29th September 2011
Recent findings have found that Asia pacific is enjoying growth regarding the number of visitors arriving in its countries.
International visitor arrivals to Asia Pacific destinations grew by +7% year-on-year in july, following statistics released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
PATA’s strategic Intelligence Centre noted that the growth rate is becoming more stabilized following the global economic recovery, which began in early 2010 and peaked in June of that year. Since that time, Asia has continued to show healthy expansion. The first seven month of 2011, international visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific have grown by +5%.
South East Asia has seen the biggest rise however, especially in some of the countries where we work. Nepal and Sri Lanka grew at a rate of 20% and 32% respectively. Both enjoyed share of the extra 90,000 more international visitors to that sub-region compared to July 2010.
PATA Strategic Intelligence Centre Director John Koldowski said: “Even during times of economic uncertainty, the Asia Pacific region continues to perform strongly, reinforcing its image and position as a powerhouse of international travel and tourism. The source market mix, however, is changing. Some of the more traditional origin markets are losing ground to emerging ones. Arrivals from Russia for example have increased by more than +50% so far this year. Numerically, the Russians are now as important as – for example – France and even Germany.”
It is unsure in what form these visitors are coming into the countries at this moment, but it is clear that volunteers are still desperately needed in both. We have a great range of volunteer opportunities that will make your travel worthwhile.
