According to Travelport, as borders begin to reopen across Southeast Asia, increased flight bookings show how excited travellers are to return to the region.
All countries in Southeast Asia, with the exception of Brunei, have started to remove travel restrictions and are reopening their borders to international tourists in the hopes of rejuvenating their tourism industries which have been so badly hit hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Travelport’s booking data shows that international flight bookings to Southeast Asia overall have increased and have showed an upward trajectory in the first quarter of 2022 with the Philippines taking the lead with 42 percent of its international bookings in the first quarter of 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the first three months of 2022, the Philippines and Thailand accounted for over half (51%) of all international flight bookings to the region.
The top five nationalities traveling to Southeast Asia are the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and the Republic of Korea.
