Le tourisme sud-est asiatique à l’épreuve du Covid-19

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Tourism is one of the sectors that has suffered the most from the pandemic, especially in Southeast Asia where governments have opted for a sustained restrictive border closure. We first outline the severity of this crisis at the regional, national and local levels, particularly in monofunctional areas dependent on international tourism. We then show that the public and private measures carried out have been ultimately insufficient, despite financial aids and stimulus packages. Although the tourism sector has proven its resilience, notably by encouraging domestic tourism and creating new promotional offers, these strategies did not compensate the collapse of international flows. Reauthorised at the end of 2021, tourists were essentially channeled towards a few islands. We finally consider whether the changes caused by the Covid-19 crisis may have been one-off or long-term, influencing structural evolutions. Indeed, if Covid-19 has been an accelerator of change, challenges remain, particularly in the environmental sphere.