Asia Insight · SEASON 9
Thailand's Struggling Inbound Tourism
Episode 27 · 2020-10-16
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Thailand had relied heavily on foreign tourists, but the coronavirus forced it to close its borders in April, costing many their livelihoods. Some sought out new business opportunities, or continued working for a fraction of their former incomes. Others adjust their workstyle to focus on local customers. Among the compromised tourism industry, a multitude of people now seek new solutions.
28 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. Fighting for Marriage Equality: Taiwan2020-01-10
2. The Twilight of Chinese Coal2020-01-17
3. Leaving It All Behind - Thailand2020-01-24
4. Taiwan's Battle with Fake News2020-01-31
5. Returning from ISIL: Kazakhstan2020-02-14
6. Living Among the Two Koreas2020-02-21
7. A Second Chance in Bangkok's Slums2020-03-06
8. A Mixed Blessing: A World Heritage City in Uzbekistan2020-03-20
9. Japan and the Philippines: Specified Skilled Worker System Year One2020-03-27
10. Beijing's Room of Rage2020-04-10
11. South Korea's Elderly Box Foragers2020-04-24
12. Documenting Home: Myanmar2020-05-08
13. Businesses Struggling with COVID-19 in Shenzhen2020-05-29
14. Coronavirus Crisis: Answering the Call - Thai Monks on the Frontline2020-06-05
15. Sketching a Better Myanmar through Satire2020-06-12
16. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Poverty2020-07-03
17. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Business2020-07-10
18. Battling COVID-19 (3-Part Series): Pandemic and Culture2020-07-17
19. North Borneo's Isolated Stateless2020-07-24
20. Protecting the Elderly from COVID-19: South Korea2020-07-31
21. Guangzhou's Apparel Industry Facing COVID-192020-08-07
22. Wuhan: An App to Survive Post-Corona2020-08-21
23. Vietnam: A Mega-Hospital in Lockdown2020-08-28
24. Deliveries Among COVID-19 in South Korea2020-09-04
25. Making Art from a Pandemic: Wuhan, China2020-09-25
26. Dreaming of a Medal: Mongolia2020-10-09
27. Thailand's Struggling Inbound Tourism2020-10-16
28. The "Made in Hong Kong" Dilemma2020-10-30
29. Spreading Kindness: Online Barter in the Philippines2020-11-13
30. Echoes of Musical Tradition: Mongolia2020-11-27
31. The Unsung Heroes Fighting the Coronavirus: Thailand2020-12-18
32. Entrepreneurs of the Massive Housing Complex: Guizhou, China2020-12-25
