Countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand are recalibrating their tourism strategies, while tour operators have ramped up intra-Asia offerings as airspace restrictions and rising costs weaken long-haul demand. SINGAPORE: When bookings for trips to the Middle East began to drop sharply in March – following the United States and Israel’s strikes on Iran from Feb 28 – Malaysian tour operator IBC Tours & Travel quickly rolled out 32 new packages focused on Southeast Asia and destinations