| Abstract: | The paperuses the examples of Indonesia and Thailand to illustrate the impacts of the financial crisis on tourism in Southeast Asia. The countries are compared with regard to their stage of development as tourist destinations, the implications of the crisis and responsesmade to it. Thailand is seen as having withstood the period of turmoil more successfully than Indonesia because of its strong image, good infrastructure and aggressive marketing while Indonesia has had to face additional problems of social and political instability. However, the situation needs to be monitored over a longer period of time until the crisis is finally resolved before any final conclusions can be derived about its consequences and the effectiveness of attempts at management. |
