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- Efforts to attract Chinese tourists to Southeast Asia are falling short, with drops in arrivals to Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam; Thailand's visa exemption offers a temporary boost.
- Numerous hotel developments across Asia include expansions by Amora Group, partnerships in Malaysia and Indonesia, and potential property transformations in Singapore and Australia.
- DigiPlus Interactive Corp. aims to resurrect a $500 million casino resort on Boracay Island, hoping for favorable response from the Marcos administration.
There was yet another article on how efforts to entice Chinese travelers back to Southeast Asian countries are not yielding the expected results, posing a threat to the tourism-dependent economies of some nations. Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodiahave 12% of their foreign visitors from China from January to August. In 2019, it was 27% to Thailand, Nikkei Asia reported. The good news is Thailand's decision to introduce visa exemptions for Chinese tourists from September 25 resulted in a 72.49% increase during the September 25 to October 1 period from the previous week. The shooting of a Chinese visitor in Bangkok who was there under the visa-free program appears to have been a setback. In Cambodia, the proportion of Chinese travelers dropped from 36% to 10%, while Vietnam decreased from 32% to 12%.
Amora Group has a plan to expand its portfolio, starting with four new hotels over the next three to five years in key cities across Australia and Bangkok&nbs
