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How Is Tourism's Journey To Recovery?

Hannah Pearson, Founder, Pear Anderson

05-Feb-24 07:45

How Is Tourism's Journey To Recovery?

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.

Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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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