South-East Asia's tourism industry begins uneven recovery


In the Philippines, vaccinated travellers have to only perform a rapid antigen test upon arrival. - AP

MANILA (Reuters):Two years after tourism in South-east Asia ground to a halt, travellers are getting back on planes as entry and Covid-19 quarantine rules are lifted in the region, but a full recovery will be slow and some long-time hotspots are falling out of favour.

International airline bookings to South-East Asia reached 38% of pre-pandemic levels by late March, according to travel firm ForwardKeys. They were at less than 10% of 2019 levels at the start of the year.

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