Southeast Asia feels the burn as coronavirus keeps Chinese tourists at home

Travel bans and restrictions have bottled up the flow of tourists since the viral outbreak

Published: February 16, 2020 11:46 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer, with inputs from AFP

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Copy of 464925-01-08-1581836796150 — An empty restaurant at Chang Siam Park in Pattaya. Takings have plummeted as Chinese travellers find themselves subject to a host of restrictions at home and abroad. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 464922-01-08-1581836748023 — Employees waiting for tourists at the entrance of the Floating Market in Pattaya. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 460018-01-08-1581836757936 — Chang Siam Park, which features animal attractions such as elephant rides, is one of the main attractions for Chinese tourists in Pattaya but is almost deserted due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 460024-01-08-1581836753204 — Mahouts with their elephants wait for tourists in Chang Siam Park in Pattaya. The slump is being felt sharply in Thailand, where tourism authorities say arrivals from China - usually close to one million a month - have plunged by 90 percent so far this February. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 464967-01-08-1581836773750 — A speedboat tour vendor waiting for tourists on a beach in Pattaya. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 477314-01-08-1581836737715 — Speedboats waiting for tourists on a beach in Pattaya. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 464953-01-08-1581836784179 — Speed boats waiting for tourists on a beach in Pattaya. Image Credit: AFP

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200216 tuktuk — A mass of tuk-tuks standing idle in front of a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 464966-01-08-1581836779218 — Empty tourist boats at the Floating Market in Pattaya. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 465570-01-08-1581836763423 — Empty tourist boats at the Floating Market in Pattaya. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-02-04T163625Z_1049895328_RC2STE9328NI_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-HEALTH-THAILAND-1581836801497 — An airline staff member wearing a protective mask stands at U-Tapao Airport, in Rayong, Ban Chang District, Thailand. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 464968-01-08-1581836768414 — Pattaya is one of the main destinations for Chinese tourists but is almost deserted due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 477245-01-08-1581836733203 — For staunch Beijing ally Cambodia, where only one case of the virus has been confirmed so far despite a large Chinese presence, strongman leader Hun Sen has repeatedly played down the risk to his country. Still, Cambodian tourism is taking a hammering. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 477246-01-08-1581836739893 — Patrons sitting at a restaurant along the southern beach resort of Sihanoukville. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 477250-01-08-1581836743315 — The main tourist market in Luang Prabang is almost empty since the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 464931-01-08-1581836790120 — A nearly empty water attractions at Pattaya Park Resort in Pattaya. With 10 million Chinese visitors each year, Thailand hopes the pain will ease in a few months. Image Credit: AFP

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