Southeast Asia tourism rebounds
Pent-up demand has resulted in tourist traffic to Thailand and Vietnam continuing to rise.
They are showing a significant rise in ground transport bookings, according to Bookaway Group travel trends report.
Bookway Group’s data trends show a positive reaction to streamlining the Thai Pass and the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions in Vietnam, with ground transportation booking rising for both bus and ferry rides.
Travellers are arriving predominantly from the UK, retaining its top spot from 2019 (for both Vietnam and Thailand).
Thailand
For Thailand, the number of tickets sold has climbed every month this year; March volumes were 61% up on February, and April was up 23% on March.
The growth suggests that travellers delayed rather than cancelled their trips.
The report also confirms that island stays are becoming even more popular with in an increase in ferry travel bookings across Bookaway Group’s brands.
So far in 2022, ferries have accounted for over 40% of tickets sold in Thailand.
Vietnam
Meanwhile, Vietnam data trends also show that travellers are embracing travel at different times of the year.
March was ahead of February, with month-on-month increases ever since.
Hanoi – Sapa remains the most booked route, but destinations popular with visitors such as Hue and Da Nang are also seeing significant interest on routes from Hanoi.
Buses remain the most booked service of transportation, but the data also reports that travelers are increasingly choosing trains.
So far this year around one-in-three bookings is rail.
Noam Toister, CEO Bookaway Group said: “Our latest data builds on what we found earlier in the year and confirms that ‘pent-up demand’ is real. As more countries, including Vietnam and Thailand, lift the last remaining Covif restrictions, travelers start to book.”
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