Ukraine war risks setting back recovery in South-East Asia's S$500 billion tourism industry


A traveler (left), arrives at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday, March 7, 2022. Indonesia started to allow quarantine-free entry for foreigners traveling to Bali. Visitors from 23 countries, including the US, UK and Australia, can get a visa on arrival as long as they are fully vaccinated and test negative for Covid-19 prior to departure. - Bloomberg

DENPASAR (Bali), March 13 (The Straits Times/ANN): War. Spiralling airfares. Cancelled flights.

So far the recovery that South-East Asia's tourism industry was hoping for in 2022 is shaping up to be anything but.

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