Is it possible that travel to Southeast Asia could be back up and running – maybe not quite business as usual but certainly close – by next spring?
Many countries in the region, including Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, are on the verge of relaxing restrictions in order to revive tourism this fall.
Predicting anything in recent years has proven to be foolish, and there are already concerns that the re-openings are happening too soon (these countries all have low vaccination rates). But it looks like the region, on a whole, is anxious to begin reviving the economy as they watch others open up around the world.
Most countries are being cautious, opening specific destinations within the country only. Indonesia, for example, is hoping to reopen Bali this month to…