How Is Tourism's Journey To Recovery?

Hannah Pearson, Founder, Pear Anderson

05-Feb-24 07:45

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Southeast Asian countries have still not seen their tourism numbers recover to 2019 levels, before the Covid-19 pandemic decimated this industry. We check in with Hannah Pearson, the founder of travel market research firm, Pear Anderson, for her insights into how developments like China's visa-free travel agreements and the likelihood of a high-speed rail between KL and Singapore might shape the region's tourism sector.

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Produced by: Shee Yi Rong

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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Categories: travel, economy

Tags: tourism southeast asia, high speed rail kl-singapore, china visa free travel, domestic tourism china,

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