Tourism growth sluggish in South-east Asia


Source: travelandtourworld.com travelandtourworld.com

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When the world came to a complete stop in March 2020 and tourists disappeared from the ancient stone walkways of Angkor Wat, tour operators in Cambodia were left perplexed. With the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic keeping international tourism in halt, many tour operators thought of ways to keep their tourism and hospitality businesses buoyant. When tourists did not come back by mid-2021, many of them released their workforce with the promise that they would be called back with the resumption of international tourism. However, in spite of the doors reopening for vaccinated travelers last November, the Cambodian tourism...