THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN WEEKLY SUMMARY TOURISM 18 OCT 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 18th October 2020 INBOUND TRAVEL OUTBOUND TRAVEL COUNTRY LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS RESTRICTIONS CASES DEATHS Cambodia Partial Visa restrictions Discouraged 283 0 Indonesia Partial Visa restrictions Restricted 361,867 12,511 Laos None Visa restrictions Discouraged 23 0 Malaysia Partial Visa restrictions Restricted 20,498 187 Myanmar Partial Visa restrictions Discouraged 34,875 838 Philippines Partial Not permitted Not permitted 356,618 6,652 Singapore Partial Visa restrictions Restricted 57,911 28 Thailand None Visa restrictions Flight restriction 3,686 59 Vietnam None Visa restrictions Restricted 1,126 35 Data accurate as of 20:25 (UTC+8) on 18 Oct 2020 Partial lockdown = closure of schools or some non-essential services (e.g.