Southeast Asia needs Chinese travellers for its post-pandemic economic recovery but staying open to China is a huge gamble with equally big returns, says business writer Raini Hamdi.
, the global tourism industry must now deal with the headaches of having its wish come true.
But this is not an East and West divide: Japan was among the first countries to announce a negative PDT requirement; Morocco makes history by being the first country to ban all arrivals from China.What it is, is a huge economic and political gamble. Southeast Asia needs Chinese travellers desperately for itsCountries are expecting a gradual increase in China tourists after China lifted border measures.
By 2020, all received only a fraction of what they used to get in 2019: Thailand, just 1.2 million in 2020 down from 11 million in 2019; Vietnam 900,000 down from 5.8 million and Singapore, 357,000 down from 3.6 million pre-pandemic.this year. A Singapore Tourism Board spokesperson said forecast figures are not available currently.
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