Asian tourists are only expected to resume international travel at pre-pandemic levels gradually, by 2024, the new chief executive of online travel agency Agoda said late on Monday. The Asia-focused company expects tourists from Asian countries, excluding China, will take about six months after respective COVID-19 restrictions are lifted to travel confidently, said Omri Morgenstern, who took the helm at Agoda in July. FILE PHOTO: Locals and tourists watch a sunset from Phuket Island's Phromthep Cape, Thailand, April 9, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha "Korea opened up two months ago … but numbers are 40% of what it was before, so it's not jumping," he said. Across its Asian markets, Agoda's booking volumes have returned to 2019 levels, but more so in domestic travel, Morgenst...
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