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The South East Asia Travel Show — 111 episodes

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

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

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

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

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