Malaysia’s national recovery council confirmed at the weekend the country would open its borders to foreign travellers by 1 January at the latest.
Cambodia, meanwhile, lifted all quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated inbound visitors on Monday (15 November), two weeks earlier than planned.
"This really does feel as though our ‘day zero’ is pretty much here," said InsideAsia Tours PR and partnerships manager James Mundy.
"After so long without travel, and with so many people having had their trips cancelled and rebooked twice since 2020, it is great that we can finally be talking positively about travel to some of our favourite places in the world."