF in Retreat & Durian Tourism in Malaysia: Start the Weekend with The South East Asia Travel Show

11

Will El Niño be the Next Major Travel Shock?: Start the Weekend with The South East Asia Travel Show

12

Flight Cuts & Currency Drops, More Indian Tourists Head to Vietnam & Is an ASEAN Jet Fuel Stockpile Realistic?: May 2026 in Review

13

Vietnam's Travel & Tourism Profile is Red Hot in 2026 - So What Happens Next?

14

How Concerned Should We Be About Hantavirus?, ASEAN's Shared Fuel Reserve & AirAsia Floats a Hotel Boat: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

15

Thailand's Newest Tourism Tax, 2 ASEAN Airlines in Global Flight Cuts Top 10 & Baby Shark in Singapore: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

16

Vietnam's Long Thanh Challenges, Thailand's China Tourism Crisis & Fuel Surcharges Go Off-the-Chart in the Philippines: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show - Part 2

17

Thailand & Cambodia Pursue Peace, Myanmar Nears ASEAN Return & Embodied AI Tourism in Malaysia: Start the Week in The South East Asia - Part 1

18

Vietnam's Travel Transformation Accelerates, Chocolate Hills Under Threat in the Philippines & What is the Value of Heritage in Singapore?: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

19

The Philippines' Gloomy Tourism Year Gets Worse, Travel Insurance Mandate in Thailand & Grab's AI Travel Play: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

20

How Have 6 Weeks of War Changed ASEAN's Travel Economies?: Start the Weekend with The South East Asia Travel Show

21

LCC Strategy Shifts, Türkiye & Taiwan in the Spotlight & Vietnam Targets 50 Million Visitors: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

22

ASEAN'S Energy Crisis, Godzilla Heat, Changi in Vietnam & Eurovision Asia: March 2026 in Review

23

Sustainable Aviation & Tourist Entry Taxes in Singapore & Thailand, New Cruise Ports & Robot Dog Tour Guides: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

24

A New Survey Report on the Impacts of War in the Middle East on Travel Businesses in South East Asia

25

Eid Travel Trends, Thailand Merges Tourism & Culture & Vientiane's Electric Pole Superstar: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

26

As the Energy Crisis Impacts Spread Across Asian Travel, Can K-pop Save the World?

27

The Economic Impacts of War in the Middle East for Travel & Tourism Across South East Asia

28

War in Iran & Lebanon Raises New Questions for South East Asian Travel Economies: Pre-Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

29

ASEAN's Air Travel Outlook: Where are the Hotspots & Slow-Motion Markets?: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

30

Asia's Most Connected Country by 2030, Vietnam's Airlines Go Plane Shopping & Thailand's Petrol Station Hotels: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

31

Lunar New Year Segues into Ramadan, Thailand's Koh Samui Bridge & ASEAN Airlines Take Off for Europe: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

32

Stay Up-to-Date with the Dynamic Travel & Tourism Landscapes of South East Asia & Asia Pacific

33

Vietnam's New January Inbound Record, AirFish in Singapore & What Will Elections in Thailand & Japan Mean for Tourism?: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

34

Did ASEAN Surpass 2019 Arrivals in 2025?, New Airlines in Vietnam & Currency Craziness Everywhere: January 2026 in Review

35

ASEAN Launches 2030 Tourism Roadmap, 20 Years of the Singapore Air Show & Bangkok's Major MICE Win: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

36

Nipah Virus Alert, a New Tourism Tax in Indonesia & a Blackpink AI Controversy in Thailand: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

37

Trip.com's Antitrust Troubles, Cambodia & Philippines Go Visa-Free for Chinese Tourists & Singapore's Big BTS Win: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

38

25 for 2025: The South East Asia Travel Show's Year in Review

39

Disneyland Thailand, Chinese Cruising in ASEAN & Vietnam Doubles Arrivals in 9 Years: Start the Week With The South East Asia Travel Show

40

Travel & Tourism in an Age of Uncertainty: 12 Key Themes to Watch in South East Asia & Asia Pacific in 2026

41

The Geopolitics of Travel & Tourism in ASEAN, Asia Pacific & Beyond in the Era of AI

42

Visa-easing Tricks, Tariff Turmoil, Vietnam's Breakout Year & What Happened to the ASEAN Tourism Visa?: 2025 in Review

43

Indonesia's Biometric Airport Corridor, Hotel Taxes in Malaysia & What Happens Next Between China & Japan?: November 2025 in Review

