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Episode Synopsis
It's been a whirlwind few months since Covid hit early this year. Six months on, the Asia-Pacific region seems to be operating in a two-speed recovery mode as countries deal with the pandemic, presenting challenges to travel re-starting in many destinations.Hannah Pearson, director of Southeast Asian travel consultancy Pear Anderson, shares her observations of developments in the region and how Covid has hit event and travel planners.Quotes From Episode"It's been a complete shift. You know I've been someone who used to be out... on sales calls every day, meeting people and so from going (from) that to just being at home, trying to arrange video conference calls, it was a real shock.""I think we're going to see more mono destinations as well with people feeling safer in a way, to just limit their exposure to lots of destinations by staying in one, whereas before in the Southeast Asian market they tend to like to visit multiple destinations within one trip."And I think people are going to become a lot more last-minute. The Southeast Asian market anyhow is already a last-minute market. So it becoming even more last-minute is quite a frightening prospect I'm sure for corporate travel planners because these are not easy things to put on... they're going to be looking for flexibility. -Hannah PearsonDon’t miss:1:40 - How Hannah landed in Kuala Lumpur to head her own agency.8:32 - The pandemic's impact on her business14:57 - How many border restrictions seem to be chiefly motivated by politics 17:43 - How Asia perceives travel safety to Australia and New Zealand 21:15 - Using a hologram in an event24: 11 - Trends for group travel vs FIT25:45 - Digital needs for Muslim TravelersResources or Links Mentioned:Pear Anderson coronavirus travel impact dashboard: https://www.pearanderson.com/coronavirus/Sign up for Hannah's weekly SEA travel reports: https://insights.pearanderson.com/sea-covid-summaryThe South East Asia Travel Show: https://www.theseasiatravelshow.com/UNWTO dashboard: https://www.unwto.org/unwto-tourism-dashboardSojern travel data dashboard (Asia-Pacific): https://www.sojern.com/covid-19-insights-apac/#reportForwardKeys global recovery dashboard: https://forwardkeys.com/global-recovery-dashboard-with-powerbi/Connect with Hannah:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahfpearson/Connect with Upon Arrival: Email: [email protected] you enjoyed this episode and it helped you in any way, please let me know. Hit the subscribe button and leave me a rating and review/comment. Also please share the episode so we can reach more people!
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