After two years of closure, Southeast Asian countries are once again opening their borders to tourists. Anti-Covid measures are lightened considerably with the disappearance of quarantine in several countries.
After two dark years for tourism in the region, the outlook is brightening, with the lifting of health restrictions imposed on travellers. Popular destinations for tourists, Southeast Asian countries closed their doors from February 2020, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. An often painful decision as their savings are linked to this sector of activity.
Cambodia announced on March 17 that it would resume issuing visas on arrival and abandon the tests that had previously been compulsory. Only a vaccination certificate will be necessary, explains VOD. No need to show a negative PCR test carried out seventy-two hours before the flight, nor to be tested on site on arrival. Unvaccinated travelers will have to quarantine for fourteen days.
A very gradual return
The website recalls that Cambodia began to reopen its doors last November, lifting the quarantine for those vaccinated. But it will take time for the number of international travelers to increase again. Admittedly, 7,300 foreign visitors bought tickets for the Angkor site in February, ie 145% more than the previous year. But nothing to do with the 118,933 visitors in February 2020 or the 273,259 in February 2019.
In Vietnam, after tensions between the Ministries of Tourism and Health, disagreeing on the rules to be imposed on tourists, it was finally
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