44

Will Indonesia Build a High-Speed Railway to Bali, What is the 'Cosmic Turtle' & When Will Long Thanh Airport Open?: South East Asia's Top Travel Mega-Projects in 2025 in Review

45

Singapore Leads on SAF, Cambodia Visitor Numbers Dive & A Bahrain Base for AirAsia?: The Latest South East Asia Travel News in Review

46

Scam Centre Tourism Impacts, SAF Mandates, Q4 Travel Promotions & Timor Leste Joins ASEAN: October 2025 in Review

47

Chinese Holidaymakers Jet Off, Multiple Muslim Tourism Initiatives & Fiscal Relief for Travel Workers: September + Golden Week in Review

48

From Japan to South East Asia to South America: Confronting the Cumulative Challenges of Tourism, with Joao Romao

49

ASEAN & APAC Still Playing Air Travel Catch-up, Bali Floods Fallout & Koh Samui’s Mega-Bridge: This Week in Review

50

Techo Airport Takes Off, Thai Baht Volatility & Turmoil in Indonesia: This Week in Review

51

Pre-Golden Week Visa-Easing Tricks, Rising Costs of the Thai-Cambodia War & Senior Tour Guides vs Robots: August 2025 in Review

52

More Indonesian Airports, Thai Crypto Tourists & Vietnam's Proposed Superapp: This Week in Review

53

Rethinking Indonesia's Under-achieving Inbound Tourism Sector, with Nur Wulan T

54

Vietnam's Golden Year Continues, THAI Back on the Bourse, India & Philippines Agree "Free-Visas" & Happy 60th Birthday Singapore: This Week in Review

55

War, Tariffs, GDP Revisions & Slowing Visitor Arrivals: July 2025 in Review

56

Deconstructing Thailand's Tourism Landscape in a Turbulent Year for South East Asia, with Bill Barnett, C9 Hotelworks

57

South East Asia's New Low-Cost Carrier Landscape: What's Next for Budget Air Travel?, with Shantanu Gangakhedkar, Frost & Sullivan

58

Rethinking Digital Nomadism & The Future of Borderless Travel, with Milos Pelucha, Destinova

59

South East Asia's Top 10 Talking Points of 2025 So Far: Travel & Tourism in a New Era of Global Uncertainty

60

Is an ASEAN Tourism Visa South East Asia's Most Pressing Travel Concern?

61

Chinese Backpackers, Mountains Clad with Solar Panels, a Giant Lenin Statue & Delightful Almaty: An Epic Overland Journey from Bali to Britain, with Stuart McDonald

62

A 'Resort Airline', An OTA Law Suit, Time for Timor Leste & Blackpink Back in the Area: May 2025 in Review

63

Vietnam is the Hottest Travel Economy in South East Asia: So What Happens Next?, with Dr Nuno Ribeiro, RMIT University HCMC

64

From Seamless Trips to Visa-Free Access & Authentic Experiences to High-Value Tourists: 2025's Top Travel Conference Buzzwords

65

OTAs, AI Agents, GenAI Trip-Planning Tools & Sustainability Regulations - What's Next? With Yang Li, Booking.com

66

From 40,000 to 152 Billion: South East Asia's Top 8 Travel & Tourism Statistical Talking Points

67

Mixed Travel & Tourism Vibes Across South East Asia: April 2025 in Review

68

Macau's Ongoing Quest to Diversify its Casino Tourism Economy, with Glenn McCartney, University of Macau

69

Destinations on Screen: The Top 8 TV + Movie Tourism Talking Points in South East Asia & Asia Pacific

70

China, South East Asia & Asia Pacific Confront the Turmoil of Trump's Tariffs - Part 2

71

The Impact of Trump's Tariffs in ASEAN & Asia Pacific One Week On - Part 1

72

Indonesia's Inbound, Outbound & Domestic Travel Outlook, with Pauline Suharno, ASTINDO

73

Find Out More About The South East Asia Travel Show in 2025

74

Russian Tourists, Chinese Planes & Singapore's Forensic Concert Tourism Planning: March 2025 in Review

75

Taking South East Asia's "Less Bad Travel" Pulse, with Stuart McDonald, Travelfish

76

12 Things We Often Forget About the Covid Travel Era in South East Asia: Five Years of the Pandemic in Review

77

The Tourism Outlook Between Australia, South East Asia, China & India, with Garrett Tyler-Parker, Tourism Research Australia

78

Indonesia's Tourism Budget Bust, Malaysia's New State Airline & the Philippines Goes Michelin: February 2025 in Review

