Vietnamese tourists dressed in traditional Thai costumes visit Wat Arun temple ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Jan 18, 2023. (Reuters file photo)
Travellers are set to come out in fuller force across the Asia-Pacific region this year, though still-high inflation and structural hurdles likely will leave the critical industry still far from pre-Covid levels.
Tourist arrivals across the region should reach about half of their 2019 levels, with a full recovery to pre-pandemic norms pushed back to 2025 or 2026, according to Oxford Economics estimates. That’s a reality check on optimism riding high as outfits like Booking.com celebrate a strong start to 2023, with January the best month for travel reservations since…
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