THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN WEEKLY SUMMARY TOURISM 08 NOV 2020 Hannah Pearson INDUSTRY
[email protected] INTRODUCTION As a market highly dependent on both Chinese outbound tourism and the Chinese economy, Southeast Asia is a region which was heavily affected by COVID-19 even in the early months of 2020. With the declaration of a pandemic, as well as the closing of borders and imposition of lockdowns, Southeast Asia’s tourism economy will continue to be impacted for the foreseeable future. View this information online and more on our frequently updated dashboard at: https://www.pearanderson.com/coronavirus/ Sign up to be added to our weekly mailing list, with this report sent out every Sunday: https://insights.pearanderson.com/sea-covid-summary THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY IMPACT SUMMARY Week ending Sunday 8th November 2020 INBOUND TRAVEL OUTBOUND TRAVEL COUNTRY LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS RESTRICTIONS CASES DEATHS Cambodia None Visa restrictions Discouraged 295 0 Indonesia Partial Visa restrictions Restricted 437,716 14,614 Laos None Visa restrictions Discouraged 24 0 Malaysia Partial Visa restrictions Restricted 40,209 286 Myanmar Partial Visa restrictions Discouraged 60,348 1,396 Philippines Partial Visa restrictions Permitted 396,395 7,539 Singapore Partial Visa restrictions Restricted 58,056 28 Thailand None Visa restrictions Flight restriction 3,837 60 Vietnam None Visa restrictions Restricted 1,213 35 Data accurate as of 20:42 (UTC+8) on 08 Nov 2020 Partial lockdown = closure of schools or some non-essential services (e.g.