79

Is Vietnam On Track for a Record Tourism Year in 2025?, with Mike Tatarski, Vietnam Weekly

80

Fragmentation is the New Normal: Top 8 Chinese Outbound Tourism Topics to Watch in 2025

81

Using the 5Fs, White Lotus, Lalisa & Soft Power to Reposition Thai Tourism, with Chattan Kunjara, Tourism Authority of Thailand

82

South East Asia's Top 8 Pre-Lunar New Year Travel & Tourism Talking Points: January 2025 in Review

83

South East Asia's Top 8 Travel Mega-Projects in 2025, with James Clark, Future South East Asia

84

South East Asia's 15 Travel & Tourism Hot Topics to Watch in 2025

85

South East Asia's Top 10 Travel & Tourism Stories of 2024: An Eventful 12 Months in Review

86

A New Bali Airport, Laos Backpacker Perils & Chinese Aircraft Ready for Take-off: November 2024 in Review

87

Self-Drive Travel, Flying Taxis, Scam Fears & an Icy Winter Tourism Hotspot: October 2024 in Review

88

Asia is Back on the Global Map!: The Top 8 Travel & Tourism Conference Topics in Fall 2024

89

Deconstructing China's October Golden Week in Asia Pacific & Beyond, with Sienna Parulis-Cook, Dragon Trail International

90

Tourist Taxes, University Tourism & A Hotel Building Ban: September 2024 in Review

91

Tackling Economic Leakage & Sustainability Grandstanding in Tourism, with Ewan Cluckie, Tripseed

92

Stargazing Tourism, a 'Cultural Industrial Hub' & New UNESCO Heritage Sites: August 2024 in Review

93

The Outlook for Muslim Friendly Tourism & Hospitality in Asia Pacific, with Nizran Noordin, Islamic Tourism Centre

94

The 2024 South East Asia Tourism Year (So Far) in Review - Data Free!

95

EV Tours, Cross-Border Trains & New Hotels Popping Up: The Shifting Tourism Landscape in Laos, with Jason Rolan & Benny Kong

96

The Bali Benchmark, TikTok's Travel Sandbox & The Mole in Malaysia: July 2024 in Review

97

Decarbonising Aviation: Is 'Net-Zero Emissions' Achievable - And How?, with Shantanu Gangakhedkar, Frost & Sullivan

98

Reflections on the 1st UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Asia Pacific in Cebu, the Philippines

99

Bangkok-Vientiane by Train and KL-Nairobi by Plane: June 2024 in Review

100

From the Dubai of ASEAN to China's Mega-Percentages: South East Asia's Top 10 Travel Takeaways From H1 2024

101

Reviewing Tourism in Thailand in the First Half of 2024, with Vincent Vichit-Vadakan

102

Is South East Asia's Era of Hotel Rate Growth Now Over?, with Jesper Palmqvist, STR CoStar

103

"From Battambang to Taking the Stage in New York, Sydney & Montreal": The Best Bits From The South East Asia Travel Show in May 2024

104

"Clear Air Turbulence", Thailand's Visa Bonanza, Singapore's Vision 2040 & Vietnam Shades 2019: May 2024 in Review

105

Running Away to the Circus, and Cambodia's Tourism Recovery, with Craig Dodge, Phare

106

Visa Waivers, Extreme Weather, AI Tools & ‘All-Gender Weddings’: Revisiting the 2024 Travel Wishlist

107

"Everyone Wants to Go to Japan": The Best Bits From The South East Asia Travel Show in April 2024

108

The Return of Over-tourism, Chinese Tourists & Thailand’s Tourism Tax: April 2024 in Review

109

The Top 8 Statistical Travel & Tourism Talking Points in South East Asia

110

Building an Airline Sustainability Strategy, with Philip See, Malaysia Aviation Group

111

The Top 8 Travel & Tourism Talking Points in South East Asia in March 2024

112

The Best Bits from The South East Asia Travel Show in March 2024

113

The Eco-Tourism Adventurer of Laos: In Conversation with Inthy Deuansavanh, Inthira Group

114

The Outlook for Travel & Tourism in Indonesia, with Pauline Suharno, ASTINDO

115

The Top 8 Travel & Tourism Talking Points in South East Asia in Q1 2024

116

Assessing South East Asia's Air Travel Recovery 4 Years After the Declaration of a Pandemic, with Brendan Sobie

117

Is China Serious About Attracting More Inbound Tourists & Business Travellers?, with Yereth Jansen