As coVID-19 is slowing down in the Asia-Pacific region and other regions, many countries' tourism is showing signs of recovery. Coupled with the government's measures to stimulate tourism consumption, the global tourism industry will show a trend of regional recovery.

Malaysia's Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri said Tuesday that the ministry of Tourism has launched preferential measures for accommodation, transportation and art purchases at art galleries in line with the country's Green Zone travel Bubble plan.

TravelBubble means that under the global epidemic lockdown, some countries and regions with controllable epidemic and low number of infected people can open the green passageway for entry and exit to each other and reduce the restrictions of quarantine.

She said the ministry works with Malaysia Hotels Association (MAH) and e-commerce platform Shopee to offer a variety of accommodation packages. Local residents who buy three or two nights of accommodation can redeem coupons based on the type of hotel and get e-coupons from the e-commerce platform from December this year to February 2021.

Referring to the country's tourism recovery cycle, Nancy Shukry said the industry could recover within four to seven years, given that the country's borders will be fully open in the third quarter of next year and the possibility of a coVID-19 vaccine.

Agoda, a house-booking website, also says Asian tourism is recovering faster than western countries, driven by the internal market.

Agoda CHIEF Executive Gordon Brown told the media on March 23 that Asia is generally leading the way in terms of tourism recovery. In Thailand, Vietnam and other places have seen signs of recovery, thanks to local epidemic prevention efforts, the domestic booking market is performing better.

The travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong, which is not required to be quarantined for leisure travel, was due to start on Tuesday, but the arrangement was delayed by two weeks after an increase in cases in Hong Kong. Mr. Brown remains bullish on Newport's travel bubble and thinks other markets will follow.

Apart from the Asia-Pacific region, parts of the Middle East and Latin America are also gradually opening up tourism and showing signs of recovery.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced Wednesday that the country will reopen the border that has been closed since March 18 to foreigners who are not permanent residents of Chile. The move will inject confidence into Chile's struggling tourism industry.

Chilean Economy, Development and Tourism Minister Lucas Palacio expects the opening of the border to bring more than 300,000 foreign tourists to Chile by the end of the year.

ABU Dhabi will see a significant increase in revenue from tourism activities in the third quarter of 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced Wednesday.

In the third quarter of this year, ABU Dhabi's hotel revenue rose 46 per cent from the previous quarter, while the number of guests increased 95 per cent, according to figures. Further evidence of the sector's recovery is an estimated 83% increase in traffic at shopping venues across the UAE and a 119% increase in airline bookings.